La modernité dans la pensée d’Abdessalam Yassine : entre refus systémique et absence d’alternative fondée

Abstract

This article critically examines Abdessalam Yassine’s thought regarding Western modernity. Abdessalam Yassine develops a radical critique of Western modernity, which he associates with secularism, materialism, and the exclusion of spirituality. Rooted in Islamic tradition, his thought opposes “believing reason” to “autonomous reason” and seeks to restore the primacy of Revelation as the foundation of all reform. However, his critique essentializes the West as a homogeneous and destructive entity, reducing Western experiences to their imperialist dimension without distinguishing between universal values and strategies of domination. Despite the coherence of his traditional spiritual vision, his project for an Islamic alternative remains abstract and inadequately articulated institutionally. His thought appears insufficient to grasp the complexity of contemporary dynamics shaped by the transformations of modernity, whose contributions in science, governance, rights, and pluralism require more nuanced and contextualized responses.