An Islamic Perspective Of Knowledge And Civilisation

Author: Kabuye Uthman Sulaiman
Publisher: IIUM Press
ISBN: 9789674914851
Year: 2025
Pages: 208
Weight: 338g
Price: RM40

This book offers an essential guide to the concepts of knowledge and civilisation in Islam. It presents a bird's-eye view from the Islamic perspective, serving as a reference rather than an encyclopedia. While it does not cover every topic related to knowledge and civilisation, it focuses on answering key questions such as the Islamic perspective on knowledge and civilisation, the relationship between knowledge, information and data, the formation of civilisation, the role of urban settlements, and the importance of knowledge in shaping civilisation. Although much has been written on these themes, the author argues that more remains to be explored. The book is divided into two main sections, one on knowledge and the other on civilisation, and begins by examining the concept of reality and the interplay between epistemology, ontology and axiology. 

KABUYE UTHMAN SULAIMAN, Assoc. Prof Dr. holds a PhD in Islamic Thought, a Master's in Usuluddin and Comparative Religion, and a Bachelor's degree in Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Political Science from IIUM. Beyond academia, he actively engages in community education and outreach through teaching, public talks, and advisory roles in non-profit organisations dedicated to promoting Islamic thought and practice. He currently serves as Head of the Department of Fundamental and Inter-Disciplinary Studies at the AbdulHamid AbuSulayman Kulliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences, IIUM, and as Editor-in-Chief of Al-Risalah: Journal of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences (ARJIHS).