The Reconstruction of Religious Thought in Islam The Reconstruction of Religious Thought in Islam The Reconstruction of Religious Thought in Islam is a compilation of lectures delivered by Muhammad Iqbal on Islamic philosophy and published in 1930. These lectures were delivered by Iqbal in Madras, Hyderabad, and Aligarh. The last chapter, "Is Religion Possible", was added to the book from the 1934 Oxford Edition onwards. In "Reconstruction", Iqbal called for a re-examination of the intellectual foundations of Islamic philosophy. The book is a major work of modern Islamic thought. It was a major influence on Iranian sociologist Ali Shariati and other contemporary Muslim reformers, including Tariq Ramadan.
Religion in the Comoros Religion in the Comoros The predominant religion in the Comoros is Islam, and it is the state religion of the country according to its constitution ratified in 2001 and revised in 2009. Islam is followed by over 98 percent of nearly 800,000 Comorians, almost all of whom belong to the Shafi'i fiqh of Sunni Muslims. Following a 1999 military coup, the May 2000 constitution did not allow for freedom of religion. The new constitution of Comoros that was ratified in December 2001 did provide for "the equality of all concerning rights and duties without distinctions based on sex, origin, race,