Islamization of knowledge: A methodology (Occasional papers / International Institute of Islamic Thought) - Softcover

Imad Al-Din Khalil

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0912463759 ISBN 13: 9780912463759

Publisher: International Institute of Islamic Thought, 1991

Synopsis

Islamization of Knowledge is a process aimed at regaining the Ummah s intellectual and civilizational identity after centuries of intellectual stagnation, which led to an unfortunate discrepancy between the Islamic worldview and its thought. The onslaught on the Muslim world has contributed to magnifying this discrepancy, leading to a duality that governs much of the Muslim intellectual activity today. A consensus however exists that the major area to start Islamizing is that of the social sciences. But for the Ummah to regain intellectual originality, Islamization must be carried out at the crucial theoretical level before moving on to the equally important but more complex practical one. Dr. Khalil argues that Islamization of knowledge should not start from a vacuum but must pay due attention to Islam s wealth of intellectual legacy, which, he points out, even Western scholars have come to consider as intrinsic to the history of modern intellectual thought.

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About the Author

Imad-ad-Dean Ahmad is a Ph.D. astronomer who has been actively involved in the issue of moonsightings and the Islamic calendar since the 1980 s. Born in 1948 of Palestinian parents, Dr. Ahmad was raised in Pennsylvania. He graduated cum laude from Harvard in 1970 and in 1975 obtained a Ph.D. in astrophysics from the University of Arizona. Dr. Ahmad has done postdoctoral work in astronomy at Harvard, the University of Maryland, and under contract to Goddard Space Flight Center and for private firms. He is currently president of his own research firm, Imad-ad-Dean, Inc.

Edition details

• Publisher: International Institute of Islamic Thought
• Publication date: 1991
• ISBN 10: 0912463759
• ISBN 13: 9780912463759
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 28
• Editor: Anas Al Shaikh-Ali, Rashid Messaoudi