I Do Not Feel That The West Has Really Become Less Condescending Toward Foreign Cultures Than The Greeks And Romans Were: It Has Only Become More Tolerant. Mind You, Not Toward Islam—only Toward Certain Other Eastern Cultures, Which Offer Some Sort Of Spiritual Attraction To The Spirit-hungry West And Are, At The Same Time, Too Distant From The Western World-view To Constitute Any Real Challenge To Its Values.

-Muhammad Asad

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I Do Not Feel That The West

Muhammad Asad

I Do Not Feel That The West Has Really Become Less Condescending Toward Foreign Cultures Than The Greeks And Romans Were: It Has Only Become More Tolerant. Mind You, Not Toward Islam—only Toward Certain Other Eastern Cultures, Which Offer Some Sort Of Spiritual Attraction To The Spirit-hungry West And Are, At The Same Time, Too Distant From The Western World-view To Constitute Any Real Challenge To Its Values.

Topic

Spiritual

Real

Views

For, According To The Teachings Of Islam, Moral Knowledge Automatically Forces Moral Responsibility Upon Man. A Mere Platonic Discernment Between Right And Wrong, Without The Urge To Promote Right And To Destroy Wrong, Is A Gross Immorality In Itself, For Morality Lives And Dies With The Human Endeavour To Establish Its Victory Upon Earth.

Teaching

Responsibility

Men