{"product_id":"western-civilization-islam-and-abul-hasan-ali-nadwi-9789394770997","title":"Western Civilization - Islam and Muslims","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eWestern Civilization: Islam and Muslims\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e examines a central modern question for Muslim societies: how to respond to the expanding influence of Western thought, education, and social forms without losing Islamic identity. Written as a historical assessment, the book surveys attitudes ranging from isolation and neutrality to selective adoption and full westernization, and evaluates their consequences across the Muslim world. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcross its chapters, the work traces major currents of modernism and westernization-highlighting the role of education, cultural planning, and intellectual leadership-while recording how ideas and institutions were received, resisted, or imitated in different regions. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt argues that the challenge is not hypothetical, but a real and urgent civilizational problem requiring clear principles, moral restraint, and mature judgment. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe author also frames a \"permanent role\" for the Muslim world grounded in faith, learning, and reform-affirming that Muslims must neither reject all that is useful nor surrender to uncritical imitation, but distinguish beneficial knowledge from harmful values. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIdeal for: \u003c\/strong\u003e scholars and students of Islamic thought, modern Muslim intellectual history, comparative civilization studies, and library collections seeking a disciplined, historically grounded critique of westernization from within the Islamic scholarly tradition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Abul Hasan Ali Nadwi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 9394770992\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9789394770997\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Nadwi Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/02\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 268\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.56d","brand":"Abul Hasan Ali Nadwi","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49084109586687,"sku":"9789394770997","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/western-civilization-islam-and-abul-hasan-ali-nadwi-9789394770997","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}