A survey of the contemporary Islamic thought

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With respect to the modern developments, studying the intellectual basics of the Islamic revolutionary thought is not as difficult as it was. Some scholars believe that revolutionary thoughts suffer from internal crises one of which is the lassitude in the intellectual basics. The process of the development of the Islamic movement shows that modernization of revolitionary thought is a must. Hassan al-Turabi, Rashed al-Ghannouchi, and Seyyid Muhammad Hossein Fazlolah are among the designers of the idea of the modernization of the Islmic revolutionary thought. Now, more and more the Islamic movement receives changes. And the increasing self-criticism, populism, and the overtness of the Islamic movement are indicative of conceivable positive changes in the course of the Islamic revolutionary thought. Zakki Milad in the third chapter of his book "A Survey of the Contemporary Islamic Thought" studies developments of Islamic revolutionary thought and the most important challenges it faces.

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