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Maulana Muhammad Abdur Rahim's (1918- 1987) Discourse on Secularism MAULANA MUHAMMAD ABDUR RAHIM'S (1918- 1987) DISCOURSE ON SECULARISM BY FAROQUE AMIN A dissertation submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirement for the degree of Master of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Heritage (U~ul al-Din and Comparative Religion) Kulliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences International Islamic University Malaysia NOVEMBER2010 ABSTRACT The present research examines the contribution of Maulana Muhammad Abdur Rahim (1918-1987) in the development of Islamic thought in Bangladesh through his intellectual and socio-political activities. The core discussion is evolved around his discourse on Secularism; the doctrine that gained wide acceptance among the Bangladeshi Muslim society in the post-independence period. This study is based on the investigation of Abdur Rahim's life and his intellectual legacy. Abdur Rahim's theoretical discourse on Secularism is primarily found in two of his books; Philosophical Foundation of the Western Civilization and Contemporary Thoughts. The Research predominantly adopts a textual analysis method to examine both the primary (i.e. Abdur Rahim's writings) and secondary sources which deal with the issue. This study attempts·to understand the methodological initiatives he set in place while introducing Secularism from Islamic perspectives. The research finds that he considers Secularism as the major outcome of the European Renaissance and an umbrella doctrine for some major ideologies. He develops a conceptual framework of studying Secularism by considering it as the source of three significant thoughts; Theory of Evolution, Psychoanalysis Theory of Freud and Marxism. According to him, Secularism and the above mentioned three ideologies are interdependent in nature. Abdur Rahim stated that, early Secularism resembled the idea of separation of political and religious affairs, whereas the modem Secularism expresses a denial of the religion. According to his analysis, this development occurred due to the contributions of the three major theoretical concepts in the evolution of contemporary Secularism. Hence, Secularism has contributed in the development of those three theories and vice-versa. An analysis of Abdur Rahim's discourse shows that, he was an exponent of contemporary Islamic revivalist thought, striving to achieve the integrated development of Muslim Ummah worldwide and re-establish the Muslim civilization based of revelation, Divine justice and universal humanity. To uphold the essence of Islamic code of life, he finally rejects Secularism and considers it invalid for the Muslims. Abdur Rahim has presented the discussion of modem socio-political and economic theories for the first time from Islamic perspectives to the Bengali readers. This research concludes with some insights into the influence of other scholars on him as well as the significance of his discourse for the Bangladeshi society. 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'JI )µ1 if J/;1 o.,.JJ ~w~G -~)-¥ J~i Js, J._;>'-~I ~W,J\ _;ti a....G~ Js, ~I \.l,,, ~ -~~~\ ~ .r"WI ~~~I ~ ~J ~L. .hJ o..r-JJI ~1.:5' JJ\.;.:. ~_µ1 ~)I -¥ VI....-. 0l, •!JI..;.;,, 4w.JG i')L.. )'I 0:! ) _,:JI ~4~jl ~G cJ iii APPROVAL PAGE I certify that I have supervised and read this study and that in my opinion, it conforms to acceptable standards of scholarly presentation and is fully adequate, in scope and quality, as a dissertation for the degree of Master of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Heritage (U~ul al-Din and Comparative Religion) Thameem U shama Supervisor I certify that I have read this study and that in my opinion it conforms to acceptable standards of scholarly presentation and is fully adequate, in scope and quality, as a dissertation for the degree of Master of Islamic Revealed wledge and Heritage (U~ul al-Din and Comparative Religion) Che t. Bahari Examiner The dissertation was submitted to the Department of U~ul al-Din and Comparative Religion and is accepted as partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Heritage (U~ul al-Din and Comparative Religion) ........... ~ Thameem U shama Head, Department of U~ul al-Din and Comparative Religion The dissertation was submitted to the Kulliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences and is accepted as partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Heritage (U~ul al-Din and Comparative Religion) ~ ... ···················· Ba bir Dean, Kulliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Science iv DECLARATION I hereby declare that this dissertation is the result of my own investigations, except where otherwise stated. I also declare that it has not been previously or concurrently submitted as a whole for any other degrees at IIUM or other institutions. ··· Faroque Amin f f>.ll-0//.. AAePww. V' Signature .............. .~Y.~ .. ............. Date .... !.~/~~JJ.q.,.~ ..... V INTERNATIONAL ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA DECLARATION OF COPYRIGHT AND AFFIRMATION OF FAIR USE OF UNPUBLISHED RESEARCH Copyright© 2010 by Faroque Amin. All rights reserved. MAULANA MUHAMMAD ABDUR RAHIM'S (1918-1987) DISCOURSE ON SECULARISM No part of this unpublished research may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any m~ans, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise without prior written permission of the copyright holder except as provided below. 1. Any material contained in or derived from this unpublished research may only be used by others in their writing with due acknowledgement. 2. IIUM or its library will have the right to make and transmit copies (print or electronic) for institutional and academic purposes. 3. The IIUM library will have the right to make, store in a retrieval system and supply copies of this unpublished research if requested by other universities and research libraries. Affirmed by Faroque Amin ...... ..f?.r'!.J/WJ+iw.:'.v: .. ..............................ll/~1/rz.oio Signature Date vi To my beloved parents, Fazila Taher and Muhammad Abu Taher, who have been always the sources ofinspiration to me; Allah .:~. blessed me with parents like them. vii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS For the opportunity to be here, I thank Allah~~. whose blessings on me are always obvious and innumerable. It is Allah ~~.'s blessings that many people loved me and supported my endeavours, and it is impossible to mention all of them in this limited scope. I pray to Allah ~~. for their best reward. I am deeply indebted to my teacher Prof. Dr. Thameem Ushama who taught us the basic conceptions of academic research work along with inspiring his students to be kind, supportive and positive in attitudes, through his own activities. To Dr. Abdullah al-Ahsan, Dr. Che Amnah Bahari, Dr. Mumtaz Ali, Dr. Yousuf Ali, Dr. Noor Muhammad Osmani, Dr. Abdus Salam Azadi and other respectable teachers, who supported me as their student in times of need in different phases of my MA study, and to my dear friends, Tazul Islam, Fuad Mahmud, Syed Faisal Nahri and others, whose supports always strengthen me. I would like to thank also my beloved wife Sazeda Sanzida for her bearing, tolerance and kind assistance. Finally, my gratitude is for the IIUM library, a great place for learning and a piece of heaven in this earth, I will surely miss it all over my life. viii TABLE OF CONTENTS Abstract . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 11 Abstract in Arabic . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. ... ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. iii Approval Page . ...................................... ... iv Declaration Page . .. ... .. .. .. v Copyright Page........................................................................... vi Dedication .
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