Read Jihad or Ijtihad - Books Library

Jihad or Ijtihad

S. Irfan Habib

4.9/5 (25256 ratings)

Description:While Europe was still stuck in the Dark Ages, scientists in the Islamic world were tranlsating Aristotle, and making huge strides in astronomy, mathematics and philosophy. Two thousand years later, the idea of 'scientific progress' seems to be locked in a hopeless war with Islam. When and how did Islam lose its enthusiasm for the workings of the natural world?S. Irfan Habib, one of the country's foremost historians, traces teh trajectomy of how 'mainstream' Islam came to question modern science - beginning with the reformers of the nineteenth century and ending with present-day idealogoues. Through the lives of famous men like Sir Syed Ahmed Khan and Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad, he demonstrates that the modern-day promulagtion of Islam and its followers as 'anti-modern' and 'anti-science' is a myth that leads, quite literally, to explosives consequences. Habib also channels his scholarship to both history and Islam to question the controversial idea of 'Islamic science' as a category distinct from 'modern', 'Eurocentric' science. In an engaging, easy style that belies the weightiness of the questions it seeks to answer, Jihad or Itijihad challenges both stereotypes and propaganda. This book places in perspective the relationship between Islam and science today.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Jihad or Ijtihad. To get started finding Jihad or Ijtihad, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

Pages: 192

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: Harper Collins

Release: 2012

ISBN: 9350293757

Description: While Europe was still stuck in the Dark Ages, scientists in the Islamic world were tranlsating Aristotle, and making huge strides in astronomy, mathematics and philosophy. Two thousand years later, the idea of 'scientific progress' seems to be locked in a hopeless war with Islam. When and how did Islam lose its enthusiasm for the workings of the natural world?S. Irfan Habib, one of the country's foremost historians, traces teh trajectomy of how 'mainstream' Islam came to question modern science - beginning with the reformers of the nineteenth century and ending with present-day idealogoues. Through the lives of famous men like Sir Syed Ahmed Khan and Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad, he demonstrates that the modern-day promulagtion of Islam and its followers as 'anti-modern' and 'anti-science' is a myth that leads, quite literally, to explosives consequences. Habib also channels his scholarship to both history and Islam to question the controversial idea of 'Islamic science' as a category distinct from 'modern', 'Eurocentric' science. In an engaging, easy style that belies the weightiness of the questions it seeks to answer, Jihad or Itijihad challenges both stereotypes and propaganda. This book places in perspective the relationship between Islam and science today.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Jihad or Ijtihad. To get started finding Jihad or Ijtihad, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

Special Offer | $0.00

Special Offer! | $0.00

Jihad or Ijtihad

Jihad or Ijtihad

More Books

Inquilab: Bhagat Singh on Religion & Revolution

Inquilab: Bhagat Singh on Religion & Revolution

Histories of the Sciences and the Politics of History: Essays in Honour of S. Irfan Habib

Histories of the Sciences and the Politics of History: Essays in Honour of S. Irfan Habib

Indian Nationalism: The Essential Writings

Indian Nationalism: The Essential Writings

To Make the Deaf Hear: Ideology and Programme of Bhagat Singh and His Comrades

To Make the Deaf Hear: Ideology and Programme of Bhagat Singh and His Comrades

Maulana Azad: A Life

Maulana Azad: A Life

Situating the History of Science: Dialogues with Joseph Needham

Situating the History of Science: Dialogues with Joseph Needham

Social History of Science in Colonial India (Oxford in India Readings: Themes in Indian History)

Social History of Science in Colonial India (Oxford in India Readings: Themes in Indian History)

The Agrarian System of Mughal India 1556-1707 (Third Edition) (Oxford India Perennials Series)

The Agrarian System of Mughal India 1556-1707 (Third Edition) (Oxford India Perennials Series)

Essays in Indian History: Towards a Marxist Perception (Anthem South Asian Studies)

Essays in Indian History: Towards a Marxist Perception (Anthem South Asian Studies)