A CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF DR. FAZLUR REHMAN MALIK’S ISLAMICPOLITICAL THOUGHT

Abstract

In the modern political history of Islam the term Political Thought has acquired an important position that can be observed in the political ideas of Muslim fundamentalists, modernists and traditionalist. They use this term for enhancing and promoting their own political thought. Fazlur Rehman Malik also amplified this terminology to represent his point of view on Political Thought of an ideal Islamic state. An influential Muslim philosopher of the second half of 20th century, Fazlur Rehman Malik (1911–1988), was the only figure that contributed tremendously on the debate of understanding political thought in front of modern world in Islamic perspective. This article will examine the work done on political thought by him in most conveying way