Shahid Ashraf 
Encyclopaedia Of Islamic Culture And Civilization (Cultural Revolution Of Islam) [PDF ebook] 

Islam came on the scene, with a message, philosophy and code of conduct, perfect by all means, with its advent, the new faith revolutionised the contemporary world in a very short span of time. It also brought along with its beliefs and practices, a new culture, which gradually build a new civilization, now known as Islamic Civilization. Islam has made a great contribution to the development and growth of human civilization, education and intellect in particular and the whole society, in general. This is a well-known fact now that Muslims were leading the world of knowledge and wisdom when Europe was still a dark continent, far behind in education and science. In the early era of Islam the Muslims were in full command of the science and technology of the times. They not only unearthed adopted and preserved the lost treasure of the Greek wisdom, but also promoted it to new heights. Muslim academics and scientists were among the leading lights of that period of history. They contributed a lot to the growth of all branches of knowledge he that Philosophy, Logic literature, Geography, History Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics or Medicine. Islam is a scientific and progressive religion All its teachings have a scientific and logical approach. Islam directs all its followers to learn, gain knowledge and master the arts and sciences c: the contemporary world. Islam, as a living faith stands for spreading light and eliminating darkness from the world. They contributed a lot to the growth of all branches of knowledge and thus enriched the new civilization. This series, unique in its presentation, is perhaps first of its kind, to take all the great developments and changes over the centuries. All the significant aspects have been covered in these volumes. This multi-volume study is based on original (Holy Quran and Traditions) and other authentic sources: Arabic, Persian and Urdu books and manuscripts. For further comprehension and comparative study, English books by Muslim scholars and as well as Western writers have also been consulted at length. The painstaking research and thorough study of thousands of pages by a team of scholars over a period of time, has resulted in an authentic, comprehensive, exhaustive, exclusive, lengthy and still interesting work, which, is bound to fill a big vacuum in Islamic Studies and as well as the treasure of Knowledge about Culture and Civilization.