Challenges of Defining and Revitalizing/ Reawakening of Islamic Civilization in Contemporary Era.

The title is a research paper by Muhammad Shahid Habib, Saeed Ahmed and Muhammad published in “Ilkogretim Online”, Vol. 20 Issue 4, 2021, p2260-2267. 7p. The following is an excerpt from its abstract.

Islamic Civilization vs Western Civilization

Islamic Civilization is acknowledged for its distinguished characteristics in civilizational studies and it secures these unique dynamics due to its fundamental principles. Although it has been area of interest among the eminent intellects of the East and the West, but most often, it is evaluated in the opposition to the Western Civilization under the 'us versus them' framework. This approach must lead to the selective perception of the 'Other'.

Foundations of Islamic Civilization

Essentially, Islamic Civilization possesses its own unpretentious aspects which are obtained from its foundations; Quran and Sunnah. With reference to the modern era, there is an utmost need to rejuvenate Islamic Civilizational studies from its own standpoint without considering the Western 'Other' as Islamic Ummah is undergoing from the crisis of distortion of knowledge and misleading interpretation of tradition by both external and internal conflict narratives. So this era is calling for revitalization and reawakening of Islamic Civilization to make it in conformity with its basics. Thus, it would be in a position to regain its glory and honor that it has lost.

Objective and methodology

This paper aims to highlight, in a comparative analytical approach, the need to evaluate Islamic Civilization according to its own principles set by Quran and Sunnah to reawaken Muslim Society.