Ali Zaidi discloses a largely unnoticed dialogue between Muslim and Western social thought on the search for meaning and transcendence in the human sciences. This disclosure is accomplished by a comparative reading of Muslim debates on secular knowledge on the one hand and of Western debates on the putative death of metaphysics in the human sciences on the other hand. The analysis is grounded in dialogical hermeneutics; that is, a hermeneutic approach to texts and cultural traditions that draws upon the work of Hans-Georg Gadamer and upon the insights of inter-religious dialogue.

This book is a compilation of selected papers presented at the Workshop on the Islamization of Attitudes and Practices in Science and Technology. (1408-1987). Sponsored by the Association of Muslim Scientists and Engineers (AMSE) and the International Institute of Islamic Thought (IIIT), this pioneering workshop emphasized the Islamization of attitudes and practices in the natural sciences. Until recently studies on Islamization concentrated primarily on the social sciences and humanities. This book focused on the problems and challenges of attitudes and practices in science and technology with respect to ideology, personality, education and environment of the Muslim scientists in the contemporary world. This work includes M.A.K. Lodhi's "The Making of a Scientist: The Islamizing of a Muslim Scientist"; Syed M. Amir's "science Research in Muslim countries"; S. H. Durrani's incorporation of Islamic Values in the Administration of a Science Research Institute"; and M. Mazhar Hussaini's 'Attitudes and Practices in Food Nutritional Sciences." Other highlights include "The Islamic Basis of the Coming Muslim Technological Renaissance" by Ali Kyrala and "Islamization of Attitude and Practice in Embryology" by Ibrahim B. Syed. In all, thirteen prominent scholars share their valuable insights on their respective disciplines in this book. We hope that both Muslim and non-Muslim scholars will find their work to be a valuable source of critical observations and profound germinal concepts for future development.

This book represents the perspective of a number of concerned and dedicated Muslim scholars. It is a "vision" which embodies the basic principles of Islamic methodology, coupled with an action plan to realize the reconstruction of Muslim thought and the Islamization of the humanities and the social sciences. The International Institute of Islamic Thought presents this book to the Muslim ummah as an action plan. It is meant as a guide to be adopted thereby to foster the awareness of ummah of its worth and potential, of the real causes of its civilizational crisis and of the ways and means to overcome malaise.

The American Journal of Islamic Social Sciences (AJISS) is a double blind peer-reviewed and interdisciplinary journal that publishes a wide variety of scholarly research on all facets of Islam and the Muslim world: anthropology, economics, history, philosophy and meta-physics, politics, psychology, religious law, and traditional Islam. Submissions are subject to a blind peer review process.

The idea of Islamization of Human Knowledge (IOHK) is one of the most promising intellectual agendas of Islamic resurgence and a controversial issue that has caught significant attention of both Muslim and non-Muslim thinkers of the Modern era. The pioneers of IOHK have struggled rigorously to conceptualise the idea of IOHK as an epistemological and methodological solution for the plight of Muslim Ummah. In spite of sincere devotion and committed efforts of scholars, this seminal project has been surrounded by various misconceptions. The sceptical attitude has caused some basic misunderstandings about the scope, objectives and methodology of IOHK. Realising that, this study aims to analyse the concept of IOHK based on various definitions presented by scholars. Using analytical and critical approaches, the study examines these definitions and highlights the extended scope, objectives and methodology of IOHK. It also evaluates the works of its proponents and opponents on the different perspectives. In addition, this study attempts to analyze the possible use of the term 'relevantization' for Islamic sciences which are named Islamic Revealed Knowledge Disciplines (IRKDs) in IIUM. This study notices that despite numerous hindrances and critics, the project of IOHK has gone through gradual progress in terms of its framework, scope, objectives and methodology since its inception. Its scope and objectives are extended to the production of textbooks and Islamization of disciplines to the development of Islamic thought and its methodology. This study also reveals that some disciplines like economics and Islamic banking have captured ample attention of scholars and practical efforts have been made, whereas other sciences lack serious interest in order to implement IOHK into a reality. The programme of IOHK has offered a lot in the form of a discourse and clarified its concepts which need practical implementation. However, this uphill task requires more concentrated and collective efforts holistically to achieve its goals. This study highlights the obstacles which need to be addressed by scholars.

The American Journal of Islamic Social Sciences (AJISS), established in 1984, is a quarterly, double blind peer-reviewed and interdisciplinary journal, published by the International Institute of Islamic Thought (IIIT), and distributed worldwide. The journal showcases a wide variety of scholarly research on all facets of Islam and the Muslim world including subjects such as anthropology, history, philosophy and metaphysics, politics, psychology, religious law, and traditional Islam.

This volume brings together thematically arranged articles on the relationship between Islam and science and how it has been shaped over the last century. The articles represent a broad variety of approaches and perspectives as well as reflective and analytic views and include some of the most important voices in the Islam and science discourse. This collection, which includes a special section devoted to studies that explore various aspects of the relationship between the Qur'an and science, is a valuable resource for researchers interested in gaining a greater understanding of the broader relationship between religion and science.