Islam and the Plight of Modern Man By Nasr, Seyyed Hossein

ISBN: 9781903682043
Author: Nasr, Seyyed Hossein
Book Binding: Softcover
Publication year: 2002
Language: English
Description
About This Book:
Islamic law is Kamali's area of specialty, especially in the fields of legal theory, jurisprudence, and ethics. He has made substantial contributions to the discipline by writing various books and essays on these topics. His writings stand out for their painstaking research, thorough analysis, and commitment to both traditional Islamic texts and current legal issues. Nasr examines the difficulties and conflicts that contemporary people experience in the context of a world that is changing quickly in this particular book. In especially from an Islamic viewpoint, he examines the deep effects of modernity, materialism, and secularism on people and civilizations. This is a revised and updated edition of this seminal work on the responses of Islam to the modern world. Starting with the present-day condition of man in the modern world and the dilemma of the present day Muslim, Seyyed Hossein Nasr discusses the interchange that has continued between Islam and the West over the centuries. The author then proceeds to examine the profound struggle in the Muslim world between the Islamic tradition
About The Author:
Nasr offers a thorough analysis of the contemporary worldview and its effects on human existence. He contends that modernity's disregard for spiritual and transcendent aspects has resulted in a crisis of meaning, values, and purpose in people's lives. Nasr emphasizes the importance of Islam as a complete and all-encompassing framework that can answer the existential problems facing contemporary man. The book explores a number of facets of Islamic philosophy, spirituality, and ethics and offers insights into how the Islamic heritage offers direction and answers to the problems of modernity. Nasr places a strong emphasis on the value of rediscovering one's spiritual roots, reestablishing a healthy balance between the material and spiritual sides of life, and developing a more profound awareness of God.