The language and scope of civilization of the Islamic world

The title is a research paper by Rasul Noroozi Firooz and Fezzeh Khataminia, published in Journal of “Islamic Political Research”, Volume 8, Issue 17, Summer and Autumn 2020, Pages 199-224. The following is an excerpt from its abstract.

Language civilization in international relations

In the last three decades, the level of civilization analysis has emerged in international relations and has given rise to new issues in this field of study. One of the emerging issues is re-reading the role of language civilization as an active variable in international relations. In this realm, the ability of language to act in empowerment, creating balance and competition, creating communication and cooperation, and convergence is considered.

Objective of the study

In the present study, an answer will be given to this question that based on the lived experience of Muslims, language has played a role in the relations of civilization (Islamic world) and extra-civilization (Islamic world and other civilizations)? The hypothesis of the present study is ‘The role of language in Islamic civilization has been to create a “domain of civilization validity.”’ This role has been achieved both within civilization and in relation to the external environment (especially in international relations in the last two centuries).

Methodology

The field of civilization validity of language functions in creating intersubjective understanding in Islamic civilization while linguistic pluralism, facilitating scientific communication within the Islamic Ummah, being at the center of confrontation and competition with Western civilization in the last century, is the most important evidence that will be reviewed in this study. Reviewing the elements of civilization and key variables in Islamic civilization - or in the lived experience of Muslims - allows us to gain a clearer understanding of the relationship between the elements and the process of production and reproduction of Islamic civilization. By explaining these relations, we can think about the rules of civilization or how to use the elements of civilization in the contemporary period.