Muslim fundamentalism : an analysis of contemporary Islamic thought and Islamic worldview /
Fundamentalism has become an important phenomenon in the debate of global politics for academicians, scholars and policymakers especially in the post-World War Two era. It has been defined with a religious connotation to implicate dogma, backwardness and irrational discourse in the contemporary soci...
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| Format: | Thesis |
| Language: | English |
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| Online Access: | http://studentrepo.iium.edu.my/handle/123456789/9720 |
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| Summary: | Fundamentalism has become an important phenomenon in the debate of global politics for academicians, scholars and policymakers especially in the post-World War Two era. It has been defined with a religious connotation to implicate dogma, backwardness and irrational discourse in the contemporary society. Religious fundamentalism has been identified to be the root cause of radical and extremist ideology and it has been linked to Islamic belief and teachings to imply its source. Terms like, Islamic fundamentalism, Islamism, Islamist, Islamization, political Islam or revolutionary Islam are vaguely used to refer to Muslims or Islamic movements. This study aims to assess and analyze the claims of fundamentalism and its relevancy to Islamic worldview, and Islamic teachings. It explores the origin and history of fundamentalism from a historical perspective along with the scholarly description of the term. It further explores the areas of Islamic thought and Islamic worldview to understand if the claims of fundamentalism are based on truth or a myth. Finally, it explores the culture of modernism and postmodernism to understand its compatibility or incompatibility with Islamic teachings and lifestyle. This research is library based that relies on books, academic articles and online database. The study concludes that fundamentalism is being associated and exploited within the contemporary discourse of Islamic revival to reduce its implication and relevance to the contemporary world. The distinctive and complex nature of fundamentalism cannot be employed as a general statement without understanding the historical background and contextual development to Islam or Islamic thought. The study also found that classical and mainstream Islamic thought and worldview are not responsible for rise of fundamentalism (as defined by the non-Muslim world); in fact, Islamic teachings, as manifested in the history of Islamic civilization, are the source of creativity, dynamism and development. |
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| Item Description: | Abstracts in English and Arabic. "A dissertation submitted in fulfilment of the requirement for the degree of Master in Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Heritage in Usul al-Din and Comparative Religion." --On title page. |
| Physical Description: | x, 110 leaves : illustrations ; 30cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (leaves 103-110). |