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Islam and Muslim Psyche - Reason, Modernity and Orthodoxy (Paperback)
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Islam and Muslim Psyche - Reason, Modernity and Orthodoxy (Paperback)
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With the dawn of Islam in the Arabian Peninsula during the seventh
century, a new civilization was born. It represented a culture of
enlightenment emulating a universal human brotherhood, a life of
peace with justice and truth, and a constant striving to eradicate
oppression, bigotry and inequalities among human beings. The
acquisition of knowledge or the quest for truth became a noble
pursuit with an unyielding spirit of inquiry to unravel the secrets
of the universe. The main purpose of the book is to highlight the
endeavors of the Muslim scholars who kept the light of erudition
aflame for centuries during the Middle Ages and beyond until the
beginning of the European Renaissance. They were the torch bearers
of reason, scientific thinking and creative expression. Their
erudite contributions encompassed a great variety of disciplines as
they wrote multi-volume works of original nature. They also
assimilated notable works of the scholars of Greece, India and
other countries and disseminated them through translations and
commentaries. The impact of the Islamic civilization during its
centuries of glory and enlightenment could be felt in its social
and political institutions. Following the edicts of Islam,
political authority was generally exercised with prudence being
mindful of the demands of impartial justice, public welfare, and a
strict code of legal protections for the people of non-Muslim
affiliations. A recurrent theme of the book is that peace on earth
could be established only by a fervent commitment to justice by
every nation of the world. The book also calls to attention the
concordance between Islam and modernity with the presumption that
the Islamic doctrine can besuccessfully adapted to the exigencies
of the changing times. The concluding sections of the book contain
a narrative of the state of Muslim nations of the world presently
faced with internal dissentions and a negative portrayal of Islam
in the West. The lag of knowledge and predominance of extremism in
some of the Muslim countries have precarious effects on their
future. It is high time for Muslims to reclaim their intellectual
heritage and pursue the path of reason and enlightenment both in
their religious beliefs and their vision of the world community
with a venerable place for them.
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