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Islah or Al-Islah (الإصلاح ,إصلاح, ) is an word, usually translated as "reform", in the sense of "to improve, to better, to put something into a better position, correction, correcting something and removing vice, reworking, emendation, reparation, restoration, rectitude, probability, reconciliation."

(2014). 9781441146175, A&C Black. .
(2025). 9781317067931, Routledge. .
(2025). 9781597848770, Tughra Books. .
(2025). 9783447042901, Otto Harrassowitz Verlag. .
It is an important term in .
(2025). 9781315414645, Taylor & Francis. .
The Islamic concept of "Islah" advocates for moral advancement through a reformation based on the rudimental standards of the Qur'an and the . Islah is characterised by an attitude of bypassing classical legal works in preference to literature from the early Muslim generations ( ). Islahi oppose , strongly argue for the necessity of and are often referred to as .
(2025). 9781438456010, State University of New York Press.

The word is opposite to the word , another important meaning "corruption". It is also used in politics (including as a name for political parties), and is also used as a personal and place name.

Etymology
According to author Josef W. Meri and other scholars, the word is derived from the root salaha Ṣ-L-Ḥ (ص ل ح), occurs in forty verses of the Qur'an, including 49:10, 4:114, 4:128, 11:88 where it means "to do good, proper, right, restore oneself or to reconcile people with one another, to make peace."
(2025). 9780415966900, Psychology Press. .
(2025). 9780199969227, Oxford University Press. .
(2025). 9789838617048, Penerbit USM. .

In sura Al-Hud, it is mentioned as Islamic prophet told to his community,

Relation with tajdid
, meaning renewal, is another used with the term islah in the field of different Islamic political interpretation. The person who practices tajdid is called (renewer), but scholars such as and Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani have interpreted that the term mujaddid can also be understood as plural, thus referring to a group of people.Fath al-Baari (13/295)Taareekh al-Islam (23/180) The concept is based on a (a saying of ),Neal Robinson (2013), Islam: A Concise Introduction, Routledge, , Chapter 7, pp. 85-89 recorded by , narrated by who mentioned that Islamic prophet said:


According to majority of Muslim scholars, (682-720 C.E) is considered as the first mujaddid in early Islam. After then, (767–820), Abu Hamid al-Ghazali (1058–1111), (1263–1328), leading ideal to doctrine), Abu Ishaq al-Shatibi (d. 1388), Shah Waliullah Dehlawi (1703–1762), Muhammad ibn 'Abd al-Wahhab (1703–1792), 'Uthman Dan Fodio (1754–1817), (1760–1834), and Muhammad ibn Ali al-Sanusi (1787–1859), etc. have been denominated as prominent reformers in Islam.

(2025). 9780028662695, Gale.
(2025). 9780739105542, Lexington Books. .
In particular, Ibn Taymiyya is regarded as a towering figure in the history of Islamic reformism and his campaigns against mystical interpretation, critique of (blind following), creedal polemics against Falsafa, etc. have influenced a wide range of Salafi-oriented reform movements. Starting from the 18th century, numerous Islamic reformers such as Shawkani, Ibn 'Abd al-Wahhab, , al-Sanussi, etc. have popularised Ibn Taymiyya's teachings in their quest for tajdid and religious purity.
(2025). 041503535X, Routledge. 041503535X

According to author Juan Eduardo Campo and other scholars, " islah" is used most commonly today in with respect to the idea of reform, although this usage was not widespread until the modern reform movements of the 19th and 20th centuries; scholars like (1849-1905), (1865-1935), a prominent follower of ); and (1893-1963) became popular for their contemporary islah movements.

(2025). 9781438126968, Infobase Publishing. .

Scholars' views
Islamic scholar (1865–1935 C.E/ 1282–1354 A.H) considered renewal ( ) and reform ( Islah) as a continuous process throughout the history of Islam. As time passes, masses fall into superstitions and innovations due to various reasons. During every era, religious reformers appear to eradicate these heresies and campaign for a return to the pure , by inviting to and . Rida classified reformers/renewers into two types: i) Major recognised universally by all ii) Regional reformers.
(2025). 9789953901961, American University of Beirut Press.
Some of the major reformers of Islamic history in Rida's list included:

  • (d. 720 C.E/ 101 A.H)
  • Ahmad ibn Hanbal (d. 855 C.E/ 241 A.H)
  • Abul Hasan al-Ash'ari (d. 936 C.E/ 324 A.H)
  • (d. 1064 C.E/ 456 A.H)
  • Taqi al-Din Ahmad ibn Taymiyyah (d. 1328 C.E/ 728 A.H)
  • Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya (d. 1350 C.E/ 751 A.H)
    (2025). 9789953901961, American University of Beirut Press.

The second type of reformers, whose scholarly impact were limited to particular lands consisted of figures such as:

  • Abu Ishaq Al-Shatibi (8th century )
  • Shah Waliullah Dehlwi (12th century )
  • Muhammad ibn 'Abd al-Wahhab (12th century Arabia)
  • (13th century Yemen)
  • Muhammad Siddiq Hasan Khan (13th century South Asia)

scholar Salih Al-Munajjid argued in his book "Prophets Methods of correcting People's Mistakes" that, Islah or correct mistakes is a basic aspect in Quran and Hadith and there are 38 prophetic ways to do Islah or correct people.

(2025). 9789790242111, Serambi Ilmu Semesta. .
and they are:
  1. Prompt action in correcting mistakes and not relaxing
  2. Remedy of errors by description of provisions
  3. Bringing the wrongdoers back to the Shariah and reminding them of the principles they have violated
  4. Correction of concepts where errors are detected due to errors in concepts
  5. Correction of mistakes by advice and re-intimidation
  6. Showing mercy to the wrong-doer
  7. Don't be too quick to catch mistakes
  8. Calm behavior with wrongdoers
  9. Describe the severity of the mistake
  10. Describing the costs or damages of mistakes
  11. Teaching the wrongdoer manually or practically
  12. Bring up the correct option
  13. Telling ways to avoid making mistakes
  14. Saying without directly naming the wrongdoer
  15. To stir up the public against the wrongdoer
  16. Refraining from cooperating with Satan against the wrongdoer
  17. Asking to stop wrongdoing
  18. Instructing the wrongdoer to correct his mistake (a) Returning the wrongdoer's attention to his mistake, so that he can correct his mistake (b) Asking him to redo the work in the correct manner if possible (c) Making the irregular flow of work as regular as possible Saying (d) Correcting the effects of mistakes (e) Atonement for mistakes
  19. Just discard the error field and accept the rest
  20. To repay the creditor and preserve the dignity of the wrongdoer
  21. In case of bilateral mistakes, listening to both sides and giving instructions about the mistakes of both
  22. Asking the wrongdoer to seek forgiveness from the one against whom he has wronged
  23. To remind the wrongdoer of the dignity of the one against whom he has wronged, so that he may feel ashamed and repent.
  24. Intervening in de-escalation of tensions and rooting out sedition from wrongdoers
  25. Expressing anger for mistakes
  26. To turn away from the wrongdoer and avoid controversy in the hope that he will return to the right path
  27. Rebuke the wrongdoer
  28. To speak harshly to the wrongdoer
  29. Turning away from the wrongdoer
  30. Boycott the wrongdoer
  31. Baddu'a (curse) against the wrongdoer
  32. Catching some mistakes and ignoring some mistakes out of compassion for the wrongdoer, so that the entire mistake is realized in a gesture.
  33. Helping the Muslim to correct his mistakes
  34. Meeting with the wrongdoer and discussing with him
  35. Telling about the wrongdoer's condition and mistake on his face
  36. Interrogate the wrongdoer
  37. Convince the wrongdoer that his lame excuse is not acceptable
  38. Paying attention to human mood and instinct Prophetic Method of Correcting Mistakes, Salih Al Munajjid, Translation: Abdul Malek (bengali), Hadith Foundation Bangladesh, pg 47 -132

Saudi cleric Khalid Bin Abdullah al-Musleh listed seven obstacles in the way of Tazkiah in his book "Islahul Qulub" (reforming the hearts):

(2025). 996029546X, Ministry of Dawah, Irshad, Awkaf and Religious Affairs. . 996029546X
  1. Shirk
  2. Rejecting and following Bid'ah
  3. Obeying the instinct and ego ()
  4. Doubt
  5. Negligence ()
He also listed 8 ways to maintain Tazkiah:
  1. Reading
  2. Loving
  3. Doing
  4. and
  5. Supplicate () for and purify
  6. Remembering afterlife ()
  7. Reading the biographies of the
  8. Company of good, honest and pious people.

Politics
Several political groups and parties have been named "Islah" in the 20th and 21st centuries including:
  • Al-Islah (Yemen), or the Yemeni Congregation for Reform, a political party in Yemen
  • Al Islah (United Arab Emirates), an Islamist group based in the United Arab Emirates that is affiliated with the Muslim Brotherhood
  • Islah Party, or Hizb Al-Islah, also known as Egyptian Reform Party, a Salafi political party in Egypt
  • , also known as Movement for National Reform, a moderate Islamist political party in Algeria
  • , political party in Mauritania
  • Hizb el Islah al Suri, a Syrian lobby group based in the United States that was active in the mid to late 2000s
  • Hizb Al-Islah wa Al-Tanmiyah, an Egyptian liberal political party
  • Tayar Al-Islah Al-Watani, an Iraqi political party

In popular culture
named his debut studio album Islah inspired by his daughter's same name.

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