Recently most world religions are growing in size, but Islam is increasing particularly rapidly. In addition to growing in size, Islamic communities are attempting to restore their original teachings and ideals for the Islamic community. For the author, the purpose of this paper is to explain the theoretical grounds of the following; The Islamic revival movement, its origins, its development until now and finally, the current acceleration of the Islamic revivals. The Islamic revival movement was one of the most important social movements of the world in the 19th and 20th century. Muslims believed that for a Islamic revival, the only way to revere their situation was to oppose modernization. Islamic revivals took different shapes and forms according to how different groups interpreted the Quran, Hadith, and Sunna. Each group sought revival and even employed immoral and violent methods at times to bring about desired results. In order to understand the theoretical grounds of the Islamic revival movement, the author believes understanding of the concepts of Jahiliyyah; Salafism; Tajdid-takfir; Jihad, and how these are interrelated are essential. The author concludes that revival proponents are attempting to obtain their Islamic identity, continuity, certainty, and finally Islamization of the world throughout the movement.