Man and the Universe: An Islamic Perspective
Author: Mostafa al-Badawi
Genres: {'Theology', 'Religion', 'Islam'}

It is now obvious that something has gone very wrong in the West, and that psychological and social alternatives have become pressing issues. In this timely book, Dr Badawi reminds us that Islam has a historically verifiable track record for healing social chaos and individual tragedy. Sadly, the principles of Islam have all too often been suppressed by the deluge of educational materials, media and socio-economic strangulation from the West. Dr Badawi provides a powerful overview of Islamic metaphysics and unearths its spiritual, social and ethnic values as well as a diagnosis of modern man. This is an urgent piece of writing about what we are and where we are."...a modern classisc..." - ISLAMICA"In this work Dr. Badawi elucidates the islamic world-view, its timeless values and its psychological insights into the nature of man and contrasts it with the modernistic western world view. In the light of the recent events in New York and Washington, it has never been more important to seek for means of understanding." - Joel Ibrahim Kreps, M.D., Pyschiatrist"This brilliant little book will answer all your questions about Islam and, if you are willing open the door to a lifetime of illumination" - Fatma Maryam Sinclar, AuthorMany thinking people now have an inward sense that twenty-first century humanity faces stark and urgent challenges that demand wise and decisive responses. Profound illnesses call for profound remedies, and when nothing less than radical change will do, courage is essential to survival. Authentic traditional Islam provides a holistic and historically proven alternative.In this timely book, Dr. Mostafa Badawi shows that the revealed knowledge is the source of traditional wisdom, and that the Islamic faith and civilization has a verifiable 'track record' of healing individual and social disintegration. The author presents a penetrating diagnosis of the illnesses of humanity today. Together with a fascination overview of Islamic Metaphysics, unearthing its spiritual and moral values and its timeless relevance and applicability. Man and the Universe is a compelling and urgently needed piece of writing about what we can do about it.Dr. Mostafa al-Badawi is a consultant Psychiatrist and member of the Royal College of Psychiatrists. He studied under many shaykhs, foremost among whom is the late Habib Ahmad Mashur al-Haddad. Dr. Badawi is also one of the leading contemporary translators of Islamic books from Arabic to English, and his work includes Book of Assistance, The Lives of Man, Key to the Garden, and Degrees of the Soul