Abul Kalam Azad’s idea of religious pluralism for an inclusive Indian nationalism: a civilizational revisit

• Main Authors: Ali, Md Yousuf, Bakar, Osman
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English; English
• Published: IIUM Press 2023
• Subjects: BL Religion; BP1 Islam; BP170.8 Universality of Islam; BP171 Relation of Islam to other religions; BP173.55 Islam and nationalism; BP173.6 Islam and the state; BP173.63 Islam and civil society; BP173.7 Islam and politics; BP52.5 Muslim in non-Muslim countries; BP63 By continent and country
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/111192/2/111192_Abul%20Kalam%20Azad%E2%80%99s%20idea%20of%20religious%20pluralism%20for%20an%20inclusive%20Indian%20nationalism%20a%20civilizational%20revisit.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/111192/13/111192_ABUL%20KALAM%20AZAD%E2%80%99S%20IDEA%20OF%20RELIGIOUS%20PLURALISM%20FOR%20AN%20INCLUSIVE%20INDIAN%20NATIONALISM%20A%20Civilizational%20Revisit_Scopus.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/111192/3/111192_Abul%20Kalam%20Azad%20idea%20of%20religious%20plural_Screenshot_SCOPUS.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/111192/; https://journals.iium.edu.my/shajarah/index.php/shaj/article/view/1720

Abul Kalam Azad (1888-1958), the first Minister of Education in independent India, was a towering figure in the modern subcontinent. A freedom fighter against British colonial rule following the steps of Syed Ahmad Khan (1817-1898), an Islamic thinker, and a champion of Hindu-Muslim unity, Azad was...