USC
Compendium of Muslim Texts
In the Name of Allah.
the Compassionate, the Merciful,
Praise be to Allah, Lord of the Universe,
and Peace and Prayers be upon
His Final Prophet and Messenger


Crisis in the Muslim Mind

About This Book

'AbdulHamid A. AbuSulayman

translation by

Yusuf Talal DeLorenzo

The International Institute of Islamic Thought
Herndon, Virginia USA

Islamic Methodology (1)

© Copyright 1414/1993 by
The International Institute of Islamic Thought


Contents

FOREWORD

PREFACE TO THE ARABIC EDITION

PREFACE TO THE ENGLISH EDITION

Chapter One

Contemporary Islamic Asalah:
  • The Only Solution
  • The Historical Roots of the Crisis
  • The Crux of the Crisis and the Future of the Ummah

Chapter Two

The Traditional Methodology Of Islamic Thought: Assessment and Critique

Shari'ah and Non-Shari'ah Sciences
Neglect of the Social Sciences
The Conflict Between Reason and Revelation
Our Intellectual Heritage:

  • Pas, Present, and Future

Chapter Three

Principles in the Methodology of Islamic Thought
The Basic Concepts:

  • The purposeful Nature of Creation
  • Objectivity of Truth
  • Freedom
  • Tawakkul
  • Causality

Islamic Methodology: Means and Application

Chapter Four

Requirements for Establishing the Islamic Civilizational Sciences
Classifying Islamic Texts
Dimensions of Existence
The Impartiality of Truth

Chapter Five

The Premises of the Social Sciences
Islamization and the Science of Education
Islamization and Political Science
Islam, Science, and Technology

Chapter Six

Islam and the Future
Islamization and Academic Institutions
The Future Course of Humanity
Islamization is the Issue of the Ummah