Concepts in Our Islamic Culture
Abstract in English:
Through the present research, which is concerned with some concepts
of the Islamic Culture, I’ve tried to assert the significance of the Islamic
Culture in establishing the Islamic character whether at the individual or
the Ummah level. This paper is divided into five chapters, introduction and
a conclusion. The introduction presents a. the necessity of immunizing the
Muslim through offering him the maximum possible of original Islamic
Culture; b. the importance and the need to studying Culture. The first
chapter focuses on a. the concept of culture, the importance of culture for
the individual, the society and education; any nation or Ummah without
culture is a nation with no identity; c. the best way for preserving a nation’s
culture is through education; d. the relationship between culture and
education is that of influence and effect; e. the objectives of the Islamic
culture that all concentrate upon bringing up the Muslim’s intellectual level
concerning understanding and applying his religion.
The second chapter presents the rise of Culture as a science, the early
writings on Culture, its scope and rank among other sciences. The third
chapter discusses the characteristics and advantages of the Islamic
Culture as godly, humane and universal culture. This in addition to its
being balanced, stable and comprehensive. The fourth chapter focuses on
three foundations for the Islamic Culture: a. the sources of the Islamic
Culture, i.e. Quran, Sunnah and Islamic heritage, b. establishing religious
continence (restraint) within the selves. c. the universality and the da’wa of
time Islamic Culture. The fifth chapter focuses on time relationship
between culture, civilization and science from an Islamic point of view.
This chapter is concluded with an important point, i.e. the roots of
civilization according to the Islamic conception. The conclusion reasserts
the importance of studying and acquiring the Islamic Culture.