Islamic Revival

The following is the translation of a chapter from the Arabic book 'Al-Fikr al-Islami' (The Islamic Thought) by Sheikh Mohammad bin Mohammad Ismael Abduh, an Assistant Professor at the Egyptian University (now known as Cairo University) in the past. Fear is one of the external appearances of the survival instinct. Its existence in man is inevitable because it is a part of his creation and it existed in him naturally with his creation. However, it is like other external appearances of the survival instinct such as sovereignty, defence, and compassion and others, even like those of other instincts, which are the religiousness and reproduction; it does not appear unless there is a motive. If there is no such motive, fear will not appear at all. This motive, which provokes fear, is the same like any other motive that provokes any of the instincts. It is either a tangible physical thing, or a thought that is connected with it or related to it. However, this physical tangible thing

The following is the translation of a chapter from the Arabic book 'Al-Fikr al-Islami' (The Islamic Thought) by Sheikh Mohammad bin Mohammad Ismael Abduh, an Assistant Professor at the Egyptian University (now known as Cairo University) in the past. Concepts of Islam are not priestly ones, nor pure metaphysical ( ghaybi ) ones. They are rather thoughts that have practical meanings that the mind can comprehend directly when it is capable to do so. Or it comprehends what they indicate of in a definite rather then speculative way when it is unable to comprehend them directly, thus it would comprehend the tangible which these meanings indicate, in a decisive way and without any doubt. All the Islamic concepts are subject to sensation directly, or what they indicate is subject to sensation directly. In other words all the thoughts of Islam are concepts, for they are either comprehended by the mind, or they result from a thing comprehended by the mind, ie, the mind indicated it.

In the International arena today, America continues to project itself as the lone unrivaled global power. Despite its ailments and suffering economy, and the setbacks in its decade long wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, it continues to lay claim as a superpower.  In the past few years, America has opened new war fronts. From the escalations in Somalia, Drone strikes in Yemen and Pakistan, and assault on Libya, America has either ventured alone, or with its NATO allies. The Muslim world is engulfed in this imperialist storm. In spite of the enormous resources, the Muslim world has witnessed turmoil in her lands, as a result of her rulers sheepishly giving into the demands of the US.  This is the grim reality of the Muslim lands with respect to the US at present. It’s a well established fact, that historically Muslims had been a major world power for centuries, under the Caliphate. Much has been written and known about the glorious era of Muslims under the Caliphate. The centers of learning