Engineer, Asghar Ali2019-09-252019-09-252012-11-252012-10http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12424/188353Why have I put a question mark? Is there doubt about it? Yes, very much. It would be too simplistic to assume that potential for such a change already exist and it is only a push that is needed to bring about renaissance in the Islamic world. It did not happen even in 19th century when conditions were more enthusiastic, if not outright congenial. Very complex forces are working in contemporary world to admit this kind of change. Any simplistic assumption would not help. I myself stand for renaissance and would like to lead any such movement but I refuse to yield to oversimplifying things which only lead to frustration. What is renaissance? Renaissance was, to begin with, a literary and architectural movement which began in Florence, Italy in early 16th century. The classical forms prevalent in early Greek period were adopted and they became quite popular. Soon it spread to may European cities it was forms adopted from pre-Christian period, in fact from Roman period when humanistic philosophies were prevalent and no doctrinal Constraints prevented free expressions.engWith permission of the license/copyright holderrenaissance, Islamic world, changeReligious ethicsSpirituality and ethicsPreprint