Resurrection

The fall of the Ottoman empire might have many reasons but the fundamental reason was the intellectual decline and the loss of confidence in the Islamic principles. The youth had a perception that they will not progress unless they abandon Islamic principles and choose western values. It was a trap. 

The thing is we can read Socrates, Descartes, Kant, Marx or any thinker we want. When it comes to acquiring knowledge, sky is the limit. However, we must also read Ibn Taymiyyah, Maudoodi, Hamza Andreas Tzortzis, and Al-Ghazali. That's where the modern day Muslims need to work on.

In contrast to what a lot of modern day Muslims often try to do, we shouldn't try to reform Islamic principles and Islamic values. We should try to revive them. Odds are, those who try to reform them never really tried understanding them in the first place.

We revive them by implementing them in our own life. We set standards. We become examples.

We revive them by embracing Islamic characters—by imitating Islamic personalities—despite our flaws. For that, we need to follow the right personalities to start with. We need to stop feeling shy of our faith. We need to have confidence in it.

We must revive the legacy of prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) and the bravery of Khalid ibn al-Walid. 

We must revive the character of Umar (R.A.) and kindness of Abu Bakr (R.A.). 

We must revive the intellect of Malcolm X and resistance of Muhammad Ali.

Via Ahmad Khan