Muslim Ummah: glorious past and today's reality

During the Golden Age of Islam (750-1258), Muslims were in the forefront in conquering knowledge through scientific research, exploration and expeditions. In their pursuit of mastering new knowledge and technology, Muslims were prepared and opened to the idea of learning all that is positive from th...

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Main Author: Abdul Razak, Mohd Abbas
Format: Proceeding Paper
Language:English
English
Published: 2015
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Online Access:http://irep.iium.edu.my/43172/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/43172/1/Invitation_Letter%28MIGS%29.pdf
http://irep.iium.edu.my/43172/2/Muslim_Ummah%28MIGS2015%29%29.pdf
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description During the Golden Age of Islam (750-1258), Muslims were in the forefront in conquering knowledge through scientific research, exploration and expeditions. In their pursuit of mastering new knowledge and technology, Muslims were prepared and opened to the idea of learning all that is positive from the earlier civilizations. As such, they borrowed ideas from the Indians, Persians and Greeks as a way of enriching their own civilization. Adopt, adapt and assimilate or integrate was the approach used by early Muslim scholars in taking knowledge from those outside the Islamic faith. This meticulous and selective approach in taking ideas from others and adapting those ideas without contradicting the Islamic metaphysical framework (aqa’id) in a way enriched the Islamic civilization.
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spelling iium-431722018-12-19T06:33:54Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/43172/ Muslim Ummah: glorious past and today's reality Abdul Razak, Mohd Abbas BP1 Islam During the Golden Age of Islam (750-1258), Muslims were in the forefront in conquering knowledge through scientific research, exploration and expeditions. In their pursuit of mastering new knowledge and technology, Muslims were prepared and opened to the idea of learning all that is positive from the earlier civilizations. As such, they borrowed ideas from the Indians, Persians and Greeks as a way of enriching their own civilization. Adopt, adapt and assimilate or integrate was the approach used by early Muslim scholars in taking knowledge from those outside the Islamic faith. This meticulous and selective approach in taking ideas from others and adapting those ideas without contradicting the Islamic metaphysical framework (aqa’id) in a way enriched the Islamic civilization. 2015-05-08 Proceeding Paper NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/43172/1/Invitation_Letter%28MIGS%29.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/43172/2/Muslim_Ummah%28MIGS2015%29%29.pdf Abdul Razak, Mohd Abbas (2015) Muslim Ummah: glorious past and today's reality. In: Video Conference at Mutiara International Grammar School with Choate Rosemary Hall on "Islamic Civilisation in Southeast Asia", 28th. May 2015, Mutiara International Grammar School, Ampang, Selangor, Malaysia . (Unpublished)
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Muslim Ummah: glorious past and today's reality
title Muslim Ummah: glorious past and today's reality
title_full Muslim Ummah: glorious past and today's reality
title_fullStr Muslim Ummah: glorious past and today's reality
title_full_unstemmed Muslim Ummah: glorious past and today's reality
title_short Muslim Ummah: glorious past and today's reality
title_sort muslim ummah: glorious past and today's reality
topic BP1 Islam
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/43172/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/43172/1/Invitation_Letter%28MIGS%29.pdf
http://irep.iium.edu.my/43172/2/Muslim_Ummah%28MIGS2015%29%29.pdf