Contents 1 Prologue: The Qur’an as the “Epitome of Knowledge” 2 Islamic Concept of Knowledge (‘Ilm) 3 Muslim Intellectual Contribution: From Formative Period to the “Golden Age” 4 What (and Where) Went Wrong? 5 Post-Colonial Era Challenges and the Muslim World (1950s onwards) 6 The Other Side of the Coin: Internal Challenges 7 Some Important Muslim Research Institutes/Centers and “Think Tanks” Around the World 8 Epilogue: The (Possible) Way Out from Current “Muslim Intellectual Deficit”