ISLAMIC CIVILIZATIONTHE CHARACTERISTICS

Like the human being, every civilization has a body and a soul

The body of a civilization is its material achievements in terms of buildings, industrial facilities, machinery and anything which reflects welfare and earthly advancement.

Its soul is the set of creeds and concepts which condition the behaviors of individuals and groups, their mutual relationships and their worldview.

creed - a system of religious belief, a faith soul - the spiritual or immaterial part of a human being

There are5main characteristicsthat distinguishIslamic Civilizationfrom other past and present

successive human civilizationsand place it at an outstanding position

Based on Tawheed

it is a civilization based on Islamic faith, imbued with its values and principles

it is a monotheistic civilization based on the belief in the oneness of Allah

partly a man-made civilization, built on solid religious background of faith

the religion was a strong factor which contributed to the rise and prosperity of this civilization

Universalitya civilization with a human, universal dimension, and not associated with a particular geographic region, race or historical era

a civilization which shields all human beings, concerns all peoples and nations and has echoes that reach different parts of the world

based on the idea that Man has precedence over the rest of Allah's creatures, that all human activities should lead to the happiness and welfare of Man and that any action intended to serve this goal is a God-blessed action

precedence - the condition of being considered more important than someone or something else; priority in importance, order, or rank:

يا أيها الناس إنا خلقناكم من ذكر وأنثى وجعلناكم شعوبا

وقبائل لتعارفوا إن أكرمكم عند اهلل أتقاكم إن اهلل عليم خبير[٤٩:١٣]

O mankind! We created you from a single (pair) of a male and a female, and made you into nations and tribes, that ye may know each other (not that ye may

despise (each other). Verily the most honoured of you in the sight of Allah is (he who is) the most righteous of you. And Allah has full knowledge and is well

acquainted (with all things). (Al-Hujuraat, 13)

Moderate Rationalism

Islam is a moderate religion, not extreme or passive

The Quran is studded with the verses urging its believers to use their faculties of reasoning. It uses reason as a principle for the everyday life as well as the practical aspects of the religion.

The Quran stresses upon the acquisition of knowledge as the means for the man to know the realities in which he lives and to adapt his actions and behavior to them.

Tolerance

People with different religion

Other muslim that follow different school of thought

Certain behavior and practices of other muslim

Integrated and Balanced Civilization

a well-balanced civilization which secures fair equilibrium between the materialistic and the spiritual sides with exemplary moderation that has always been a characteristic of Islamic thought and a distinctive feature of the Islamic civilization throughout its history

No excess, no neglect, no ill-founded extremism, no recklessness.

It is a moderation built on justice and equity.

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