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Islam and civilisational renewal: the case for "sacred science"

The Islamic or Muslim civilisation was once at an incomparable peak in terms of all possible indicators of development. But a destruction of the spirit of inquiry and original research so distinctly associated with civilisational development served to sow the seeds of decay and render it easy prey f...

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Main Author: Moten, Abdul Rashid
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Language:English
Published: International Institute of Advanced Studies (IAIS) Malaysia and Pluto Press (London) 2013
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JA Political science (General)
Online Access:http://irep.iium.edu.my/35271/4/ISLAM_AND_CIVILISATIONAL_RENEWAL.pdf
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spelling my.iium.irep.352712015-10-11T08:24:42Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/35271/ Islam and civilisational renewal: the case for "sacred science" Moten, Abdul Rashid JA Political science (General) The Islamic or Muslim civilisation was once at an incomparable peak in terms of all possible indicators of development. But a destruction of the spirit of inquiry and original research so distinctly associated with civilisational development served to sow the seeds of decay and render it easy prey for colonial exploitation. Confronted with a world dominated by Western science and technology, Muslim scholars have been searching for ways to regain their freedom, control their collective lives and link their past to the future. Some opted for a “secularisation thesis”, others advocated liberalisation, still others advocated adoption of science since the Qur’an and science could be seen to complement each other. Seyyed Hossein Nasr asks for the revival of Islamic science. Through a textual analysis of his writings, this study shows that Nasr provides a critique of the Western science and technology, while urging Muslims to study it in depth in order to undertake an authentic critique and to develop a new paradigm to usher in the new golden days of Islam. International Institute of Advanced Studies (IAIS) Malaysia and Pluto Press (London) 2013 Article REM application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/35271/4/ISLAM_AND_CIVILISATIONAL_RENEWAL.pdf Moten, Abdul Rashid (2013) Islam and civilisational renewal: the case for "sacred science". Islam and Civilisational Renewal, 4 (4). pp. 562-578. ISSN 1394-0937 http://www.iais.org.my/icr/index.php/icr/article/view/371
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Moten, Abdul Rashid
Islam and civilisational renewal: the case for "sacred science"
description The Islamic or Muslim civilisation was once at an incomparable peak in terms of all possible indicators of development. But a destruction of the spirit of inquiry and original research so distinctly associated with civilisational development served to sow the seeds of decay and render it easy prey for colonial exploitation. Confronted with a world dominated by Western science and technology, Muslim scholars have been searching for ways to regain their freedom, control their collective lives and link their past to the future. Some opted for a “secularisation thesis”, others advocated liberalisation, still others advocated adoption of science since the Qur’an and science could be seen to complement each other. Seyyed Hossein Nasr asks for the revival of Islamic science. Through a textual analysis of his writings, this study shows that Nasr provides a critique of the Western science and technology, while urging Muslims to study it in depth in order to undertake an authentic critique and to develop a new paradigm to usher in the new golden days of Islam.
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publisher International Institute of Advanced Studies (IAIS) Malaysia and Pluto Press (London)
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url http://irep.iium.edu.my/35271/4/ISLAM_AND_CIVILISATIONAL_RENEWAL.pdf
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