By Mufti Husain Kadodia
Title: ماذا خسر العالم بانحطاط المسلمين-ابن كثير
Vols: 1
Author: أبو الحسن الندوي
Publisher: ابن كثير-دمشق
Cover & Pages: Hard-440pg
Price: R185, was R235
While many of us of heard of this book, many are unaware of what it really covers. This amazing work was probably the key to Mawlana Abu ‘l-Hasan an-Nadwi’s widespread acceptance amongst the Arab World. There have been over 60 editions of this great work!
Here is a summary of this masterpiece:
This book is of central conceptual importance in serving as a basis for the revival of the Islamic Civilizations.
It explains the revolution which Islam brought to the world, and how the rise of Islam had beneficial impacts on spreading values of mercy, compassion, justice and tolerance, throughout the world.
Similarly, the decline of Islam had adverse effects as these enlightened values were replaced by the darkness of ignorance which currently surrounds us.
The history of humanity is seen from an Islamic framework, as the rise and fall of civilizations, governed by rules emanating from Divine Guidance and Justice of Allah, based on the laws explained in the Quran, but now forgotten by Muslims.
The book is divided into Eight Chapters:
Chapter 1: Darkness in the World, before the Advent of Islam
Chapter 2: The Advent of Prophet Mohammad
Chapter 3: Era of Muslim Ascendance
Chapter 4: The Decline of Islamic Civilization
Chapter 5: The Rise of the West and its Effects.
Chapter 6: Losses due to Western Leadership of the Word.
Chapter 7: The Revival of Islam
Chapter 8: Arab Leadership
(Taken from azprojects.wordpress.com)
Essentially, this book beautifully shows our decline has caused the entire world to lose the huge benefits of the Islamic Value System and it is now suffering from the harms of the Western Systems. The only solution is for us to change the dini condition of the ummah.
The primary benefit of a close study of this work, is that one would lose his awe for the Western system of values and rule and realise the great detriment we are suffering due to having adopted them. This book is a must read.
Beautiful multi-coloured, high-quality edition.
Images of the book can be viewed on this link: https://tahawibooks.com/oorjn
[Taken from tahawibooks.com]
