Islam versus the West

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Contents

1. 1 ISLAM VERSUS THE WEST p. 6
2. 2 CONTENTS p. 7
3. 3 PREFACE
4. 4 HOW I BECAME INTERESTED IN ISLAM pp. 2–4
5. 5 HOW I BECAME INTERESTED IN ISLAM
6. 6 THE PHILOSOPHICAL SOURCES OF WESTERN MATERIALISM
7. 7 THE PHILOSOPHICAL SOURCES OF WESTERN MATERIALISM pp. 8–21
8. 8 SOURCES OF WESTERN MATERIALISM p. 22
9. 9 A CRITIQUE OF ISLAM IN MODERN HISTORY pp. 24–27
10. 10 COMMENTS ON "THE CALL OF THE MINARET" pp. 29–33
    • “It hath taken up its dwelling in our hearts and on our tongues and is mingled with our blood and our flesh and our bones and all that is in us.”
11. 11 CHRISTIAN MISSIONARY ACTIVITY CANNOT HALT THE TIDE OF ISLAM IN AFRICA pp. 35–37
12. 12 THE ENEMY FROM WITHIN
13. 13 THE ENEMY FROM WITHIN pp. 39–43
14. 14 THE ENEMY FROM WITHIN pp. 44–45
    • If Muslims are to build on stout foundations
15. 15 THE ENEMY FROM WITHIN
16. 16 A REFUTATION OF THE PHILOSOPHY OF ZIYA GO KALP•
17. 17 A REFUTATION OF THE PHILOSOPHY OF ZIYA GOKALP pp. 47–53
18. 18 A REFUTATION OF THE PHILOSOPHY OF DR. TAHA HUSSAIN[^1] p. 55
19. 19 THE PHILOSOPHY OF TAHA HUSSAIN p. 57
20. 20 THE PHILOSOPHY OF TAHA HUSSAIN pp. 58–64
    • Persian and Byzantine civilization
    • moral strength of Islam if it is contrary to the teachings of
    • If God had preserved us from Ottoman conquest
21. 21 A DISCUSSION OF From Here We Start
22. 22 A DISCUSSION OF From Here We Start pp. 61–80
    • In advising his readers what measures should be taken to rid Egypt of the Islamic priesthood, the author reveals a few more pearls of his wisdom. First and foremost, al-Azhar should be modernized until it is no different from Western Protestant divinity schools. Mosque preachers should be trained like Protestant ministers. Only then would they support the forces of “advancement” and “progress.” Then the Government should restrict the Juma Salat to the larger mosques where only carefully selected preachers would be chosen.
    • If he undertook to write this book with sincerity and good intentions simply because he was too ignorant to do any better, this certainly reflects most unfavourably upon the present educational standards in the Muslim world.
23. 23 A REVIEW OF "EGYPT IN SEARCH OF A POLITICAL COMMUNITY" BY NADA V SAFRAN., p. 81
24. 24 A REVIEW OF "EGYPT IN SEARCH OF A POLITICAL COMMUNITY" BY NADAV SAFRAN [^1] pp. 72–75
25. 25 ISLAM AND THE MODERNISTS
26. 26 ISLAM AND THE MODERNISTS pp. 77–83
27. 27 ALLAMA MUHAMMAD IQBAL ; THE POET OF THE EAST
28. 28 ALLAMA MUHAMMAD IQBAL: THE POET OF THE EAST pp. 85–91
    • Pride in the past
    • The Country is the darling of their heart…
29. 29 THE POET OF THE EAST p. 92
    • To quit the dew the ocean to subdue . . .
30. 30 THE POET OF THE EAST p. 93
31. 31 THE POET OF THE EAST p. 95
32. 32 AN ANALYSIS ANO A DISCUSSION OF Social Justice In Islam•
33. 33 AN ANALYSIS AND A DISCUSSION OF Social Justice In Islam[^1] p. 97
34. 34 DISCUSSION OF SOCIAL JUSTICE IN ISLAM pp. 98–99
35. 35 DISCUSSION OF SOCIAL JUSTICE IN ISLAM pp. 100–103
    • has become a danger to the continued existence of man. It breeds in human nature a ceaseless anxiety, a perpetual rivalry, a continuous strife, and a weakening of human ties to the breaking point.”
36. 36 WHY ISLAM PROHIBITS PICTURES
37. 37 WHY ISLAM PROHIBITS PICTURES pp. 105–107
38. 38 THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE T AQBIR
39. 39 THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE TAQBIR pp. 109–110
40. 40 ISLAM AND THE RISING GENERATION· A MESSAGE FOR OUR YOUTH
41. 41 ISLAM AND THE RISING GENERATION pp. 112–116
    • A MESSAGE FOR OUR YOUTH
42. 42 CAN 1SLAM BE RECONCILED WITH THE SPIRIT OF THE T'Wl:NTIETH CENTURY p. 117
43. 43 CAN ISLAM BE RECONCILED WITH THE SPIRIT OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY? pp. 118–122
44. 44 IS WESTERNIZATION INEVITABLE? pp. 134–142
    • IS WESTERNIZATION INEVITABLE
    • ABOUT THE AUTHOR
45. 45 MARYAM JAMEELAH'S
46. 46 PUBLISHER:
    • Dawn, Karachi.

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