Detailed Description
‘Since its arrival, modernity has occupied the human mind and has brought about unprecedented changes to human societies. Between its good and its bad, people remain divided. It is true that scientific discoveries and technology have brought material good to humanity; but they have also brought long term spiritual problems and dismantled the fabric of society. I would like to thank Shaykh Surkheel Abu Aaliyah for his insights, that remind us of the ancient sages and grant us assurance that, as Muslims, we are still relevant. Finally, I wish the reader a blessed companionship with this long-awaited book.’ [Dr Shaykh Ahmad Sa‘d, Director of Ihsan Institute]
‘Surkheel Sharif’s sixty wide-ranging essays provide waymarkers for the faithful Muslim adrift in Western modernity. The essays are models of brevity and lucidity, and they chart a sure course through modernity’s choppy waters, striking a middle path between tradition and reason, isolation and assimilation, repose and action, and conservation and change. It can be warmly recommended to anyone seeking thoughtful and relevant answers to living authentically as a Muslim today.’ [Dr Yahya Birt, Research Director for Ayaan Institute]
‘It seems to me that Shaykh Surkheel Abu Aaliyah understands both Islam and the contemporary West both perfectly, and in a way that not more than a handful of people in the whole world do. I fully recommend these profound meditations and excellent short essays by him to any Muslim confused by our times.’ [Dr Ghazi bin Talal, Chairman of Royal Aal al-Bayt Institute for Islamic Thought]