Heydar Jemal is an intellectual with international fame and a countercultural background. The collection of his philosophical works and lectures destroys many popular stereotypes. The modern Muslim worldview appears before us in all its paradox. The religious mission of the prophets is contrasted with the clerical practice of the priests. The confrontation between the System and the Rebellion turns into an eternal problem for each of the people, the word “tradition” takes on mutually exclusive meanings, and monotheism points to a unique way out of the postmodern impasse.