Abstract

The nature of scientific verification of knowledge distinguishes it from mystical knowledge in empirical sciences. Islam is a religion and a civilization, historically connecting various stages of human history for more than fourteen centuries. The Islamic ethics and law “Sharia’h” are coherent legal system to protect private property within a comprehensive and rational system. Capitalism and the industrial revolution of western world dramatically transformed resulting in a socio-economic schism consequently emerged as a domineer for existence and affected the Islamic world. The secular and rationalized legal framework needed capitalism, which is incompatible with the nature of Islamic law. The western science in this civilization is also separated from morality and noble values because it has adopted materialistic philosophies and ideologies, such as Pragmatism, Darwinism, Existentialism and any other philosophy that is against the Islamic religion.
 keywords: Islamic civilization, western world, empirical sciences, Islamic ethics, Islamic law “Shari’ah”, materialistic, human History.

Highlights

  • Human civilizations are a successively linked sequence

  • When the star of this civilization, in its turn was set the sun of Islamic civilization that are based upon creed, knowledge, justice and noble values began to rise over humanity

  • It is channeled to the direction of morality. This is the essential difference between Islamic civilization and the modern European civilization

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Summary

Introduction

Human civilizations are a successively linked sequence. Each link leads to a link that follows. Injustice and vices were widespread and virtues killed the civilization would worsen and vanish If these three values ( knowledge – justice – noble morality ) are available and maintained in any society it will be nominated to be at the helm of a sustainable civilization. As for the modern European civilization it tends to destroy humanity because religion in this civilization is separated from science and politics due to the historical animosity between clergymen and scientists since the mediaeval ages. Science in this civilization is separated from morality and noble values because it has adopted materialistic philosophies and ideologies, such as Pragmatism, Darwinism, Existentialism and any other philosophy that is against the religion[1].

Empirical Natural Sciences
Islamic Civilization
The Role Of Islamic Civilization In Enhancing Empirical Sciences
The Method of Scientific Research Among the Arab and Muslims
Excerpts From The Sayings And Writings Of Arab Scholars On Scientific Method
Western World
Correlation
Conclusion
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