The civilization worldview of Ali Shariati

Abstract

Ali Shariati discussed the topic of civilization in the Islamic world as a thinker responsible towards himself and reality as well. He relied on the monotheistic worldview in formulating the required model, this can only be done by starting from the foundations of the Islamic civilization; religion and heritage from one hand and by interacting with reality and its requirements on the other hand. Especially in regards to the challenges that the Islamic Ummah ( nation) faces at an internal and external level, which makes activating the elements of building and reviving to protect its civilized identity and preserve the elements that form it. Thus, Shariati began from the Islamic principles identity in shaping the features of his civilization project, which was characterized by the presence of the religious range within it. This does not mean evading the failures the Islamic civilization faced as much as it means taking accountability and corrections in order to build people, society and civilization.