Islam – the future civilisation of mankind: challenges and responses
Ongoing bloodshed and conflict due to racial, social, cultural, political, and religious differences, along with developments in science, industry, infrastructure, arts and especially in information technology, are believed to be the real challenges facing contemporary societies, especially Musli...
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| Format: | Book Chapter |
| Language: | English |
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International Institute of Islamic Thought East and South East Asia & International Islamic University Malaysia
2017
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| Online Access: | http://irep.iium.edu.my/71102/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/71102/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/71102/1/71102_Islam%20%E2%80%93%20the%20future%20civilisation%20of%20mankind.pdf |
| Summary: | Ongoing bloodshed and conflict due to racial, social, cultural, political, and
religious differences, along with developments in science, industry,
infrastructure, arts and especially in information technology, are believed
to be the real challenges facing contemporary societies, especially Muslims.
What are the causes of these challenges? Do they have an intellectual,
economic, political or social dimension? How can we respond to them?
Who is responsible for the cause of these challenges – man or God? Islam
with its sources of knowledge – Qur’Én and Sunnah, claims to provide for
Muslims and humanity the proper measures to respond to contemporary
challenges. Islam provides for humanity an enduring and authentic
civilisation with a transcendental nature that promotes holistic justice,
peaceful coexistence, mutual respect and better understanding. This chapter
focuses on four main contemporary challenges witnessed especially by
Muslims, i.e., the intellectual, economic, political and social and how to
respond to them. The main objectives are to exhibit the role of the Islamic
civilisation in responding to contemporary challenges and to show its
unique paradigm shift in shaping the future civilisation of mankind. The
descriptive and analytical methods will be. The author strongly believes
that the chapter will contribute to the revival of Muslims’ understanding of
the Islamic civilisation and its application to their day-to-day individual,
familial, communal, and social lives. Besides, it will add to the existing
knowledge and will be a reference for young students, intellectuals,
scholars, leaders, governors, and researchers. |
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