Malek Bennabi
Malek Bennabi | |
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| مالك بن نبي | |
A prominent Algerian thinker. | |
| Born | 1 January 1905 |
| Died | 31 October 1973 (aged 68) |
| Other names | Seddik Bennabi |
| Occupations | Political philosopher, writer, speaker, university lecturer, theologian. |
| Philosophical work | |
| Main interests | primarily-the reconciliation of Islamism with nationalism, also civilizational cycle, problem of culture (empirical and civilizational culture), historical movement, problem of ideas, conditions of a renaissance, globalization, economics. |
Malek Bennabi (1 January 1905 – 31 October 1973) (Arabic: مالك بن نبي, romanized: Malik ibn Nabī) was an Algerian writer and philosopher, who wrote about human society, particularly Muslim society with a focus on the reasons behind the fall of Muslim civilization.
According to Malek Bennabi, the lack of new ideas in Islamic thought emerged what he coined civilizational bankruptcy. He argued that in order to recover its former magnificence, Islamic society had to become an environment in which individuals felt empowered. In order to satisfy his spiritual and material needs, a Muslim needed to feel that his industry and creativity would find reward.