The specificity and value of this book lies in the fact that it examines some of the problems of Islamic civilization in the criteria of historical, cultural and national identity. She views the various aspects of Islamic civilization not as an “exhibit” in a world history museum, but as an essential aspect of itself. Hence the interweaving of theological, historical and philosophical levels in the consideration and understanding of Islamic civilization as a certain model of self-knowledge in the traditions of modern Iranian thought. The book consists of many studies devoted to two aspects: the creative cognitive spirit of Islamic civilization and the problems of civilizational alternatives. For a wide range of readers.