order were to enjoy the position of being inherent in and inseparable from the prophetic mission, Islam would become a temporary religion, relevant only to a particular period of time. For instance, under

order to be an eternal order is possible only if we admit that the practical manifestation of the Islamic mission was possible only once in human history and that, now repeating the same order for a second

is not a possibility. Another quite basic requirement is to define the mission of the Prophet of Islam as being exactly the same as that of previous prophets. Any interpretation of his mission which does

was a pro-Islam civilization. Muslim leaders failed to understand this and unnecessarily waged war against it. But the need of the hour was rather to initiate a new planning of the Islamic mission with

continued intermittently till 1291 AD, were military assaults launched by the western countries against Islam. During this time, the land of Baitul Maqdis was under Muslim rule. This land was called the holy

like waiting for a green orchard to spring up without having planted any trees. Conclusion The Islamic movement in ancient times was traditional in nature but the great signs of the Creator in nature

compiled in book form so that a scientific framework should become available to prove the veracity of Islam and enable the realization of God at a higher level. With modern civilization this possibility has

all this has now become a reality. The modern age, potentially, is the age of the emergence of Islam. The beginning of this age was marked by the research done by Galileo Galilee (1564-1642) and later

the Islamic revolution produced a favourable atmosphere, it unleashed a mighty flood of knowledge, which had been kept pent up for thousands of years by the dam of superstition. LEARNING AND ISLAM Ptolemy

Farooq. It had been destroyed much earlier, in the fourth century A.D., long before the advent of Islam. According to the Encyclopaedia Britannica, “The library survived the disintegration of Alexander’s

such an astonishing lacunae in the writing of human history. There can be no doubt that it was the Islamic revolution which made it possible for historiography to proceed on scientific lines. In known human

indeed Ibn Khaldun who gave to Europe the modern science of history. And it was Islam who bestowed this gift upon him. The Islamic revolution produced Ibn Khaldun, and Ibn Khaldun produced the contemporary

considerations. In actual fact, in the early phase of Islam (as well as in the later phase) da’wah and reform works had to be performed, without which the history of Islam would not have been complete. If the ulema

The latter is established through various nonpolitical institutions. According to the scheme of Islam, non-political institutions established at the social level have always to remain stable. In this

order were to enjoy the position of being inherent in and inseparable from the prophetic mission, Islam would become a temporary religion, relevant only to a particular period of time. For instance, under

order to be an eternal order is possible only if we admit that the practical manifestation of the Islamic mission was possible only once in human history and that, now repeating the same order for a second

is not a possibility. Another quite basic requirement is to define the mission of the Prophet of Islam as being exactly the same as that of previous prophets. Any interpretation of his mission which does

human beings. There is a relevant story in the life of the Prophet of Islam that aptly illustrates this principle. The Prophet of Islam migrated from Makkah to Madinah in 622 AD at which time there were some

some Jewish tribes living in Madinah. One day it happened that the Prophet of Islam, seated at that time, saw a funeral procession passing through a street in Madinah. On seeing the funeral, he stood up

human beings. There is a relevant story in the life of the Prophet of Islam that aptly illustrates this principle. The Prophet of Islam migrated from Makkah to Madinah in 622 AD at which time there were some

some Jewish tribes living in Madinah. One day it happened that the Prophet of Islam, seated at that time, saw a funeral procession passing through a street in Madinah. On seeing the funeral, he stood up

the Prophet of Islam received, forms part of the chapter titled Al-Alaq (No. 96) of the Quran. God said: “Read! Your Lord is the Most Bountiful One Who taught by the pen, taught man what he did not know

years. Many have wanted to learn the truth through mysticism, but after long experience found that what man finally attains through mysticism is ecstasy. But in the matter of truth ecstasy has no importance

Science & Religion’. Part I of this article appeared in the September 2015 issue of SPIRIT OF ISLAM.