The Essence of Islamic Civilization

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International Institute of Islamic Thought (IIIT), 01‏/01‏/2013 - 38 من الصفحات

 There can be no doubt that the essence of Islamic civilization is

Islam; or that the essence of Islam is tawhid, the act of affirming

Allah to be the One, absolute, transcendent Creator, Lord

and Master of all that is. These two fundamental premises are

self evident. They have never been in doubt by those belonging

to this civilization or participating in it. Only in recent times

have missionaries, Orientalists, and other interpreters of Islam

subjected these premises to doubt. Whatever their level of education,

Muslims are apodictically certain that Islamic civilization

does have an essence, that this essence is knowable and

capable of analysis or description, that it is tawhid. Analysis of

tawhid as essence, as first determining principle of Islamic

civilization, is the object of this document. According to the

author, in the final analysis, it is this principle of ontic separation

of God and the world that distinguishes tawhid from all

theories that apotheosize man or humanize God, whether

Greek, Roman, Hindu, Buddhist, or Christian.

 

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Dr. Ismail al-Faruqi (1339-1406/1921-1986) is widely recognized as an authority on Islam and comparative religion. He was a Professor of Religion at Temple University, where he founded and chaired the Islamic Studies program. Having studied or taught in the Middle East and Africa, as well as in Canada and the United States, Professor al-Faruqi possessed the wide background of training and experience required for a thorough mastery of his field. His writings include numerous articles and books in both Arabic and English.

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