Comments on Article by Mohammad Shahbaz Manj, published in Monthly Shariah, Feb 2014 issue, pages 25 to 34). 1) Authors over-simplistic presumption about reactions to ‘Maghribi fikr’: The author begins (ref: pg 25) with an extremely oversimplified classification of reactions to ‘Maghribi fikr’ -either accept all or reject all. Interestingly both these extreme positions are in minority, while the biggest chunk of reaction (ignored by the author … not sure if deliberately or unknowingly) lies along a whole broad spectrum ranging from apologists to compromising positions (Muslim nationalists, Islamic modernists, Revisionists, Traditionalists etc.). The main criterion of placement on this wide spectrum is their (own) level of intellectual slavery to ‘maghribi fikr’. Clearly they do not understand the true nature of Capitalist Order nor its workings prevalent today (and see for what it is … a jahilliya). Many Islamic modernists are emotionally sincere muslims who (incorrectly) believe that ‘maghrib’ became successful by borrowing certain elements of Islam, which the muslims themselves failed to follow and thus are materially unsuccessful today. These Islamic modernists/nationalists have taken upon the task of revising Islam by incorporating those ‘certain’ elements that they distil from ‘maghribi fikr’. The author reveals (on pgs 33-34) similar tendencies when he tries to argue contributions/influences of Islam on mediaeval ‘scientific progress’. [The interesting point about the ‘contribution/influence’ discussion is how the facts/issues are reverse interpreted in hindsight … for example the Alchemist , much celebrated today by Islamic modernists, as they provide ancestral link to modern chemistry, were actually the scum of Islamic society in their own days - motived by greed, wanting to turn base metal to gold, they hid in dark corners and wrote in coded symbolism … they were criminals back then but muslims want to celebrate them today … talk about changing times !! … Similar is the case with this ‘limited’ list of muslim medieval intellectuals … likes of Al-kindi, Ibn-Sina, Farabi etc. … most of whom were open drunkards and had strayed away from the righteous path (also had fatwas issued against them) ] By: Syed Zeeshan Arshad
Posted on: Wed, 05 Feb 2014 17:28:55 +0000
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