A Critique of Nursi’s Response to the West
摘要
The chapter spotlights his response to the major western philosophies like communism, capitalism, materialism, nationalism (positive/negative), atheism, etc. and his understanding of the West and the Western civilization and its basis. The chapter examines the use of the term ‘West/Europe’ in the Risale-I Nur and the context of their usage. The chapter discusses the usage of the terms two-faceted Europe; positive and negative as discussed in Risale-I Nur and what Nursi meant by these terms in the broader sense. Nursi’s demarcating line between the European civilization and the Quranic civilization and likewise, Quranic literature and novel literature has been brought to fore. The chapter discusses the roots of the spiritual crisis and the remedy. It also studies the reconciliation between religion and the modern civilization; religious and secular education. It seeks to study Nursi’s model for the East and critical analysis of Nursi’s response to the Western civilization.