Comments for Why has the Muslim world failed to develop? at http://www.khilafah.com , comment 1 to 3 out of 3 comments http://www.khilafah.com Thu, 18 Mar 2010 11:33:05 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.3 http://www.khilafah.com/index.php/concepts/general-concepts/4307-why-has-the-muslim-world-failed-to-develop#comment-1494 Jzk for your question, I think there are a number of points that need to be understood 1.If it’s incorrect to utilise Islam for revival, then secularism/Capitalism would also be incorrect as there are various interpretations of them as well, with multiple schools of thought. 2.The point about differences that have led to corruption and petty disputes amongst the ummah is valid, but how much of it is due to differences in Islam or attempts by the Western world to corrupt Islam and impose this reformation on the Muslim world. 3.The decline of the ummah has resulted in the understanding of different interpretation becoming blurred. Hence it’s not Islam that’s the problem it’s the understanding the ummah has, that needs to be fixed, which is actually already happening 4.The example of the Abbasid khilafah best illustrates this, it is recognised by all, that the golden period of Islam was the period between the 8th – 13th centuries under the Abbasids. This was the period when the Islam texts were studied, codified, the rules of interpretation were refined and some of the most recognised scholars and schools of thought emerged. There were hundreds of interpretations on legislation and theology, however this period is considered the golden period even though more sects and groups existed compared to today. 5.The Sunni-Shiah schism best illustrates that the ummah is more united than ever and wants to live by the deen, whilst both may have differences on ruling and other detail they are unified that Islam must be the basis and not secularism 6.With regard to Capitalism/secularism being the answer this is more foreign to the ummah then USA. The ummah agrees Islam should be the basis of society; however the Muslim rulers stand in the way, as they are puppets of the West. 7.Secularism rather than solve the differences, would actually add to the problem as it recognises differences (whatever there nature) and enshrines them so they are protected by the state. So rather then settle rival differences it protects them. The British-Ireland problem is the best example of this as well as Iraq - Adnan Khan Thu, 19 Mar 2009 16:59:21 +0100 http://www.khilafah.com/index.php/concepts/general-concepts/4307-why-has-the-muslim-world-failed-to-develop#comment-1486 It is a very good article on the subject and the writer Mr. Adnan Khan desrves credit for awakening the Muslims to realize their plight and do something to come out of the vicious circle of backwardness. However the suggestions in the last 2 paragraphs about use of Islam for reawakening of the Muslim world are not correct because the Muslims will never agree on a paricular form of Islam and will continue to fight amongst themselves on account of petty differences in the interpretation of religion as they have been doing for the last few hundreds of years. Hence Muslims should adopt secularism to develop themselves. My book,`How to Develop the Muslim Countries?`suggests ways to develop the Muslim countries. - GHAZANFAR ALI KHAN Tue, 17 Mar 2009 15:43:50 +0100 http://www.khilafah.com/index.php/concepts/general-concepts/4307-why-has-the-muslim-world-failed-to-develop#comment-1247 Quite an accurate article. I don't agree though that Arab countries are dependent on oil revenues for their economy. United Arab emirates and specially Dubai is an exception to this. Just in 2008CE, Dubai's nonoil trade volume reached 934.7billion dirhams, approximately $250billion! - Tawhid Wed, 11 Feb 2009 09:45:53 +0100