Islamophobia and the Ideological Assault From the Past to the Present Volume 1

Pages: 229

Cover Type: Paperback

Author: Umar Quinn

Publisher: Thaqafah Press

This work explores the harmful effects of Muslims and non-Muslims misrepresenting and misinterpreting Islam.  It takes an unconventional approach to the subject of Islamophobia by demonstrating the fundamental tensions between Western thought and Islam dating back the distant past.

This volume discusses the influence of polytheism and mysticism on the development of Greek philosophy which in turn forever transformed Christianity.  It then shows how a continuation of this process weakened the Muslim world until it was devastated by the Crusades and Mongol invasions.  Rabee bin Haadee al-Makhalee states, “The ideological assault began before the days of M’amun – it was in the days of Jahm bin Safwaan (78-128 h.).  Since that time, the plots against Islam began, and the scheme was pointed at the core of Islam.”  Even many orientalists recognized that the onslaught of Western philosophy caused the decline of Muslim civilization.