The author: Mawlana Sayyid Abul A´la Mawdudi
Volume 1: 17-21
Mawlana Sayyid Abul A'la Mawdudi (1903 -1979), one of the chief architects of contemporary Islamic resurgence, was the most outstanding Islamic thinker and writer of his time. He devoted his entire life to expounding the meaning and message of Islam and to organising a collective movement to establish the Islamic arder.
In 1941 he founded Jama'at-i Islam, of which he remained Amir (Chief) until 1972 and which is one of the most prominent Islamic movements of our day. He authored more than 100 works on Islam, both scholarly and popular, and his writings have been translated into fort Y languages.
Towards Understanding Islam is one of Mawlana Mawdudi's most popular books. The Urdu original, written in 1932, was in ten de d as a introduction to Islam for students and laymen and soon became a popular reader. Over a million copies have so far appeared in many of the wor1ds 1anguages, including Arabie, English, Persian, German, French, Italian, Portuguese, Japanese, Swahili, Turkish, Indonesian, Bengali and Hindi.
Towards Understanding Islam is a re1igious tex t with a difference. It offers a simple exposition of the essentia1 teachings of Islam: its approach to life, the article s of its faith, its scheme of worship and prayers and the social order which it envisages. Its methodo10gy is steeped in the Qur'an. Towards Understanding Islam is one of those books which have changed the live s of many and set them along the Islamic path.
U.K.I.M. DAWAH CENTRE is active1y engaged in a nationwide dawah programme through the printed word to introduce the pure and pristine message of Islam to the British public. The variety of publications on various subjects, a1though brief, but based on the original sources of Islam, the Qur'an and Hadith - sayings of the holy Prophet Muhammad (Peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) published and widely distributed free by D.K.I.M. Dawah Centre, are aimed at trying to eliminate the wide spread misconceptions about Islam which are prevalent among the majority of people who have no access to the genuine teachings of Islam.
