Abstract
This study is to observe the attitudes and tendencies taken by Muslim Modernists towards Qur'an, the Guide to the Straight Path. The author proposes to divide various developments of Modernism into three periods; 1) the early period (Sir Saiyid Ahmad Khan, and Mhd. Abduh), 2) the period between the Wars (Abu'l-Kalam Azad, Iqbal, etc.), 3) after the War; considering local conditions. The author observes that the Qur'an is essential in their self-identification. Their approaches reveal positive and negative aspects, showing a peculiar transitional thought corresponding to its transitional society. Their interpretations should be tested ultimately by their religious and social practices, which in turn are to be evaluted within the developments of their nationalism.
