The Qur'anic Worldview: A Springboard for Cultural Reform

Chapter i
The Qur’anic Worldview and Human Culture: 1
The Qur’anic Worldview as the Foundation for Reform 1
How Did the Islamic Worldview Become Distorted? 4
The Conflict Between Revelation and Reason: Reality
or Illusion? 15
The Islamic Worldview Between the Prophet’s Companions
and the Desert Arabs 22
What is the Qur’anic Worldview? 30
Self and Other in the Qur’anic Worldview 40
The Qur’anic Worldview is One of World Peace 55
Constants and Variables in the Dimensions of Time and Place 63
A Realistic Idealism 66
Chapter ii
The Principles Embodied in the Qur’anic Worldview 73
Monotheism 73
Divinely-given Stewardship 76
Justice and Moderation 78
Freedom 80
Responsibility 84
Purposefulness 85
Morality 87
Mutual Consultation 89
Freedom and Consultation as Necessary Conditions for the
Survival of Human Civilization 92
Law-governed Scientific Comprehensiveness 97
Globalism 103
Peace 108
Reform and Construction 109
Beauty: Reality or Illusion? 111
Chapter iii
The Qur’anic Worldview: The Foundation, Starting Point,
and Inspiration for Reform and Construction 117
Chapter iv
The Islamic Worldview and Humanitarian Ethical Concepts 122
Beyond Vision: Lest We Sow the Sea 124
How Do We Develop Islamic Social Sciences and Live Out
the Islamic Vision? 130
Chapter v
The International Institute of Islamic Thought’s Plan for the
Development of University Curricula 137
A Flexible Program 141
Educational Curricula and Programs 141
A Final Word 143
Appendix 1: Equations for Reform 145
Appendix ii: Faith: A Matter of Reason, or the Miraculous? 149
Introduction 149
Rational Proof as the Best Foundation for the Authoritative
Claims of Revelation 150
Notes 165