Studying Islam in the Western Academy
"Let us put it very bluntly this way. An Orientalist who, for example, believes that the Qur'an is Muhammad's composition and that he appropriated his ideas from Jewish and Christian sources, and teaches these beliefs to an uninstructed Muslim student is not simply dicharging an academic duty. He is undertaking a moral responsibility, for his teaching may shake the faith of his student in his religion. So uninstructed and uncritical are some of these "advanced" students that they often quote "heretical" views from the books of their teachers and others. Those of them who know better seem to be at first keener on passing examinations and obtaining degrees than on scoring points in argument and risking the antagonism of their teachers."
- Dr. Abdul Latif Tibawi, πΈπππππ β-ππππππππ ππππππ‘ππππ π‘π : π΄ πΆπππ‘πππ’π ππ πβπππ π΄ππππππβ π‘π πΌπ πππ πππ π΄πππ πππ‘πππππππ π, p. 46
Further Reading
- The Illusion of Academic Objectivity
- How Not to Get Duped by Sloppy Western Academic βScholarshipβ in Islamic Studies
- The Bias of Academics
- Muslim Academics in Western Academia Are Not βScholars of Islamβ