Defining civilisation and religion
This essay is an attempt to study definitions of Civilisation, the main forces behind historical progress as well as the role of man and religion in establishing societies from an Islamic perspective by highlighting ideas of the Muslim scholars Ibn Khaldun, Shah Wali Allah, Said Nursi and Malik Benn...
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| description | This essay is an attempt to study definitions of Civilisation, the main forces behind historical progress as well as the role of man and religion in establishing societies from an Islamic perspective by highlighting ideas of the Muslim scholars Ibn Khaldun, Shah Wali Allah, Said Nursi and Malik Bennabi. It also underlines some fundamental differences between modern and Islamic approaches in studying history and civilisation, and suggests that modern methods of studying social sciences should be urgently revised. |
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| spelling | iium-561702017-04-15T03:37:57Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/56170/ Defining civilisation and religion Akhmetova, Elmira BP160 General works on Islam BP173 Islamic sociology BP173.63 Islam and civil society BP62 By race, ethnic group, tribe, etc. HM Sociology HM826 Social institutions This essay is an attempt to study definitions of Civilisation, the main forces behind historical progress as well as the role of man and religion in establishing societies from an Islamic perspective by highlighting ideas of the Muslim scholars Ibn Khaldun, Shah Wali Allah, Said Nursi and Malik Bennabi. It also underlines some fundamental differences between modern and Islamic approaches in studying history and civilisation, and suggests that modern methods of studying social sciences should be urgently revised. International Institute of Advanced Islamic Studies 2008-10-01 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/56170/2/IAIS%20Journal%20vol1-no1%20-finalproof.pdf Akhmetova, Elmira (2008) Defining civilisation and religion. IAIS Journal of Civilisation Studies, 1 (1). pp. 43-65. |
| spellingShingle | BP160 General works on Islam BP173 Islamic sociology BP173.63 Islam and civil society BP62 By race, ethnic group, tribe, etc. HM Sociology HM826 Social institutions Akhmetova, Elmira Defining civilisation and religion |
| title | Defining civilisation and religion |
| title_full | Defining civilisation and religion |
| title_fullStr | Defining civilisation and religion |
| title_full_unstemmed | Defining civilisation and religion |
| title_short | Defining civilisation and religion |
| title_sort | defining civilisation and religion |
| topic | BP160 General works on Islam BP173 Islamic sociology BP173.63 Islam and civil society BP62 By race, ethnic group, tribe, etc. HM Sociology HM826 Social institutions |
| url | http://irep.iium.edu.my/56170/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/56170/2/IAIS%20Journal%20vol1-no1%20-finalproof.pdf |