The Future of Muslim Civilization
Author: Ziauddin Sardar
Publisher:
Published: 1988
Total Pages: 308
ISBN-13: 9789679782400
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Author: Ziauddin Sardar
Publisher:
Published: 1988
Total Pages: 308
ISBN-13: 9789679782400
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Ziauddin Sardar
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Published: 1979
Total Pages: 288
ISBN-13: 9780856648007
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: M. Umer Chapra
Publisher: Kube Publishing Ltd
Published: 2015-07-02
Total Pages: 249
ISBN-13: 0860376060
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"[This is] a subject of such relevance and importance that one wonders why nobody else dealt with it in book form before."—Dr. Wilfried Hofmann Muslim civilization has experienced a decline during the last five centuries after previously having undergone a long period of prosperity and comprehensive development. This raises a number of questions such as what factors enable Muslims to become successful during the earlier centuries of Islam and what led them to their present weak position. Is Islam responsible for this decline or are there some other factors which come into play? M. Umer Chapra provides an authoritative diagnosis and prescription to reverse this decline. M. Umer Chapra is a research advisor at the Islamic Research and Training Institute of the Islamic Development Bank, Jeddah, and author of The Future of Economics and Islam and the Economic Challenge.
Author: Ali A. Allawi
Publisher:
Published: 2009
Total Pages: 304
ISBN-13: 9780300139310
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIslam as a religion is central to the lives of over a billion people, but its outer expression as a distinctive civilization has been undergoing a monumental crisis. Buffeted by powerful adverse currents, Islamic civilization today is a shadow of its former self. The most disturbing and possibly fatal of these currents—the imperial expansion of the West into Muslim lands and the blast of modernity that accompanied it—are now compounded by a third giant wave, globalization. These forces have increasingly tested Islam and Islamic civilization for validity, adaptability, and the ability to hold on to the loyalty of Muslims, says Ali A. Allawi in his provocative new book. While the faith has proved resilient in the face of these challenges, other aspects of Islamic civilization have atrophied or died, Allawi contends, and Islamic civilization is now undergoing its last crisis. The book explores how Islamic civilization began to unravel under colonial rule, as its institutions, laws, and economies were often replaced by inadequate modern equivalents. Allawi also examines the backlash expressed through the increasing religiosity of Muslim societies and the spectacular rise of political Islam and its terrorist offshoots. Assessing the status of each of the building blocks of Islamic civilization, the author concludes that Islamic civilization cannot survive without the vital spirituality that underpinned it in the past. He identifies a key set of principles for moving forward, principles that will surprise some and anger others, yet clearly must be considered.
Author: Huseyin Abiva
Publisher: IQRA International Educational Foun
Published: 2003
Total Pages: 388
ISBN-13: 9781563164552
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Tariq Ramadan
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 2004
Total Pages: 445
ISBN-13: 019517111X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKBegins by offering a reading of Islamic sources, interpreting them for a Western context. The author demonstrates how an understanding of universal Islamic principles can open the door to integration into Western societies. He then shows how these principles can be put to practical use.
Author: Rāshid Shāz
Publisher:
Published: 2008
Total Pages: 208
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Roger Savory
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 1976-05-28
Total Pages: 220
ISBN-13: 9780521099486
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"Based on a successful series of adult-education programmes broadcast on Canadian radio, organised by members of the Department of Islamic Studies at the University of Toronto."--P. [4] of cover.
Author: M. Basheer Ahmed
Publisher:
Published: 2022-03-15
Total Pages: 210
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe first revelation of the Quran inspires Muslims to acquire knowledge. "Recite in the name of God who created men from a clinging substance, He taught (the use of) the pen taught man that which he knew not." (96:3-5). Why did the dominance of Muslim scientists, virtually in every field of knowledge for ten centuries, suddenly end in decline? What went wrong? Why are most of the Muslim nations backward, unstable, and mostly poor? Why is there so little knowledge about the invaluable contributions made by Muslim scientists during the medieval years? Can we motivate, inspire, and mentor today's youth to follow in the footsteps of the early Muslim Noble laureates in science? If so, how? For decades, Dr. Basheer Ahmed has been seeking answers to these questions, doing research, giving lectures, organizing seminars, and listening to scientists, professors, and religious scholars alike. His goal is to draw the attention of the Muslim community to this important issue, and to encourage youth to think creatively and take up careers in science, technology, and mathematics (STEM). Within these pages, Dr. Ahmed and contributing authors offer invaluable insight into the past, present, and future hope of Muslim contributions in STEM. This book is an important work at a critical time in Islamic history.