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Civilisation, its concept, history, necessity, and various characteristics

Sulaiman, Kabuye Uthman (2022) Civilisation, its concept, history, necessity, and various characteristics. Al-Hikmah International Journal of Islamic Studies and Human Sciences, 5 (4). pp. 163-197. E-ISSN 2637-0581

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Abstract

The thrust of this paper is civilisation, its concept, history, necessity, and various characteristics. It is divided into twelve parts entitled: first, various definitions of civilisation; second, types of civilisations; third, civilisation and culture; fourth, the inner side of civilisation; fifth, the material and non-material aspects of civilisation; sixth, history of civilisation; seventh, God, human beings and nature; eighth, reasons for studying the history of human civilisations; ninth, the need for civilisation; tenth, characteristics of civilisation; eleventh, positive and negative effects of civilisation on human lives and the environment, twelfth, a glance at ancient nations and the Muslim nation from the Qur’anic perspective. This article is based on desk research and it draws on primary Islamic sources namely, the Qur’an and Hadith, as well as secondary works on the concept of knowledge from the Islamic and Western perspectives. Translation of the meanings of the selected verses from the Qur’an is based on ‘Abdullah Yusuf ‘Ali’s Translation of the Meaning of the Qur’an.

Item Type: Article (Journal)
Uncontrolled Keywords: Civilisation, environment, culture, complex societies, khulafa’l Ardh
Subjects: H Social Sciences > HT Communities. Classes. Races > HT51 Human settlements. Communities
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button): Kulliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences
Kulliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences > Department of Fundamental and Inter-Disciplinary Studies (Effective: 5th Feb 2014)
Depositing User: Dr. Kabuye Uthman Sulaiman
Date Deposited: 19 Aug 2022 08:57
Last Modified: 19 Aug 2022 09:10
URI: http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/99498

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