ABSTRACT
In this chapter, on what basis the Socialist Theists made their selection of Islamic conceptions, highlighting some while ignoring others, reinterpreting some while describing others as superstitious, is examined. Moreover, how they justified their borrowing from other schools of thought and introducing novel ideas is considered. The discussion of the methodology used by the Socialist Theists in reinterpreting Islamic thought provides us with a pattern that gives shape to the various arguments that otherwise seem disparate. Such discussion does not suggest that the Socialist Theists strictly followed the methodology attributed to them. This is particularly so, because they themselves did not talk explicitly about their methodology. It is, nevertheless, important to see how faithful the Socialist Theists were to this methodology, and, moreover, how and by reference to which Islamic notions they grounded this methodology.
