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  The resurgent of Islamic Fundamentalism : Its Implication to the Western world

  Islam is the religion of truth. It is the embodiment of the code of life which God, the creator and the Lord of the universe has revealed for the guidance of mankind. Islam in an Arabic word and denotes submission, surrender and obedience. A religion Islam stands for complete submission and obedience to Allah. The other literal meaning of the word Islam is 'peace' and the signifies that one can achieve real peace of body and of mind only through submission and obedience to Allah.
  
  The basic Islamic concept is that the entire universe was created by God, whom Islam calls Allah and who is the Lord and the sovereign of the universe. He is the Lord of the universe which He alone sustains. He created man and appointed for each human being a fixed period of life which he is to spend upon the earth.
  
  The western generalisation of the issue when dealing with Islam is to a degree it leaves the impression that Islam is and should be always associated with violence and all muslims are fundamentalist in its negative meaning. Muslims and Christians in the past never really enjoyed a peaceful relationship beginning with the expansion of muslim empire and the conquest of Spain in the 7th century and later on by the Christian crusaders invading the muslim countries in the middle East. That has influenced the orientalists in their writings about muslims and Islam which widened the distance between the cultures.
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  The resurgence of Islamic fundamentalism and its implication to the Western world

  This paper discusses the growing Western interest in Islam and the causes that lead to the interest. It elaborates on the meaning of the terms Islamic resurgence, Islamic fundamentalism and its differences with the term Islamic militancy with explanation on the manifestations of the resurgence.
  
  Islamic history from the seventh century to the nineteenth century is explained, for the readers to appreciate and understand the rise and fall of the Islamic Empires and its causes. Responses by the muslims towards colonialism that followed after the downfall of the Ottoman Empire and how the responses lead to rhe emergence of Islamic movements is also highlighted.
  
  The paper then discusses in detail the early resurgence. Syed Jamal al-Din al-Afghani, Muhamad Abduh in Egypt and Sir Muhammad Iqbal in the Indian subcontinent were a few names that were mentioned as the early reformers of Islam. It also elaborates on the formation and influence of the Muslim Brotherhood founded by Hassan al-Banna and Jamaat-i-Islami founded by Abul Ala Mawdudi. It goes on to elaborate on the end of colonial rule and domination in muslim countries and the paths taken by these countries in nation building in the post-colonial era. The realization of the ineffectiveness of Western ideologies and systems in the sixties and seventies was the turning point for the resurgence. The resurgence then escalates with the Iranian Revolution.