Considering the lofty position of the religion of Islam and its powerful presence in regional and international developments in intelligently confronting political, economic, and social challenges, there is a need to delineate a comprehensive perspective that entails an inspiring, active, and effective future towards consolidating and presenting the model of religious democracy, creating and developing a moral society, modernization, and cultural, economic, and political dynamism based on the teachings of pure Islam. Therefore, the existence of leaders, thinkers, and scholars in any society as influential pillars plays the role of vital arteries that if they do not act timely, correctly, and efficiently, that nation and society will suffer from decline, degeneration, and face the risk of collapse and dissolution. Indeed, the helmsmen of guiding the people are the scholars and thinkers.
The scholars and thinkers of the Islamic world, after centuries of isolation of Muslims, found the way to revive Islam in returning to the essence of Islam, and awakening became an inclusive movement for the return of Muslims to their identity. Accordingly, the Islamic awakening in the recent century has caused the growth of Muslims' awareness of religion and their attention to Islamic rulings and the restoration of Islamic dignity and identity in the world. In fact, de--ientification or identity-building is achieved through the tact and wisdom of scholars and thinkers. Recognizing the capacities and opportunities of the Islamic world towards achieving development and overcoming existing problems and issues, identifying and using the opportunities and capacities available to Muslims to face threats and shortcomings, and devising solutions to escape the current state of underdevelopment is possible with the insight and vigilance of the elites and scholars of Islamic societies.
The present applied-scientific article was written using a library-analytical method, in which the role of scholars and thinkers in the Islamic awakening is examined, and its position in overcoming the challenges facing the Islamic world using religious teachings and, on the other hand, introducing the most prominent Muslim scholars who have dedicated their lives to this path is addressed.