Mashitah SulaimanMohd Nazir AhmadRos Aiza Mohd MokhtarAbd Hakim Mohad2024-05-282024-05-2820212022-2-92785-9444https://mjimms.ejournal.my/index.php/mjimms/article/view/1/15https://oarep.usim.edu.my/handle/123456789/4977VOL. 1, NO 1 (JUNE) 2021: (Pages :1-18)In the 1970s, the world had witnessed the emergence of Islamic Resurgence with diverse theories and reasons for its revival. The resurgence of religion like Islam is a manifestation of Muslims spiritual transformation of life, as well as one of the factors bringing about the change. The term “Islamic Resurgence” has been critically discussed by Western and Muslim scholars after initial shock of the Iranian revolution 1978-1979 which brought sudden realization of the on-going importance of religion in today’s concept of modernization and gave significant impacts to the Muslims’ World and in the local context of Malaysia. Thus, this article aims to discuss Western and Muslim scholars critical discourse on the concept and characteristics of Islamic Resurgence which has been occurred in the Muslim world. The findings reveal that many terms have been used to visualize the concept and characteristics of the Islamic Resurgence in the Muslim world. Presently, the debates on Islamism and Islamic Resurgence in the context of the modern world have been discussed by scholars from different points of view. Islam has been described in the negative aspects relating to the elements of fanaticism, extremism, and fundamentalism. From this critical appraisal, the following outcomes could be anticipated. Results and discussions are further discussed.en-USIslamic Resurgence, characteristics, scholars, Muslim, WesternArticle11811