Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
- Title
- Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
- Creator
- Vinod M.J.
- Description
- Maulana Abul Kalam Azad was a profound and rare Islamic scholar, writer, thinker, freedom fighter who promoted the idea of 'universal humanism'. He was well versed in poetry, art and music besides having a flair for writing. He was a multi-faceted personality with a progressive outlook. Though he had a rationalist outlook, he was very well versed in Islamic lore and history. His view of Islam did not necessarily come into conflict with territorial nationalism, Pan-Islamism and anti-imperialism. In this sense, he had interpreted Islam from a rationalist perspective. Maulana Azad had given a clarion call to the Muslims to join hands with the Hindus to achieve the common goal of ending British rule and domination in India. In fact, he considered this as the duty of the Indian Muslims, because according to him Muslims were created not for despondency but for 'hope'. As a revolutionary journalist the Maulana heralded a new era in Urdu journalism. His weekly 'Al-Hilal' grew in readership to such an extent that ultimately the British Government had to ban it. This chapter will analyse the thoughts, ideas and contribution of Maulana Azad to the freedom movement and nation-building in the post-independent India. Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2022. All rights reserved.
- Source
- Reappraising Modern Indian Thought: Themes and Thinkers, pp. 125-143.
- Date
- 2022-01-01
- Publisher
- Springer
- Subject
- Education; Hindu-Muslim unity; Islamic revivalism; Muslim League; Pan-Islamism; Partition; Secularism; Socialism; Universal humanism
- Coverage
- Vinod M.J., Department of International Studies, Political Science and History, Christ University, Bangalore, India
- Rights
- Restricted Access
- Relation
- ISBN: 978-981191415-7; 978-981191414-0
- Format
- Online
- Language
- English
- Type
- Book chapter
Collection
Citation
Vinod M.J., “Maulana Abul Kalam Azad,” CHRIST (Deemed To Be University) Institutional Repository, accessed February 24, 2025, https://archives.christuniversity.in/items/show/18549.