The State of Islam today

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The State of Islam today

Introduction

Under fire, provoked, devastation, destruction, warfare, terrorism. These are some of the words used in line with the word Islam. In the world today, Islamic awakening has had its influence infecting political systems as well as Muslims in relation to their governments. The extremity of this movement has caused several leaders of the West to take form of action in retaliation of fear. It has been seen in the 9/11 catastrophe which resulted in the war against terror. It has also been witnessed in several warfare including Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan in order to preserve liberty, freedom, and democracy. It is highly critical and of great importance to understand and identify the manifestations involved in Islam today in order to be aware of and prepared for the future that lies ahead. The influences caused by culture, politics, and society all play a role in the shape of Islam. At the same time, the changing role of Muslim Americans and education could impact Islam into gaining more unity and recognition as a peaceful religion.

Cultural Manifestation

The primary aspect to seek out and understand is the cultural manifestation. It has held a vital role in the changes and movements occurring in Islam. In following support, various aspects of culture will be discussed suggesting the factors that have affected the Islamic Awakening. These factors include religion, mindset, the Quran, the Ummah, and development in science today.

The first aspect is the revival or rebirth of religious thought. This indicates that a transformation has occurred in beliefs among all classes of society where performance of practices is not restricted by groups of society. This can only happen when various social networks such as rural and urban, educated and illiterate, poor stricken and elite, marketers and lawyers, men and women, combine with the young and old turn to the Islamic religion and make it a public conscience. The various people must seek answers in life and utilize their religion to address those questions. The biggest book of knowledge is the Quran and various Muslim scholars and priests must provide cohesion into learning and research for the people in order to understand and gain knowledge on various problems. As seen in the current world, several mediums including the internet are providing information on Islam. This has been a step of change from traditional priests and towards modernity in finding answers for each self. The new generation is searching for knowledge and utilizing divine and spiritual teachings to understand the world they live in.

The second aspect is the reform of religious thinking. Among the past century, Islamic scholars have had to devise plans in order to communicate a pure and neutral view of Islam. Scholars have had to negate superstitions, explain systems of Islam, and focus on national level issues occurring in the world. This has allowed for objective and modernized picture of the religion. At the same time, each day new ...