Full Description
'A Young Muslim's Guide to the Modern World', by one of Islam's greatest contemporary scholars, was written specifically for Muslims, and in particular young Muslims, urging them to become familiar with their religion and to gain an understanding of the modern world from the Islamic point of view in order to respond positively to its challenges. This guide, the first of its kind in any language, presents an exposition of the teachings of Islam as revealed in the Qur'an, explained in the 'hadith' and 'Sunna' of the Prophet and commented upon by Muslim scholars and thinkers, as well as outlining the Western religious and intellectual tradition.
Contents
Part One - The Message of Islam; 1. Islam, the Noble Qur'an and 'Hadith'; 2. God, Man and Universe-Questions of Eschatology; 3. The Shari'ah; 4. Islamic Spirituality and Thought; 5. Islamic Science; 6. Literature and the Arts; 7. The Islamic World in Modern Times; Part Two - The Nature of the Modern World; 8. Religion in the Modern West; 9. Modern Western Philosophy and Schools of Thought; 10. Modern Science and Technology; 11. Political, Social and Economic Life of the Modern World; 12. Modern Education-Its History, Theories and Philosophies; 13. Art in the Modern West; 14. The Modern Lifestyle; Part Three - Epilogue - Responding to Modern Challenges; 15. The Young Muslim and the Islamic Response to the Modern World; Index.
