????? ???? ??????? ????????? Knowledge: Foundation of Islamic Civilization

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????? ???? ??????? ????????? Knowledge
Foundation of Islamic Civilization
??? ???? ?????? ?????? In the Name of Allah, Most
Gracious, Most Merciful

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• ???? ???? ?????? ???????? ???????? - ??????
• ????? ??????? ????? 4/3/5200
• Salah Soltan, Ph.D
• President of American Center of Islamic Research
  (ACIR)
• Director of Fatwa Education Center in Columbus,
  Ohio
• University of Maryland Sunday 4/3/2005

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Overview
????? ???? ??????? ????????? Knowledge
Foundation of Islamic Civilization
??????? ?????? ???????? Abstraction Level
????? ??????? Sunnah
?????? ?????? Holy Quran
??????? ??????? Behavioral Level
??????? (???????) Islamic Law (Shariah)
??????? Character
??????? Creed
??????? ???????? Implementation Level
????? ???????? Civilized Nation
??????? ??????? Civilized Society
????? ??????? ???????? Balanced,Civilized Individu
al
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???? ??????? ?????? ????????First Abstraction
Level
Holy Quran Subject Number of
Repetitions Knowledge 865 Contemplation 284 Quest
ioning 129 Intellect 049 Reflection 044
?????? ?????? ??????? ??????? 865 ????? 284 ???
??? 129 ????? ? 49 ????? 44 ??????
Authentic Tradition Examples from Sahih
Bukharis Book of Knowledge 1 - Knowledge
before action brings you closer to Allah 2 -
Whomever Allah wills good for him grants him the
understanding of religion 3 - Learning precedes
authority and responsibility 4 - Travel in search
of knowledge 5 - Learning in youth or adulthood
for men and women 6 - The creation of Allah
repents for the teacher
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???? ??????? ?????? ????????First Abstraction
Level
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From the fruits 130 scholars and leaders of the
Companions graduated from the school of Quran and
Sunnah as mentioned in 1 Al Muhalla by ibn
Hazm 2 The Enlightened Thought by al
Thaalby 3 Ilaam Al Muwaqqieen by ibn al
Qayyim
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????? ??? ??????? ???????Second Behavioral
Level
??????? ??????? Behavioral Level
??????? Creed
??????? Character
??????? (???????) Islamic Law (Shariah)
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????? ??? ??????? ???????Second Behavioral
Level
???? ??????? First Creed
Eradication from accepting transgression And
whomsoever rejects transgression
Restoration by faith in the Almighty And he
believes in Allah
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Islam To Allah belongs the creation and authority

• Communism
• and Atheism
• No God
• No creation
• No authority

• Secularism
• Accepting the concept of creation
• Rejecting the
• authority of the creator

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????? ??? ??????? ???????Second Behavioral
Level
????? ??????? Second Character
????? ?????? ??????? Restoring the noble
character Truthfulness - ????? Decency -
????? Honesty - ??????? Generosity -
????? Courage - ???????
????? ?? ?????? ??????? Eradicating the bad
character ????? - Lying ????? -
Lowliness ??????? - Betrayal ????? - Greed ?????
- Cowardliness
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????? ??? ??????? ???????Second Behavioral
Level
????? ??????? (???????) Third Islamic Law
(Shariah)

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Rituals Purification Prayers Fasting Charity Pilg
rimage
Interactions Systems of Law and
Government Constitution Administration Social Publ
ic Relations Education
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????? ??? ??????? ???????? ???????Third
Implementation Level
1. ????? ????? ????????
1. The Balanced, Civilized Individual
?????? ????? ????? His relationship with Allah
??????? ????????? Long term planning
?????? ????? ??? ?????? His relationship with his
pagan father
????? ??????? ???? ?????? Prophet Abraham
?????? ??????? (??????? ???????) His
relationship with political establishments (Nimrod
Pharaoh)
?????? ?????? His relationship with his wife
?????? ??????? His relationship with his children
?????? ??????? His relationship with his society
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????? ??? ??????? ???????? ???????Third
Implementation Level
2. ????? ??????? ?????
2. The Civilized Society
?????? ????????? ??? ????? Society living
in luxury and abundance
?? ???? ??? ?????? ?? ???? ????? Forgiving
Lord Vastness of Allahs mercy
???? ?????? ???? ???? Pristine environment
????? ???. Kingdom of Sheba
????? ????????? Ease of travel
????? Safety
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????? ????? ??? 18?19 And We set, between them
and the towns which We had blessed, towns easy to
be seen, and We made the journey between
them easy, saying Travel in them safely both by
night and day. 3418-19
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????? ??? ??????? ???????? ???????Third
Implementation Level
3- ????? ???????
3. The Civilized Nation
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Enlightened Political Model
????? ??? ?????? ?? ??????? ???? ????? ???? Ali
ibn AbuTalib Situation with the Jew who
picked up sword
????? ??? ?? ?????? ?????? ??? ?????? ???? ????
??? Omar ibn al Khattab Exacting justice
from The son of the ruler of Egypt a Copt
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???? Omar ibn al Khattab The Copt Churches In
Palestine and Egypt
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??????????? Prophet Solomon Peak of Justice and
Technological Advancement
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???????Conclusion
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Knowledge in Islam is the key to building a
strong foundation for civilization