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Journal of Islamic Studies, 23 (3), 2012, pp. 377-81.

Edited and introduced by Hamid Naseem Rafiabadi. New Delhi, Sarup & Sons, 2003, 2 Vols. 568 p., $65 (set). ISBN 81-7625-414-2.Rs.1600/, 2 volumes Contents Vol. I: Preface. Introduction. 1. Concept of religion-an analysis!/Mir Mohammed Ibrahim. 2. Typology of religions/Mir Mohammed Ibrahim. 3. Nature of ultimate reality in the Upanishads and the Quran/V.N. Sheshagiri Rao. 4. Dara Shikoh and comparative study of religion/S.P. Dubey. 5. Study of Islamic impact on Raja Rammohan Roy/Reeta Baghchi. 6. Islamic resurgence in Indonesia : the case of the Islah and Irshad Movement (1914-1943). 7. Spiritual economy-Syed Ali Hamadani and his role in the advancement of arts and crafts in Kashmir/Hamid Naseem Rafiabadi. 8. The notions of divine being in various religions/Hamid Naseem Rafiabadi. 9. Religious identity and security society/Hamid Naseem Rafiabadi. 10. Sistan, Zoroastrianism and Islam-a sociohistorical background/Hamid Naseem Rafiabadi. 11. Islam, Christians and the west/Hamid Naseem Rafiabadi.12. Islam and the west early history and political relations/Sheikh Jameil Ali. 13. An Introduction to the Bahai faith/Shoghi Effendi. 14. The meaning and significance of Bismillah/Hamid Naseem Rafiabadi. 15. What does Ism-mean?/Hamid Naseem Rafiabadi. 16. What the word Allah signifies?/Hamid Naseem Rafiabadi. 17. What do the terms Al-Rahman and Al-Rahim mean?/Hamid Naseem Rafiabadi. 18. Whether Bismillah is to be regarded as a verse/Hamid Naseem Rafiabadi. 19. Revelation of the Quran/Hamid Naseem Rafiabadi. 20. Muhkamat and Mutashabiat verses of the Quran/Hamid Naseem Rafiabadi. 21. Asbab-i-Nazool-or the background of the revelation of the Quran/Hamid Naseem Rafiabadi. 22. Nazm principle in the Quran/Hamid Naseem Rafiabadi. 23. Abrogation in the Quran-some reflection on old and new perspectives!/Hamid Naseem Rafiabadi. 24. Concept of knowledge in Quran/Hamid Naseem Rafiabadi. 25. Quranology-in world wide scholarship/Hamid Naseem Rafiabadi. Index.Vol. II: 1. Civil liberties and Islam-some reflections on the freedom of conscience in Islam/Hamid Naseem Rafiabadi. 2. Muslim contribution to medical sciences/Hamid Naseem Rafiabadi. 3. Miskawayh on society and government/Badruddin Bhat. 4. Ibn Taimiyah-revisited-a study of his Ar-Raddo'Alal Mantaqiyin/Hamid Naseem Rafiabadi. 5. The background of the Maktubat of Shaikh Ahmad Sarhindi-a study in historical perspective/Hamid Naseem Rafiabadi. 6. Shaykh Ahmad Sarhindi's concept of Universe/Afroz Ahmad Bisati. 7. Ilmul-Al-Kalam of Shah Wali Allah of Dehalawi/Hamid Naseem Rafiabadi. 8. The philosophy of Mulla Sadra with special reference to Eschatology of Ibn Sina/Hamid Naseem Rafiabadi. 9. The Epistemology of Baqir-as-Sadar and his critique of modern western empiricist theories of knowledge/Hamid Naseem Rafiabadi. 10. From Judaism to Zionism-a legacy of human rights violations/Hamid Naseem Rafiabadi. 11. Islam and the contemporary ecological crisis with reference to population control/Hamid Naseem Rafiabadi. 12. The phenomenon of education, Islam and women-a critical preview/Hamid Naseem Rafiabadi. 13. Hope in peace and harmony from an Islamic perspective/Hamid Naseem Rafiabadi. 14. World wide scholarship on Seerah/Hamid Naseem Rafiabadi. 15. Rational sciences in medieval India/Hamid Naseem Rafiabadi. 16. Women, world religions and Islam/Hamid Naseem Rafiabadi. 17. Issues in the translation of religious texts/Aadil Amin Kak. 18. Ghazzali and Ibn Rushd-conflict and concord/Hamid Naseem Rafiabadi. 19. Biotechnology-some issues and challenges?/Firdous A. Wani. 20. Values and ethics : the Islamic perspective/Ishtiyaqh Danish. Index, and researchers and teachers of Islamic studies. The book is also mean to cater the requirements of the students of comparative religions and Islamology" (jacket) Saints and Saviours of Islam/Hamid Naseem Rafiabadi. New Delhi, Sarup and Sons, 2005, xix, 344 p., ISBN 81-7625-555. Contents: Preface. 1. Ghazzali and revival of Islamic sciences. 2. Ibn Taimiyah-an introduction. 3. The attitude of Ibn-Taimiyah to philosophy and Ilm Al Kalam. 4. Ibn Taimiyah's critique of Greek logic-a study of Ar-Raddo 'Alal-Mantiqiyin. 5. Ilmul-Al-Kalam of Shah Wali Allah of Dehalawi. 6. The background of the Maktubat of Shaikh Ahmad Sarhindi. 7. Rational sciences in medieval India. 8. Sufism in Kashmir. 9. Spiritual economy-Syed Ali Hamadani and his role in the advancement of arts and crafts in Kashmir. 10. Muslims contribution to medical sciences. Appendices. Index. "The history of Islam is full of such events, which have left their imprints on the pages of world history. Moreover, such Islamic personages have emerged on the scene from time to time, at various places of the vast Islamic world, who have rejuvenated not only the forgotten ideals and lessons of Islam, but transformed their societies as well, and left behind the legacy of great social and intellectual even scientific reformation and epistemological renaissance. The present book deals with the least known reformative, academic and social service related matters where Muslims have contributed clandestinely." (jacket)

2020

UluM-e-Islamia, 2019

Islāmic populace is influenced in every nook and corner of the world mainly, in the subcontinent of Asia including Middle Eastern Turkish, 'Arabic and Persian regions further, central and south Asians containing as Afghāns, Pakistānis and millions of Chinese and Indians while, many in the islands such as Indonesians and Malaysians, Africans as Berbers, Sudanese, Algerians, Tunisians, Swahili East Africans and west Africans while, in some countries, living as minorities too with various cultures, customs, political, social, linguistics, ethnic and some other varying aspects that are only some minor complications and differences but, in real they are more interlinked with each other through religious politics and due to their similar faiths and some cultural connections. Islāmic roots and founders gave a new way of biodiversity, consumption of technological advancements and many other theoretical frameworks to pave the way for the development of education, health, civilization and modern philosophies. This courage is all about to discover and explore the Islāmic literature review of ups and downs, antiquities, present standings, variations and treatments through this article.

SouthAsia Magazine, 2020

IIUM-ISTAC Publications, 2024

My paper is on page 148 entitled 'Reconciliation and Islamisation - A Roadmap for an Islamic Intellectual Revival. I presented this paper at ISTAC Kuala Lumpur on 23 April 2024. Abstract The Muslim world produced one of the greatest intellectual revolutions in history. Since the Colonial Period, the effort to bring about a global Islamic Revival has been a much sought after project for Muslim intellectuals worldwide. This paper studies the core principles that were instrumental in building the Islamic Intellectual Revolution (8th-18th Century CE). These core principles are identified as the centrality of the Quran in all intellectual discourse, a broad epistemological landscape and the unity of the sacred and secular sciences. This paper explores how returning to the same methodology can lead to an Islamic intellectual revival. The Quran identifies eight valid epistemic sources apart from itself while declaring itself as the Furqan (Criterion) to judge their validity. These include Sunnah, human intellect (Aql and Qiyas), Ijma (consensus), intuition (Basira), the physical universe, history and certain knowledge from other civilizations. It is the duty of the scholars to work towards an integration of knowledge derived from these different sources and thus ‘Islamize’ them. This paper identifies the core reasons for the present intellectual crisis to be rooted in an ignorance of the broad epistemological landscape of Islam. The Quran anticipates how a better understanding of the self and the cosmos, will lead to a validation of the truth of the Quran in the future. (Q 41:53) Contemporary scientific discourse has uncovered important perspectives related to these two domains, presenting a good opportunity for Muslim intellectuals to study them in the light of Islamic Thought. It is argued that science today needs a new philosophical paradigm as breakthroughs in physics and cosmology have made the current mechanistic and deterministic philosophy of science obsolete. This paper discusses how a new Islamic philosophy of science that rests on the Kalam and Sufi view of the universe and consciousness is one of the best contenders for this change in paradigm. Developments in Quantum Physics, Fine Tuned Cosmology and the hard problem of consciousness are taken as case studies to propose solutions from Islamic thought to conundrums related to them. Thus a practical guide to the Islamization of the fields of cosmology, physics, biology and neuropsychology is proposed and it is argued that this approach will inevitably revitalize Muslim Thought, reconcile physical sciences with it and thus has the potential to bring about an intellectual revival in the Ummah.

Öz: Understanding of science of Islam and West can only be comprehended within the context of the related civilisations that each has a sui generis worldviews and cosmos conceptualisation originated from their beliefs and cultures. Understanding of science of Islam is a motivation aspiring after the happiness and spiritual maturity of the individual and society, representing monotheistic knowledge, perception of existence and value that strive to prioritise the will of Allah and His intent of creating. Techno-science of the Western civilisation has preferred the constructional truth to the understanding of absolute based on the scientific knowledge targeting to instrumentalise this ideological science approach for the purpose of market economy, power and comfort, to realise the enslavement and colonialization. This paper aims, in light of philosophy, to deal with the main reasons for this situation originating from the presentation of Islamic civilisation as "primitive" and "backward" in the field of knowledge/science and Muslims suffering from this disregard and condescension against the techno-scientific progress and capital domination of the western civilisation. Abstract: İslâm ve Batı'nın bilim anlayışı, ancak ilişkili oldukları inanç ve kültür köklerinden neşet eden kendine özgü dünya görüşü ve evren tasavvuruna sahip medeniyetleri bağlamında anlaşılabilir. İslâm'ın ilim/bilim anlayışı bireyin ve toplumun kemâlini ve mutluluğunu amaçlayan bir motivasyona sahiptir. Öyle ki o, Allah'ın iradesini ve onun yaratma gayesini önceleyen tevhidî bir bilgi, varlık ve değer algısını taşımaktadır. Buna karşın Batı medeniyetinin tekno-bilimi, mutlak hakikat anlayışı yerine inşâî (itibârî) hakikati benimsemiştir. Söz konusu ideolojik bilim yaklaşımı piyasa ekonomisi, güç ve konforu hedeflemiş, kölelik ve sömürüyü hedefleyerek onları yüceltmiştir. Bu makale, özellikle son iki yüzyılda Batı medeniyetinin tekno-bilimsel gelişimi ve dünya üzerindeki kapital tahakkümü karşısında İslâm medeniyetinin bilim/ilim anlayışının geri, çaresiz ve Müslüman toplumların mahkûm ve mazlum olduğu gerçeğinden hareketle bu durumun temel nedenlerini felsefî bakış açısıyla ele alarak her iki medeniyetin bu bağlamda tasvirini yapmayı hedeflemektedir.

This is a revised, second edition, of a chapter originally by Alnoor Dhanani.