Dr Fazal Ur Rehman Ansari

“THE QURANIC FOUNDATIONS AND STRUCTURE OF MUSLIM SOCIETY” by Dr. Maulana Fazl-ur-Rahman Ansari B.A., B. Th., M.A., Ph.D. (1914-1974) was a missionary of the World Federation of Islamic Missions. Being a scholar of Islamic Studies and Comparative Religion, a Professor of Modern Philosophy and possessing very wide knowledge of Islam he was able to enlighten many a soul groping in dark during his round the world tour.
In his book The Quranic Foundations and Structure of Muslim Society he has presented to humanity in general and Muslims in particular, a structure of society based on Islam. Islam continues to throw light on the growth of contemporary thought and provides the ailing humanity path of peace, practice, prosperity and security.
According to Ikram A. Siddiqui, President:
Book I deals with the dynamic personality of the Prophet (pboh) to whom the Quran was revealed—Necessity of Divine Revelation-Quranic Revelation and Islam. The religion, in term of the scope and nature of Quranic guidance along with the concluding remarks.
Book I deals with the duties and obligations of the individuals extensively so as to bring out “full dimensions of Muslim Society.”
In dealing with the subject the author has thrown light on subjects related to Islamic disciplines, e.g. justification for modern code of life-human personality and its function-the status of women in Christianity and in Islam—concept of worship in Islam and other religions—capitalism, marxism, and marxist state, etc. etc.
In short the book is a manifestation of Muslim approach to Tauhid i.e. oneness of God, in theory and practice, in faith and in reason, freedom and determinism, in Church and State, a unity in all aspects of human life.
It is a call to accept the principle of Tauhid not merely as an article of faith but a working principle of life, and to accept Allah as a goal, the Prophet Mohammad (pboh) as the leader and the Quran as the book of guidance.
Available from: World Federation of Islamic Missions, B Block, North Nazimabad, Karachi-33 PAKISTAN website: www.wfim.org
Some comments:
“A comprehensive study of the Quran and related disciplines of Islamic culture.”
Professor Dr. Osman Amin, Cairo University, Egypt
“New material based on research in a systematic way in the different aspect of the moral teachings of the Quran.”
Professor Dr. Hosien Nasr, Tehran University, Iran
“One of the finest contributions that has ever been made to the understanding of Islam…..succeeded in remarkable manner in interpreting Islam to the modern mind.” Dr. I. H. Qureshi, Ex-Vice Chancellor, University of Karachi
“It is indeed a very comprehensive account of the moral code by the Quran.”
Professor Dr. M. Manzoor Ahmad, University of Karachi
“The book fills up a gap that existed in English literature on Islam.”
Justice Qadeeruddin Ahmad
“A valuable contribution to the Quranic literature in which an attempt has been made to restate in terms of contemporary thought and doctrines the position of Islam.”
A. K. Brohi, Advocate Supreme Court of Pakistan
“While writing the book the author has not only looked at the critics who came from Judeo-Christian traditions but in each sentence of the book there is an answer for many critics with whom he did not pick up arguments directly, it is a work of absolute first rate quality.”
Khalid M. Ishaque, Advocate Supreme Court of Pakistan
“A distinguished work on the Holy Quran.”
Syed Abdul Kader Al-Geylani, Ex. Ambassador Republic of Iraq

"Philosophy of worship in Islam"
By Dr.F.R. Ansari (R.A)
The concept of worship in Islam is unique among the religions of the world. The word which the Holy Quran has used for worship is' ibadat', which means submission to God and service to Him. The word "worship " denotes in English language what is termed as "adoration". The word' ibadat' denotes the act of becoming' abd, namely, slave. Consequently, the full connotation of the term' ibadat is to hand over or deliver oneself solely to God. In other words, the worshiper has to negate himself entirely and affirm the supremacy and absolute authority of God in all respects.
Worship forms only a part of human life in other religions. In Islam it is meant to cover the whole life. Other religions are dualistic. The divide the world between God and the Davil. They divide human activity into two- tight compartments, bearing two different lables of the religious and the secular. For instance, Christianity preaches with all force its command : Give " unto Caesar what is Caesar's and unto God what is God's"
Similarly, Hinduism, Jainism, buddhism and Zoroastrianism teach an irreconcilable conflict between the physical and the spiritual. Hence, the act of worship in all these religions are purely devotional and ceremonial in the same way as they are in Christianity.
The fact is that all the non- Islamic religions are basically committed to the doctrine of dualism, and consequently they stand for condemning the worldly relation as outside the scope of religious life, hence, their notion of worship is of a
Partial type, viz, it is confined to rituals and ceremonies.
Islam, on the other hand, refuses to acknowledge dualism and affirms monism or unitary Outlook on life. Dualism belongs to the realm of appearance, while reality is unitary even in its cross-sections.
( WORLD FEDERATION OF ISLAMIC MISSIONS, KARACHI)

DR FAZAL UR REHMAN AL ANSARI ....

مگر بہت سارے سائنسدان ایسے ہیں کہ جن کی ذہانتوں کے
بنیادی معیار متناسب سے کم تر ہیں
بہت سارے زندگی کے مسائل میں انکی اپروچ
غیر حقیقی'غیر عملی' اور بعض اوقات احمقانہ ہے
کسی سائنسدان نے بهی آج تک حیات انسانی کے
اس بنیادی سوال کا جواب نہیں دیا کہ زندگی ہماری ہے
یہ کسی کی ہے ؟
کیا خیال ہے آپکا ؟
کیا یہ سوال انتہا کی اہمیت کا حامل نہیں کہ
ہم آزاد ہیں یا غلام ؟
پروفیسر احمد رفیق

#جون

اس دور کا سب سے بڑا جرم خاموش رہنا ہے
ظلم اور ظالم نے ہر صورت مٹنا ہے

مگر ہم سے حساب لیا جائے گا ہماری خاموشی کا
بیچ چوراہے میں ..

سوچیے اور سوچنے کی عادت ڈالیے..
( ناد علی )

Subha Bakhair