The Importance of Self-Realization and Its Relation to the Progress of Man and Society in Islam: Some Reflections on Muhammad Iqbal's Concept of Selfhood

One of the main reasons for Muslims’ decadence was the philosophical system which inculcates self-negation and self-abandonment. This system advocates an attitude of lack of interest in action, renunciation of the world, and an asceticism which are against the original spirit of Islam. Iqbal was opp...

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Main Author: Abdul Rahim, Adibah
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Language:English
English
Published: 2008
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Online Access:http://irep.iium.edu.my/34003/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/34003/2/CONFERENCE_AT_ISTANBUL.pdf
http://irep.iium.edu.my/34003/4/abstract_for_istanbul.pdf