Global Politics of Knowledge Production: The Challenges of Islamization of Knowledge in The Light of Tradition Vs Secular Modernity Debate

This paper argues that the main objective of ‘Islamization knowledge’ project is to assert Muslim ownership over their institutions by developing an alternative system learning/knowledge production serves as a foundation for re-inventing/renewing Islamic traditions cope with multitude challenges Muslims face today. These stem from number intertwining factors influence this process, including modern advances accompanied colonial and post-colonial developments shaped reshaped intellectual culture non-Muslim societies precisely allowing Western methodological approaches set agenda objectives schools. Accordingly, proponents Islamization knowledge such Naquib al-Atas, Ismail al-Faruqi, Taha Jaber al-Alwani, others have developed own different in so doing generated philosophical discourse offers critique modern/Western its epistemological assumptions. What, therefore, has been outcome terms producing, instance, social sciences, broadly defined, areas of, say, economics, sociology, political science, on? How normative teachings Islam, ethical concerns, efforts come modernity (an ideology carries values ideas triumphant capitalism secularism) incorporated into these disciplines counter or respond hegemony Eurocentric orientalist order knowledge? Finally, succeeded bringing together scholars text (fuqaha) context (experts fields sciences sciences) deal pressing problems require new interpretations? will attempt answer some questions.