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Said Nursi and the Islam-West Discourse

Said Nursi and the Islam-West Discourse

Hamid, Zubair

Paperback

Series: Springerbriefs in Religious Studies

Islam

ISBN10: 3032148073
ISBN13: 9783032148070
Publisher: Springer
Published: Jan 22 2026
Pages: 113
Weight: 0.45
Height: 0.30 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English

This book investigates the complex and evolving relationship between Islam and the West, tracing its origins from the Prophet Muhammad's time to the present day. It argues that while this relationship has often been marked by conflict, through wars, colonization, and political rivalries, it has also been a conduit for significant intellectual, cultural, and economic exchange. The book offers a historical overview of key encounters such as al-Andalus, the Crusades, European imperialism, and post-9/11 debates, highlighting both confrontation and cooperation. It also examines Muslim intellectual responses to Western modernity, focusing on figures such as Jamal al-Din Afghani, Muhammad Abduh, Ali Shariati, Allama Iqbal, and Ottoman/Turkish thinkers like Said Halim Pasha, Namık Kemal, and Ziya Gökalp. The book further places special emphasis on the thought of Bediüzzaman Said Nursi (1876-1960), one of the most influential yet underexplored Muslim intellectuals of the twentieth century. Living through the collapse of the Ottoman Empire, two world wars, and the rise of the Turkish Republic, Nursi developed an original approach to the challenges of secularism, atheism, and declining religious education. His writings and activism aimed to preserve Islamic faith in the modern age while resisting uncritical Westernization.

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