Islam Between East and West
Publisher: Islamic Book Trust
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 346
ISBN-13: 9789675062414
Description: This work by Alija Izetbegovic, the late first president of Bosnia and Herzegovina, following its tragic birth from the ashes of Yugoslavia, was first published in 1984 when he was imprisoned by the Communists. It analyses the West's denial of Islam and the contributions made by Muslims in comparing the offerings of secular and Islamic civilization. It shows where the two meet and part, investigating along the way art, morality, culture and law. Banned in France, this book was a bestseller throughout the rest of Europe in the 1980s, and is now for the first time being re-issued in a new and improved format.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Author’s Note; title: About the Theme; title: Part I; title: Premises: Consideration about Religion; title: 1 Creation and Evolution; title: 2 Culture and Civilisation; title: 3 The Phenomenon of Art; title: 4 Morality; title: 5 Culture and History; title: 6 Drama and Utopia; title: Part II; title: Islam—Bipolar Unity; title: 7 Moses—Jesus—Muḥammad; title: 8 Islam and Religion; title: 9 The Islamic Nature of Law; title: 10 Ideas and Reality; title: 11 ‘The Third Way’ Outside Islam; title: Supplement: Submission to God; title: Appendix: Table of the Opposites; title: Index