Iqbal's ideas for the restoration of Muslim dynamism

Islam seeks to develop the human minds to a total submission to Allah the Almighty. Through its divine guidance, the Qur’an ushered a large section of the masses in Arabia from the darkness of ignorance into knowledge and enlightenment of their souls. Islam grew from a humble beginning into a mighty...

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Main Author: Abdul Razak, Mohd Abbas
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Language:English
Published: International Islamic University Malaysia 2011
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spelling iium-163612013-04-26T06:13:06Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/16361/ Iqbal's ideas for the restoration of Muslim dynamism Abdul Razak, Mohd Abbas BP1 Islam Islam seeks to develop the human minds to a total submission to Allah the Almighty. Through its divine guidance, the Qur’an ushered a large section of the masses in Arabia from the darkness of ignorance into knowledge and enlightenment of their souls. Islam grew from a humble beginning into a mighty civilizational force. Islamic civilization like all other civilizations, started to decline after reaching its pinnacle of success. Ever since the fall of Baghdad in 1258, the Muslim world has been confronted with endless problems in all fields of life. Colonization of Muslim lands by the West had created the knowledge and technological gap between them and their colonizers. Being subjected to colonization, neo-colonization, and now globalization, Muslims are lagging behind other communities of the world. The Muslim minds which once came up with great ideas, discoveries, innovation and inventions, at the moment somehow become less prolific, and experiencing a state of lethargy and malaise. In realizing the great challenges faced by the Muslims in the modern world, this research intends to re-visit Iqbal’s ideas to remedy the awful situations experienced by the Ummah. International Islamic University Malaysia 2011-06-30 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/16361/1/Iqbal%27s_Ideas_for_the_Restoration_of_Muslim_Dynamism%28Journal%29.pdf Abdul Razak, Mohd Abbas (2011) Iqbal's ideas for the restoration of Muslim dynamism. Journal of Islam in Asia, 2 (2). pp. 377-402. ISSN 1823-0970
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Iqbal's ideas for the restoration of Muslim dynamism
description Islam seeks to develop the human minds to a total submission to Allah the Almighty. Through its divine guidance, the Qur’an ushered a large section of the masses in Arabia from the darkness of ignorance into knowledge and enlightenment of their souls. Islam grew from a humble beginning into a mighty civilizational force. Islamic civilization like all other civilizations, started to decline after reaching its pinnacle of success. Ever since the fall of Baghdad in 1258, the Muslim world has been confronted with endless problems in all fields of life. Colonization of Muslim lands by the West had created the knowledge and technological gap between them and their colonizers. Being subjected to colonization, neo-colonization, and now globalization, Muslims are lagging behind other communities of the world. The Muslim minds which once came up with great ideas, discoveries, innovation and inventions, at the moment somehow become less prolific, and experiencing a state of lethargy and malaise. In realizing the great challenges faced by the Muslims in the modern world, this research intends to re-visit Iqbal’s ideas to remedy the awful situations experienced by the Ummah.
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title Iqbal's ideas for the restoration of Muslim dynamism
title_short Iqbal's ideas for the restoration of Muslim dynamism
title_full Iqbal's ideas for the restoration of Muslim dynamism
title_fullStr Iqbal's ideas for the restoration of Muslim dynamism
title_full_unstemmed Iqbal's ideas for the restoration of Muslim dynamism
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publisher International Islamic University Malaysia
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url http://irep.iium.edu.my/16361/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/16361/1/Iqbal%27s_Ideas_for_the_Restoration_of_Muslim_Dynamism%28Journal%29.pdf
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