ISLAMIC ARCHIVESIslam and the Cultural ImperativeUmar Faruq Abd-Allah

Published: 2004
Published in: Nawawi Foundation (now The Oasis Initiative)
Language: English
Type: Essay
Rights: Read at the source · Written for the Nawawi Foundation, Chicago (papers dated 2002–2008 on The Oasis Initiative site); copyright stays with the author; linked, not hosted.

Islam and the Cultural Imperative

Umar Faruq Abd-Allah

On the cultural wisdom behind Islam's long success as a global civilisation, and why Muslims need to put down deep indigenous roots, in contrast to Islamist rhetoric that treats culture as a threat.

Keywords: culture, American Muslims, indigenous Islam, Islamism, urf

Archived 16 October 2026 · Source: The Oasis Initiative

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Abd-Allah, Umar Faruq. Islam and the Cultural Imperative. Nawawi Foundation (now The Oasis Initiative). 2004. Archived 16 October 2026 in Islamic Internet Archives: Archive of Modern Islamic Thought. https://islamicarchives.org/works/umar-faruq-abd-allah-islam-and-the-cultural-imperative/