Abstract
This short article tries to make a birdview observation of the amount and quality of our present knowledge about the culture and civilization of the Islamic world. Basing on the critical opinions recently presented by such challenging scholars as W. Hallaq and H. Gerber, it frankly admits the fact that we are not yet in a favorable situation, in which we can develop fruitful methodological analyses, due to the vital lack of our knowledge about the structure and historical function of traditional <legal and economic systems> in this world. It asserts that the priority of our effort should be put on the clarification of these fundamental factors rather than the pompous discussions relying on the baseless hypotheses. It criticises the way of discussion made by Prof. Okanouchi as the typical incarnation of such an attitude of armchair-specialists who are apt not to pay any attention to the present academic situation and have nothing to do with the concrete reality of the given world.
