Basic Principles of the Islamic Worldview

The first truth: man, by his innate nature, cannot reside in this huge world simply as an isolated and straying particle. He must establish a certain connection with this universe, guaranteeing him stability and allowing him to discern his place in the world. He needs to believe in something that will explain his environment and his place within that environment. This is a natural and conscious need, unconnected with the peculiarities of a given time or place. In the course of this research, we will discover the extent of man’s unhappiness and misery, his bewilderment and aberration, when he fails to understand the truth about that fundamental connection.

If we were to interpret the texts of the Qur’an to suit the vast diversity of minds, we will only end up in chaos.

Some Crusaders and Zionists, for example, doggedly accuse Islam of being the religion of the sword, claiming that it was spread by the edge of the sword. Consequently, some of us defend Islam and refute this accusation by invoking the idea of “defence.” Thereby they lessen the value of jihad in Islam, narrow its scope, and apologise for each of its instances, claiming that they were undertaken only for the purpose of “defence,” in its present shallow meaning.