مستشرقین کے بارے میں سید ابو الحسن علی ندوی کے نقطۂ نظر کا مطالعہ

A Study of Syed Abul Ḥassan Alī Nadvī’s views on Orientalists

Abstract

Sayed Abu Al-Hassan Ali Nadwi was known as one of the great personalities. His scholarly and literary research and authorship services are considered in the Islamic world. The Allah Almighty had endowed him with innumerable virtues and attributes. 'Maulana Ali Nadwi sincerely believed that the real threat to the modern world, especially the Muslim world, is neither the lack of material development nor the political disturbances, rather it’s the moral and spiritual decline. He firmly believed that Islam alone has the ability to overturn this and thus Muslims must wake up to make an effort in this regard. Syed Abu Al-Hasan Ali Nadwi’s emphasized to study the Western thoughts about Islam in present era. So in his valuable writings he has narrated the achievements of Orientalists to the Islamic branches of learning. According to him it would be sheer injustice if one were to deny the fact that numerous valuable manuscripts, historical documents and source materials on important topics have seen the light of the day through their efforts. It is also a reality that their endeavors is to create doubts about Islam and its law and culture in the minds of the Muslims especially youths.  In this situation it is the duty of Muslims scholars that they should produce original work on different topics in keeping with the norms of modern scholarship so as counteract the negative influences exerted by the Orientalists as well as to provide the Muslim world with correct, authentic and dependable facts and concepts relating to Islam. This article will provide a comprehensive overview on Syed’s perspectives and opinions about the Orientalists.