ISLAMIC CIVILIZATION

Islamic civilization is committed to two basic principles

Oneness of God
Oneness of humanity
 CIVILIZATION

• A civilization is complex society characterized by urban

development, social stratification, a form of government, and
symbolic systems of communication (such as writing).
 SALIENT FEATURES OF
ISLAMIC CIVILISATION
• Islamic faith
• Universal dimension (Ummah)
• Open civilisation
• Well-balanced civilisation
• Never wither away
 CAPITAL OF THE FIRST ISLAMIC STATE:
MEDINA
• Arab society before in Prophet Muhammad (PBUH)
• City-state structure
• No written law
• No governing authority
• No financial system
• No concept of territorial governance
 PACT OF MEDINA

• Preliminary constitution-civil and political law

• Common governance system
• Defence of Medina-collective responsibility
 PERIOD OF RIGHTEOUS CALIPHS

• Assumed office only with the consent of the people

• Governed the people through ‘shura’ (consultation)
• A just moral order (justice)
• Rule of law
• Supremacy of judiciary
• Sanctity of treasury
• Dignity of man
 ISLAM, EPISTEMOLOGY AND KNOWLEDGE

• God! Grant me knowledge of ultimate nature of things

• Acquisitional or scientific knowledge and revelational knowledge that is knowledge of the ends
and ideals of life.
 MUSLIMS’ CONTRIBUTIONS
• Medical Science
• Chemistry
• Astronomy, Geography And Navigation
• The Decimal System
• Algebra
• Paper
• Gunpowder
• Textiles
• Agricultural Products
• The Culture Of University
• Machinery
CONCLUSION