The present volume is the first attempt of its kind at presenting Islam as a
religion of humanism in the light of the totality of its teachings as gleaned
from the original sources, especially the Qur'an and Hadith (Apostolic
Traditions). Contrasting sharply with the stereotyped, distorted image of islam,
it provides penetrating insights into its broad humanistic aspirations aimed at
full flowering of all the physical, intellectual and spiritual faculties man has
been allowed with and given the status of being the noblest creature. The book
deals in detail with the role played by Islam in the advancement of human
thought and progress by opening up large