The Islamic Enlightenment by Christopher de Bellaigue / اسلامی روشن خیالی (اردو)

The Islamic Enlightenment by Christopher de Bellaigue explores how the Muslim world actively engaged with modernity from the 19th century onward.
The book challenges the idea that progress and enlightenment were solely Western phenomena.
It highlights reformers, thinkers, and movements across the Ottoman Empire, Egypt, and Iran.
Through rich historical narrative, it shows how Islamic societies adapted science, politics, and culture.
The author presents enlightenment as a process of exchange rather than imitation.
This book offers a fresh perspective on Islam, history, and the making of the modern world.