Abstract :
Abstract Mawl?n? Syed Abul A ‘ala Mawdudi was one of the great thinkers of the Muslim world. He lived and worked for the religious cause of Islam during 20th century. He studied all the religious sciences of Islam in depth, and presented a comprehensive interpretation of Islam encompassing all the facets of the society. Moreover, he was abundantly cognizant about the socio-political atmosphere of the Muslim world on one hand, and on the other hand, he had full knowledge about the challenges confronting by the Muslims from Western civilization, especially the influence of Western educational methodology and system. So, accordingly he deliberated over the issues and initiated the religious activities, and produced an extensive scale of literature on Islam, and apprised the Muslims from imminent challenges. He took apposite steps to immune the religious legacy of the Muslims, and to pull out them from situation of daze. Therefore, this study will focus on his approach towards Western civilization and education by applying analytical and critical methods.
Keyword :
Keywords: Civilization; Education; Islam; Materialism; Reason; Revelation; West