Conceptual paradigms of West and Islam: a study in terminology

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dc.contributor.authorShafia Jamil
dc.date.accessioned2013-03-16T14:20:38Z
dc.date.available2013-03-16T14:20:38Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.description.abstract“Conceptual Paradigms of West and Islam: A Study in Terminology” is basically a comparison between concepts of two major civilizations of West and Islam. In this thesis Western worldview is discussed which primarily is based on Humanism, Secularism, Enlightenment etc. whereas Islamic worldview is a product of divine revelation. Comparing Epistemology of the two, it has been discussed that Scienticism, a product of Western worldview, is the source of Western knowledge, while divine knowledge is the source of Islamic Epistemology, without negating the subordinate role of reason. In the comparative study of religious terminologies, it has been noticed that the role of religion (Christianity) is limited in the Western society, while in Islamic paradigm religion (Deen) plays a pivotal role in organization and working of society and state. Political terminologies of Western and Islamic concepts have also been analyzed. It is pertinent to note that sovereignty in Western civilization belongs to humans and individuals while in Islamic civilization sovereignty belongs to Allah which leads to domination of Shariah (divine law) over human intellect but it does not negate role of reason rather it regulates it in the form of Ijtehad giving it a subordinate position.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://escholar.umt.edu.pk/handle/123456789/723
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of Management and Technologyen_US
dc.subjectM.Phil Thesisen_US
dc.subjectHumanismen_US
dc.subjectSecularismen_US
dc.subjectEnlightenmenten_US
dc.subjectIslamic concepts
dc.subjectCivilization, Western
dc.titleConceptual paradigms of West and Islam: a study in terminologyen_US
dc.titleConceptual paradigms of west and islam: a study in terminologyen_us
dc.typeThesisen_US
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