Discovering the treasure that is Syed Muhammad Naquib al-Attas
Written by Sister Shagufta Pasta
In one of our sessions with Shaykh Faraz at the University of Toronto studying Imam Haddad’s Poem of Counsel, we were recommended to read Syed Muhammad al-Attas’s book “Islam and Secularism.” The pdf I had was a little difficult to read, but during the [...]
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Shaykh Hamza Yusuf with Syed Muhammad Naquib Al-Attas
Shaykh Hamza Yusuf interviews Professor Sayyid Muhammad Naquib Al-Attas.
From the MBC program: Rihla with Hamza Yusuf.
Syed Muhammad al Naquib bin Ali bin Abdullah bin Muhsin al Attas (born September 5, 1931) is a prominent contemporary Muslim philosopher and thinker from Malaysia. He is one of the few contemporary [...]
Thanks to Khurram Zaman for sharing this. Reblogged from Allahcentric Blog.
The Loss of Adab, The Corruption of Knowledge, and The Moral Dislocation of the Muslim World
By Sayyid Naquib al-Attas
Welcome Address by Professor Naquib al-Attas
Your Royal Highness Prince El-Hassan bin Talal of the Hashemite Kingdom Of Jordan, Distinguished Scholars, Excellencies, Ladies and [...]
It is ironic that we live in an era that has been coined “The Information Age” where human beings have attained, rather than knowledge, epic proportions of ignorance. Citizens of the most powerful nations of the earth often fail to identify important regions – and on occasion their own homeland – [...]
Who is Muhammad (God bless him and grant him peace)?
Sayyid Naquib al-Attas
The following excerpt is from “Prolegemona to the Metaphysics of Islam: An Exposition of the Fundamental Elements of the Worldview of Islam” by Sayyid Naquib al-Attas. In it, he challenges the modern portrayal of man as a rational agent with independent creative capabilities [...]
Man’s Indebtedness to Allah (exalted be He)
by Sayyid Naquib al-Attas
The following excerpt is from “Prolegemona to the Metaphysics of Islam: An Exposition of the Fundamental Elements of the Worldview of Islam” by Sayyid Naquib al-Attas. In it, he challenges the modern portrayal of man as a rational agent with independent creative capabilities and powers. al-Attas uses [...]
Syed Muhammad al Naquib bin Ali al-Attas (born September 5, 1931) is a prominent contemporary Muslim philosopher and thinker from Malaysia. He is one of the few contemporary scholars who is thoroughly rooted in the traditional Islamic sciences and who is equally competent in theology, philosophy, metaphysics, history, and literature. He is considered to be [...]