Role of the Qur'an in the transformation of human society
There is no denying the fact that at one time in human history Muslims were the leaders in human values. They were the torchbearers of knowledge when other nations lived in darkness. They developed the physical aspect of human civilization by establishing libraries, hospitals and centers of learning...
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| description | There is no denying the fact that at one time in human history Muslims were the leaders in human values. They were the torchbearers of knowledge when other nations lived in darkness. They developed the physical aspect of human civilization by establishing libraries, hospitals and centers of learning. Today, however, Muslims are in a state of moral and intellectual decline. This paper argues that the primary cause of the advancement of the early Islamic society and the subsequent decline of Muslims is primarily due to the way the Qur’an has been dealt with. While the early Muslims read the Qur’an, understood it and acted upon its injunctions, today many Muslims read the Qur’an ritually, yet gaining nothing from it. The paper deals with two questions: Why the Qur’an quickly transformed the early Islamic community and not the present one? Why Muslims lost their supremacy in knowledge and morality? |
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| spelling | iium-372612014-07-10T01:15:37Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/37261/ Role of the Qur'an in the transformation of human society Sulaiman, Kabuye Uthman BL Religion There is no denying the fact that at one time in human history Muslims were the leaders in human values. They were the torchbearers of knowledge when other nations lived in darkness. They developed the physical aspect of human civilization by establishing libraries, hospitals and centers of learning. Today, however, Muslims are in a state of moral and intellectual decline. This paper argues that the primary cause of the advancement of the early Islamic society and the subsequent decline of Muslims is primarily due to the way the Qur’an has been dealt with. While the early Muslims read the Qur’an, understood it and acted upon its injunctions, today many Muslims read the Qur’an ritually, yet gaining nothing from it. The paper deals with two questions: Why the Qur’an quickly transformed the early Islamic community and not the present one? Why Muslims lost their supremacy in knowledge and morality? Revelation and Science, IIUM 2014 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/37261/1/kabuye.pdf Sulaiman, Kabuye Uthman (2014) Role of the Qur'an in the transformation of human society. Revelation and Science, 4 (1). pp. 1-13. ISSN 2229-9947 http://journals.iium.edu.my/revival/index.php/revival/article/view/103 |
| spellingShingle | BL Religion Sulaiman, Kabuye Uthman Role of the Qur'an in the transformation of human society |
| title | Role of the Qur'an in the transformation of human society |
| title_full | Role of the Qur'an in the transformation of human society |
| title_fullStr | Role of the Qur'an in the transformation of human society |
| title_full_unstemmed | Role of the Qur'an in the transformation of human society |
| title_short | Role of the Qur'an in the transformation of human society |
| title_sort | role of the qur'an in the transformation of human society |
| topic | BL Religion |
| url | http://irep.iium.edu.my/37261/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/37261/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/37261/1/kabuye.pdf |