en تخصصي Special پژوهشي Research <p style="text-align: justify;">The present crisis of the Muslim world is not entirely due to external forces but also&nbsp;what is internal within the common understanding of Islam. Internally, it is not only&nbsp;theological or religious but essentially philosophical. While the West denies Islam its&nbsp;place within mainstream philosophical system, there has not been adequate attention paid&nbsp;to this by the Islamic scholarship itself and then to assert Islam&rsquo;s historical place and role&nbsp;within the history of philosophy. However, I do not separate philosophy from religion,&nbsp;but it is important to emphasise the central role of philosophy of Islam in the history of&nbsp;human knowledge. This role has been somewhat marginalized or has become submerged&nbsp;under the weight of the primacy of and emphasis on religious ceremonies, which are&nbsp;essential but they are only a way of reaching what Qur&rsquo;an demands from us in relation&nbsp;to humanity at large. It is in fact due to the somewhat forgetfulness of this fundamental&nbsp;responsibility that most of the Muslim world seems to have now fallen into the abyss of&nbsp;pathetic condition of ignorance (jehalit), confusion and disillusionment. This abyss is&nbsp;so deep that mere dedication to fundamental religious practices, or what have become&nbsp;obsessive ceremonies, cannot save us from what may be an impending catastrophe. Only&nbsp;true knowledge, of ourselves and others, can lead us not only to the true path of our&nbsp;salvation as Muslims but also of humanity as a whole.</p> 130 133 http://kimiahonar.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-1-133&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Rasheed Araeen Rasheedaraeen@googlemail.com 10031947532846001156 10031947532846001156 Yes