The colonial era witnessed massive changes in the world's symmetry. The imposition of Colonial interests in the political, economic, and social spectrum fundamentally altered or undermined the diverse existence of humanity. By implying a false notion of Britain's instinctive superiority over "others" to orchestrate invasions into the geographical as well as the intellectual resources of countries rich in its distinct culture, the West successfully installed the theory of "White man's burden" to civilize the barbarians of Asia and America. Presumptuously generalized, the theory was later translated into the British Empire's brutal occupation of foreign lands.

It was by the 20th century the era of colonialism came to an end. Nevertheless, the impact it inflicted upon the intellect of the colonialised people never ceased to exist. It transcended spatial and temporal limitations through inherited inferiority. Through well-designed discourses, orientalists invaded the epistemological domain of the world. This intoxicated the perceptions of people, eventually forging what we now call modernism. Modernity was tagged along with the advent of modernism. While modernity stands innocent of any prejudices, modernism was another tentacle of Western colonialism under the guise of civilization.

Epistemology of Modernism explicitly demonstrates the influence of the Renaissance sprouted from the resistance toward the church and culminated in instigating skepticism. This resulted in creating binaries of religious and material knowledge or science and religion which coexisted and complemented each other.

Educational Imperialism

Furthermore, the bifurcation stripped the knowledge of its sacredness, rendering it a mere instrumental value. The underlying philosophy of integrating the knowledge system is the abortion of this epistemological bifurcation and eventually restore the instinctive value of knowledge as an end on its own. Islamization of knowledge, pioneered by Ismail Raji al Farooqi, Nuqaib al Attas, Abdul Hamid Abu Sulayman, and likeminded people was aimed to retain the sacredness of Knowledge which they believed is only achievable by incorporating knowledge with Islamic morals. According to Ismail Raji al Farooqi, the Muslim Ummah compromised its values only to inculcate a culture and a tradition that stands in complete contrast to those of Islam. (AL Faruqi, 1986) It was perfectly hatched