Abstract
Maryam Jameelah was an American convert to Islam. Born to a non-observant Jewish
family in New York, she travelled to Pakistan on the invitation of Abul A‟la Maududi
where she spent more than fifty years and never returned to America. Her various
writings on the comparative study of Western and Islamic culture, civilization, and
history encouraged her readers to consider her as a fervent critic of Western civilization
and as a staunch supporter of Muslim cause in the modern world. However, scant
consideration has been given to the fact that while pointing out the reasons for the
downfall of Islamic civilization, she also criticizes Muslim scholarship. Therefore, it is
worthy to explore how a person trained in the Western thought understands the problems
of Muslim civilization and what she suggests as countermeasures to take in this regard.
By analyzing her published writings as well as the unpublished works found in her
personal library, the current paper highlights her view of Islamic civilization and attempts
to present the major problems faced by Muslims in the modern age according to her.
Afterwards, it describes her understanding of these problems and shows that she proposes
a thorough study of tradition, internal coherence, adoption of modern sciences,
democracy and advancement in education for the revival of Islamic civilization without
providing any model for the practical implementations of these suggestions.
Zohaib Ahmad. (2018) The Revival of Islamic Civilization: A Study of Maryam Jameelah’s Views, Journal of Islamic Thought and Civilization, Volume VIII, Issue 2.
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