Islamic Civilisation and The Modern World: Thematic Essays
Osman Bakar
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9789991712703
Contents
Chapter 1
Islamic Civilisation as a Global Presence with Special Reference to its Knowledge Culture
Chapter 2
The Qur'anic Identity of the Muslim Ummah: Tawhidic Epistemology as its Foundation and Sustainer
Chapter 3
Islam's Destiny: A Civilisational Bridge between the East and the West
Chapter 4
Comparative Notes on Qutb al-Din al-Shirazi's and Ibn Khaldun's Classifications of the Sciences: A Turning Point in Islamic Intellectual History
Chapter 5
The Spiritual and Ethical Foundation of Science and Technology in Islamic Civilisation
Chapter 6
Islamic Medical and Public Health System
Chapter 7
The Role of Cosmology in the Cultivation of the Arts: Addressing Aesthetic Needs in Islamic Civilisation
Chapter 8
Environmental Health and Welfare as an Important Aspect of Civilisational Islam
Chapter 9
The Golden Age of Science in Islamic Spain
Chapter 10
Islam's Contributions to Human Civilisation with Special Reference to Science and Scientific Culture
Chapter 11
Islam and the Three Waves of Globalisation: The Southeast Asian Experience
Chapter 12
Islam as a Shaping Force of Cultural Identity in Southeast Asia: The Case of the Malay-Islamic Identity
Chapter 13
The Identity Crisis of the Contemporary Muslim Ummah: The Loss of Tawhidic Epistemology as Its Root Cause
Chapter 14
The Place and Role of Maqasid al-Shari'ah in the Ummah's Twenty-First Century Civilisational Renewal