Islam aur Maghrib ki Tehzeebi-o-Syasi Kashmakash
(The cultural and political struggle between Islam and the West)
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Author: Professor Khurshid Ahmad Editor: Khalid Rahman Binding: Paperback Pages: 336 Language: Urdu Year/Edition: 2021 ISBN: 978-969-448-800-4 Price: PKR850/- | $18 Publisher: IPS Press Content | E-Flyer |
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About the Book
The first chapter of “The cultural and political struggle between Islam and the West”, Part I, discusses the causes and effects of the conflict, pointing out the current crisis of human development and civilization. At the same time, the book clarifies the basic principles and values of Islamic civilization and explains the strategy for the Islamic formation of the world system. The second section consists of five chapters including articles on the kingpin of modern Western civilization, the US government’s global agenda, and its strategy towards the Muslim world. The third part is based on some of the important issues raised during the cultural conflict. These include governance, democracy and legislation, freedom of expression, especially in the context of blasphemy, population, family planning and economic development, as well as the growing trend of marriage of choice and suicide. The last two articles bring into light Iqbal’s thoughts on the revival of Islamic civilization, which provide equal guidance for Muslims around the world, and the problems of those living in the West and other non-Muslim societies as well as their plan of action to address it. The cultural conflict between Islam and the West is a very broad topic. There are many aspects to this topic including philosophical concepts, scholarly discussions, or historical perspectives.
This is the fourth book of IPS’ Press series Armughan-e-Khurshid, which contains speeches and articles of Professor Khurshid Ahmad. The series also includes the following publications:
- Pakistan ki Nazriati Asaas: Nifaz-e-Shariyat aur Madina ki Islami Riasat
(The Ideological Basis of Pakistan: The Implementation of Shari’ah and the Islamic State of Madina) - Dehshat Gardi ke Khilaaf Jang: Pak-Amreeka Taa’wun aur uske Asraat (Volume 1)
(The War on Terror: Pak-US Cooperation and Its Implications {Vol 1}) - Dehshat Gardi ke Khilaaf Jang: Pak-Amreeka Taa’wun aur uske Asraat (Volume 2)
(The War on Terror: Pak-US Cooperation and Its Implications {Vol 2}) - Aeen – Ikhtiaraat ka Tawazun aur Tarz-e-Hukumrani
(Constitution: Balance of Power and the Style of Governance) - Pakistani Maeeshat ki Soorat-e-Haal: Masayel, Asbaab aur Lahia-e-Amal
(The State of the Pakistan’s Economy: Problems, Causes and Strategies)
About the Author
Professor Khurshid Ahmed (born March 2, Delhi) is a renowned thinker, politician, economist, author and researcher, and is one of the few Pakistani personalities to have a global reputation as an advocate for Pakistan and the Muslim Ummah. One of the major facets of his introduction is his long association with the Jamaat-e-Islami. However, he is such an intellectual and leader with whom even those with intellectual and political differences are convinced of his sincerity, scholarship and patriotism. Prof. Khurshid Ahmed remained a member of the Senate for 22 years, excluding a short hiatus, from 1985 to 2012. He had also served as Minister for Planning and Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission. In 1979, he laid the foundation of the Institute of Policy Studies in Islamabad and served as its chairman until 2021. He is the Founding Trustee of the International Islamic University; Chairman of the Mark Field Institute of Higher Education, Leicester, UK; Board of Governors of the University of Management Sciences, Lahore; and Chairman of the Islamic Foundation, UK. Prof. Khurshid Ahmed has edited and authored more than 100 books in Urdu and English. These books and essays have been translated and published in many languages including Arabic, French, Turkish, Bengali, Japanese, German, Indonesian, Hindi, Chinese, Korean, Persian and others. PhD dissertations in leading universities in Malaysia, Turkey and Germany have been written on Professor Khurshid Ahmad. In recognition of his academic and research services, he was awarded with a PhD in Islamic Economics by the University of Malaya, Malaysia, PhD in literature by Loughborough University, UK, in 2004, and a PhD in education by the International Islamic University of Malaysia.
Prof. Khurshid Ahmad was conferred with the highest award by the Islamic Development Bank in 1989 for his valuable contributions to Islamic Economics, while the Saudi government awarded him the Shah Faisal Award in 1990 for his services to Islam at the international level. In addition, in recognition of his services in 1990, the Government of Pakistan awarded him the highest civilian honor, the Nishan-e-Imtiaz.
