![]() In his book Mizaan Ghamidi differentiated religion from the religious thought. Rationalism in the philosophic calculus of Ghamidi, is the rigorous exercise of reason to understand and to interpret the tradition. To him, rationalism as a model of reasoning is inevitable for the survival of a reformist project in the contemporary world. His reformism rests on the ability of Islam to negate the temptations of intellectual stagnation. His most famous books Al-Bayan, Al-Burhan, and Mizaan, and Maqamaat are an attempt to re-interpret and reconstruction the religious thought of Islam by bringing into conversation all the classic Islamic discourse with the modern social sciences of the West. At the same time, his reasoning does not do away entire with the classic Islamic heritage. He is eclectic, original, and rationalist in his philosophic vision. Built into his interpretive model is his pronounced emphasis on the exercise of reason. Scholarly in his approach, Javed Ahmad Ghamidi developed a framework that aimed at rediscovering and reviving the spirit of reform in Islam. In addition to his association with Ameen Ahsan Islahi, Javed Ahmad Ghamidi also earned a degree of Bachelors from Government College Lahore in Literature and Philosophy. But soon after he felt the pull of attraction towards Ameen Ahsan Islahi and remained his loyal student all his life. In his formative years, Ghamidi was attracted towards Mawlana Mawdudi. This student rose to fame and earned respect among respect in the intellectual circles in his youth. Ameen Ahsan Islahi tutored a perspicacious student and kept him under his tutelage for more than 20 years. ![]()
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