The Qur’anic Worldview

Abstract

The thesis of this sophisticated book is that the rebirth of an Islamic identity
 can only be realized through a decisive replication of the Muslim community
 created through strict adherence to and implementation of the Qur’anic worldview.
 The specific details provided by AbdulHamid AbuSulayman in his attempt
 to present this thesis as credible and worthy of merit invariably expose
 the work as one of synthesis and the lifetime project of an intellectual who is
 being propelled by his wanderlust for paving the way for the Muslims’ return
 to the golden age of the Islamic heritage. For instance, he describes this book
 as his “extended reflection on the Islamic worldview” (p. xv), around which
 his scholarship and personal experience have revolved. He also cites this reflection
 as the reason why he has “grappled with … issues” relating to it from
 his early days and has continued to promote the same line of thought throughout
 his “writing career that extended half a century” (p. xx).
 The book is divided into five chapters. In chapter 1, the author discusses
 the relationship between the Qur’anic worldview and human nature. He bases
 his argument on the premise that “every cultural system is associated with an
 underlying worldview which is translated into action by means of a particular ...