Ma Dha Khasira al-Alam bi Inhitat al-Muslimin – Abu al-Hasan Ali al-Nadwi | Dar Ibn Kathir

Author: Shaykh Abu al-Hasan Ali al-Hasani al-Nadwi (1914–1999)
Publisher: Dar Ibn Kathir, Damascus – Beirut
Editor: Sayyid Abd al-Majid al-Ghawri
Edition: Ninth Edition, 2023
Language: Arabic
Subject: Islamic History and Civilization
Volumes: 1
Pages: 440
Paper: Cream Paper
Printing: Two Colours
Binding: Hardcover (Cardboard)
Dimensions: 17 × 24 cm
Weight: 815 g
ISBN: 978-9953-520-44-5

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Ma Dha Khasira al-‘Alam bi Inhitat al-Muslimin (What Did the World Lose Through the Decline of Muslims?) is a renowned masterpiece by the distinguished Islamic scholar and thinker Shaykh Abu al-Hasan Ali al-Hasani al-Nadwi. This influential work explores the historical role of Islam in guiding humanity and examines the profound consequences of the decline of Muslims and their departure from the principles and values of Islam.

The author presents a comprehensive historical and intellectual analysis of the condition of the world before the advent of Islam, the transformative impact of the Prophetic message, the rise of Islamic civilization and the subsequent decline of Muslim societies. He explains how Islam brought humanity out of ignorance, superstition, injustice and moral corruption, establishing a civilization founded upon faith, knowledge, justice, dignity, freedom and noble character.

The book discusses the condition of different civilizations before Islam, the revolutionary changes brought about by the Islamic message, the achievements of Muslim civilization and the consequences of the decline of Muslim leadership in the world. It also highlights the responsibility of Muslims to revive their religious, intellectual and civilizational role through a return to the teachings of the Qur’an and Sunnah.

Written in the author’s distinctive scholarly and eloquent style, this book offers valuable historical insights and reflections on the relationship between Islam, humanity and civilization.

This edition, published by Dar Ibn Kathir and edited by Sayyid Abd al-Majid al-Ghawri, is an important reference for students of Islamic studies, researchers, scholars and readers interested in Islamic history, civilization and contemporary Muslim thought.