I enjoyed reading this book. But it is not quite extensive study compared to his another work "Islam between east and west". This book comprises of 5 essays. The first one takes the major portion of the book. The author disserts the current backward situation of contemporary Muslim world. Although he doesn't want to narrate about the glorious Muslim past because he believe remembering those and doing nothing is a waste exercise. Instead it would be better to work on the decay of neighbouring mosque. Anyway he went over the past and analyzed the path that Muslims came across. He believes that fundamental changes are happening in the contemporary Muslim world on their outlook of Islam. And he also believes that a great reformation is happening and he asks each Muslim to be a part of it.
The second essay was about the Muslim women. The part I like most in that was the virtue given to the efforts taken by a mother for raising children. And its comparison between Islam and the west. He also took case studies of working women and their job satisfaction and also their hectic life schedules. He statistically analysed the type of job women does and found to be major part of the unskilled jobs are handled by the women. In short he makes an assessment that it is the interest of the industrialist society that women to be there in the job market.
The third was about how to raise our children. Too much of emphasis on obedience will create a unresponsive youth. They cannot change the world instead they will become nice citizen who obeys the rules set forth by the imperialist/communist/oppressive government.
The fourth essay was about on how to read quran. He says that though Quran is static and there wont be any change to its words, the human life is ever changing. It should be read taking his/her present situation into consideration. Then Quran opens up new ways and thoughts for life forward.
The fifth is about Islam and independence movement. He briefly goes over most of the independence movement in the Islamic countries and its association towards Islamic fundamentals - the role of Jihad.
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