Less politicking and more thinking is needed to revive the Islamic civilization

Prior to the advent of the Prophet of Islam, Arabia was engulfed in the Days of Ignorance (Ayyamul Jahiliyyah). The degrading lifestyle and barbarism of the Arabs kept the superpowers of that time; Rome and Persia away from ruling Arabia. It was deemed by the superpowers that to rule Arabia would be...

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Main Authors:	Abdul Razak, Mohd Abbas, Abdul Razak, Abdul Latif, Rahath House, Yousef
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Language:	English English
Published:	New Turkey Strategic Research Center 2017
Subjects:	BP1 Islam BP173.5 Islam and world politics BP173.7 Islam and politics
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spelling	iium-608112018-01-03T08:12:17Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/60811/ Less politicking and more thinking is needed to revive the Islamic civilization Abdul Razak, Mohd Abbas Abdul Razak, Abdul Latif Rahath House, Yousef BP1 Islam BP173.5 Islam and world politics BP173.7 Islam and politics Prior to the advent of the Prophet of Islam, Arabia was engulfed in the Days of Ignorance (Ayyamul Jahiliyyah). The degrading lifestyle and barbarism of the Arabs kept the superpowers of that time; Rome and Persia away from ruling Arabia. It was deemed by the superpowers that to rule Arabia would be a total liability on their side. This scenario changed with the coming of Prophet Muhammad. His prophethood marked the emergence of a new era in the lives of the Arabs. It was a birth from darkness into light. The teachings of the Qur’an and the tradition (Sunnah) of Prophet took the Arabs out from their degrading lifestyle into one which is filled with enlightenment, dy - namism and spirituality. Within a short period of time, the Islamic teachings transformed the lifestyle of the Arabs into one which is full of virtue, high moral values, spirituality, etc. From strength to strength the Muslims and their civilization grew and gave rise to the establishment of many empires. At the peak of their civilization (750-1258), Muslims scholars and scientists became great authorities in the many fields of revealed, natural and human sciences. All the fame and glory of the Islamic civilization started to decline with the fall of Baghdad in 1258 when it was attacked by the Mongols. From that point in history to the eras of Western colonization of Muslim lands and European Industrial Revolution, Muslims seems to have lost the dynamism they once had in the areas of science, technology, creative and critical thinking. At the moment, though all Muslims countries have got their independence and many are blessed with wealth in the form of oil and gas, many are not doing well in terms of having political stability and sustainable development. This research is directed towards calling the Muslim Ummah to relook into their chaos, political instability, extremism, sectarian wars, brain drain, etc. Upon reassessing the present conditions in their countries, Muslims must work towards restoring their lost dynamism of the past. New Turkey Strategic Research Center 2017-12-01 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/60811/1/Less%20Politicking%20and%20More%20Thinking%20is%20Needed%28publish%20in%20Turkey%29.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/60811/2/95%20i%C3%A7indekiler%20%281%29.pdf Abdul Razak, Mohd Abbas and Abdul Razak, Abdul Latif and Rahath House, Yousef (2017) Less politicking and more thinking is needed to revive the Islamic civilization. Journal of Yeni Turkiye, 95/2017. pp. 279-288.
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description	Prior to the advent of the Prophet of Islam, Arabia was engulfed in the Days of Ignorance (Ayyamul Jahiliyyah). The degrading lifestyle and barbarism of the Arabs kept the superpowers of that time; Rome and Persia away from ruling Arabia. It was deemed by the superpowers that to rule Arabia would be a total liability on their side. This scenario changed with the coming of Prophet Muhammad. His prophethood marked the emergence of a new era in the lives of the Arabs. It was a birth from darkness into light. The teachings of the Qur’an and the tradition (Sunnah) of Prophet took the Arabs out from their degrading lifestyle into one which is filled with enlightenment, dy - namism and spirituality. Within a short period of time, the Islamic teachings transformed the lifestyle of the Arabs into one which is full of virtue, high moral values, spirituality, etc. From strength to strength the Muslims and their civilization grew and gave rise to the establishment of many empires. At the peak of their civilization (750-1258), Muslims scholars and scientists became great authorities in the many fields of revealed, natural and human sciences. All the fame and glory of the Islamic civilization started to decline with the fall of Baghdad in 1258 when it was attacked by the Mongols. From that point in history to the eras of Western colonization of Muslim lands and European Industrial Revolution, Muslims seems to have lost the dynamism they once had in the areas of science, technology, creative and critical thinking. At the moment, though all Muslims countries have got their independence and many are blessed with wealth in the form of oil and gas, many are not doing well in terms of having political stability and sustainable development. This research is directed towards calling the Muslim Ummah to relook into their chaos, political instability, extremism, sectarian wars, brain drain, etc. Upon reassessing the present conditions in their countries, Muslims must work towards restoring their lost dynamism of the past.
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author	Abdul Razak, Mohd Abbas Abdul Razak, Abdul Latif Rahath House, Yousef
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title	Less politicking and more thinking is needed to revive the Islamic civilization
title_short	Less politicking and more thinking is needed to revive the Islamic civilization
title_full	Less politicking and more thinking is needed to revive the Islamic civilization
title_fullStr	Less politicking and more thinking is needed to revive the Islamic civilization
title_full_unstemmed	Less politicking and more thinking is needed to revive the Islamic civilization
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publisher	New Turkey Strategic Research Center
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Less politicking and more thinking is needed to revive the Islamic civilization

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