Understanding the essence of Islamic civilization: An analysis
The concept, ‘essence of civilization’ is understood as a set of standard norms or values, which influence man’s conduct, behavior, attitude, and lifestyle. In Muslim history, it has espoused in every sphere of human life. In contemporary Muslim society, widespread unethical practices and their nega...
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| description | The concept, ‘essence of civilization’ is understood as a set of standard norms or values, which influence man’s conduct, behavior, attitude, and lifestyle. In Muslim history, it has espoused in every sphere of human life. In contemporary Muslim society, widespread unethical practices and their negative consequences pose a strategic threat against the religious value, moral conduct, stability and well-being of Muslim society. It has become a contradictorial trend in the contemporary Muslim community, while the unethical values have been practised by some Muslims as an organ of the culture and civilization. Instances of unethical values and controversial trends can be found in the contexts of free-mixing, making unethical decisions for self-interest and self protection and conflicting values in working places. The paper therefore examines the meaning, purpose, and essence of civilization, and analyzes these within purview of contemporary Islamic thought which is based on the textual arguments of the Qur`an and Sunnah.The paper concludes that though a tiny fraction of the whole Muslim spectrum tries to justify their practices as a reality, the majority of the Muslim scholars has viewed those practices as controvertial and unethical and therefore vehemently argues this civilization to be rectified. |
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| spelling | iium-528002016-12-09T01:15:11Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/52800/ Understanding the essence of Islamic civilization: An analysis Ali, Md Yousuf BP170.8 Universality of Islam The concept, ‘essence of civilization’ is understood as a set of standard norms or values, which influence man’s conduct, behavior, attitude, and lifestyle. In Muslim history, it has espoused in every sphere of human life. In contemporary Muslim society, widespread unethical practices and their negative consequences pose a strategic threat against the religious value, moral conduct, stability and well-being of Muslim society. It has become a contradictorial trend in the contemporary Muslim community, while the unethical values have been practised by some Muslims as an organ of the culture and civilization. Instances of unethical values and controversial trends can be found in the contexts of free-mixing, making unethical decisions for self-interest and self protection and conflicting values in working places. The paper therefore examines the meaning, purpose, and essence of civilization, and analyzes these within purview of contemporary Islamic thought which is based on the textual arguments of the Qur`an and Sunnah.The paper concludes that though a tiny fraction of the whole Muslim spectrum tries to justify their practices as a reality, the majority of the Muslim scholars has viewed those practices as controvertial and unethical and therefore vehemently argues this civilization to be rectified. 2016-10 Proceeding Paper NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/52800/21/52800.pdf Ali, Md Yousuf (2016) Understanding the essence of Islamic civilization: An analysis. In: The 3rd World Conference on Islamic Thought & Civilization (WCIT2016), 18th-20th Oct. 2016, Ipoh, Perak. (Unpublished) |
| spellingShingle | BP170.8 Universality of Islam Ali, Md Yousuf Understanding the essence of Islamic civilization: An analysis |
| title | Understanding the essence of Islamic civilization: An analysis |
| title_full | Understanding the essence of Islamic civilization: An analysis |
| title_fullStr | Understanding the essence of Islamic civilization: An analysis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Understanding the essence of Islamic civilization: An analysis |
| title_short | Understanding the essence of Islamic civilization: An analysis |
| title_sort | understanding the essence of islamic civilization: an analysis |
| topic | BP170.8 Universality of Islam |
| url | http://irep.iium.edu.my/52800/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/52800/21/52800.pdf |