The road to Iqbal: my journey in Aceh

Abdul Razak, Mohd Abbas (2026) The road to Iqbal: my journey in Aceh. Potret, NA (NA). pp. 1-8.

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Abstract

As a young high school graduate, I felt a strong inclination towards Islam, its worldview, practices, and philosophy of life. In the small town where I lived, the only places I could go to quench my thirst for Islamic knowledge and understanding were the local mosques, the public library, and second-hand bookshops. Living at a time when the internet, social media, and other sophisticated means of communication were nonexistent in my life, reading was the best way to broaden one’s intellectual horizons. As a young man of that era, I immersed myself in books on religion and literature, as well as the monthly issues of National Geographic. They served as a lens through which I sought to understand the world around me. At a time when I was enthusiastically devouring the ideas of Abul A‘la al-Maududi (1903–1979), Maryam Jameelah (1934–2012), Sayyid Qutb (1906–1966), Hasan al-Banna (1906–1949), and others, I was introduced to the ideas of Allama Muhammad Iqbal (1877–1938) through a lecture delivered by an Indian Muslim scholar from the Indian subcontinent. The many verses of Iqbal’s poetry recited during that lecture fascinated me and stirred my interest in gaining a deeper understanding of his philosophical thought. My first attempt to understand Iqbal was through his magnum opus, The Reconstruction of Religious Thought in Islam.

Item Type:	Article (Bulletin)
Uncontrolled Keywords:	The Road, Iqbal, My Journey, Aceh, Muslim Philosopher
Subjects:	B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > B Philosophy (General) BPL Islamic education L Education > L Education (General)
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button):	Kulliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences > Department of Fundamental and Inter-Disciplinary Studies (Effective: 5th Feb 2014) Kulliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences
Depositing User:	Dr. Mohd Abbas Abdul Razak
Date Deposited:	15 Jun 2026 15:07
Last Modified:	15 Jun 2026 15:07
Queue Number:	2026-06-Q3651
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/129265

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