Playing God

"All rights of this book are reserved for the publisher and the author. This copy is for reading purpose only. This copy cannot be uploaded on any website except those of the publisher and the author." Appendix: Brief Biographical Notes 79 Gh ā mid ī has also presented an integrated framework of the concepts and terms of Islam in his essay Haq ī qat-i d ī n (The Essence of Religion). This framework in itself is a representative of a complete interpretation of Islam in contrast with the two other prevailing interpretations of Islam in the Muslim ummah : the tasawwuf -based interpretation and the jih ā d -based interpretation. Burh ā n and Ma q ā m ā t are two of Gh ā mid ī ’s other books. The former is a treatise in which contemporary religious thoughts have been critically analyzed, while the latter is a col lectio n of religious and literary essays. www.ghamidi. net is a re source site on his life and works. _________________ www.javedahmadghamidi.com www.al-mawrid.org