The average European or American easily succumbs to the illusion that thecultural experiences of the West are not merely superior but outof all proportion to those of the rest of the world; and thus, thatthe Western way of life is the only valid norm by which otherways of life could be adjudged - implying, of course, that everyintellectual concept, social institution or ethical valuation thatdisagrees with the Western 'norm' belongs ipso to lowergrade of existence.

For, according to the teachings of Islam, moral knowledge automatically forces moral responsibility upon man. A mere Platonic discernment between Right and Wrong, without the urge to promote Right and to destroy Wrong, is a gross immorality in itself, for morality lives and dies with the human endeavour to establish its victory upon earth.

The vast majority of administrators, at all times and in all societies, are prone to commit grievous errors if left entirely to their own devices. Hence, they should not be left to their own devices, and should be allowed to govern only in consultation with the accredited representatives of the whole community, which is one of the classical lessons of history that no nation may neglect except at its own peril.

Islam appears to me like a perfect work of architecture. All its parts are harmoniously conceived to complement and support each other; nothing is superfluous and nothing lacking; and the result is a structure of absolute balance and solid composure.

So long as Muslims continue looking towards Western civilization as the only force that could regenerate their own stagnant society, they destroy their self-confidence and, indirectly, support the Western assertion that Islam is a "spent force".

İnsanlar içinde ancak çok basit düşünceli olanlar, herhangi bir medeniyetin manevî tesiri altında kalmadan, dış görünüşü ve şekliyle taklit edilebileceğine inanabilirler. Medeniyet, içi boş bir şekil değildir. O canlı bir bünye faaliyetidir. Şeklini kabullenmeye başladığımız anda, onun temel cereyanları ve faal tesirleri içimize işlemeye başlar. Sonra yavaş yavaş ve haberimiz olmadan fikrî hayatımıza belli bir elbise giydirilir.

Kad sam upoznao islam i prihvatio ga kao svoj životni put, mislio sam da je svim mojim pitanjima i traženjima došao kraj. Samo postepeno, vrlo postepeno, postojao sam svjestan da to nije kraj, jer prihvatiti životni put koji nas obavezuje bilo je, barem za mene, nerazdvojno vezano sa željom da slijedim taj put s ljudima istog mišljenja - ne samo da ga slijedim u osobnom smislu nego i da radim za njegovo društveno življenje u zajednici koju izaberem. Za mene, islam je bio put, a ne kraj

و هكذا فإن الفرد مهما صحت عنده العزيمة فإنه لن يتمكن بحال من الأحوال أن يصوغ حياته على نحو يتوافق مع تعاليم الإسلام دون أن يصوغ المجتمع الذي يعيش فيه شؤون حياته في الإطار الذي رسمه الإسلام

There is one thing only which a Muslim can profitably learn from the west, the exact sciences in their pure and applied form. Only natural sciences and mathematics should be taught in Muslim schools, while tuition of European philosophy, literature and history should lose the position of primacy which today it holds on the curriculum.