The tension between the West and Islam has become a hot topic lately, but the conflict between the two has always been there, and is illustrated through the works of Al-Farabi, Nilufar Gole and Sayyid Qutb. Each author has a different perspective on modernization and the West. The significance of these three authors, whose works span a period of 1,000 years, is that their work reveals the enduring and complex relationship that Islam and the West have had. Although Al-Farabi does not specifically address the tension between Islam and the West. in the West his theories are compatible with many of their secular ideals; many of which coincide with the Greek philosopher Plato. On the other hand, Qutb considers the West and secularism to be an enemy of Islam and strongly opposes Western values ​​and ideals, which he terms Jahiliyyah. Gole, however, is an intermediary between the two, in the sense that he does not take obvious positions in the "Forbidden Modern". More than serving as an intermediary between the West and Islam, it serves as an intermediary between the two authors' Qutb and Al-Farabi. It does so by addressing the issue of the veil through the lens of a secularist; explaining through a global perspective the veil makes sense for the Muslim world. The first work is “Political Writings: Selected Aphorisms and Other Texts” by Al-Farabi. This text does a great job of conveying the idea that many of Al-Farabi's beliefs resonate with Western ideals. During the period in which Al-Farabi's aphorisms were written it was a very cosmopolitan time and religion was considered a subset of philosophy. Therefore, the extremism that emerges in Qutb's work is in stark contrast to that of Al-Farabi, and Al-Farabi... middle of paper... are juxtaposed, it is difficult to believe that they both believe in the same religion. Each author has his own way of living as a Muslim in a world where beliefs are questioned, both by the Western and Islamic worlds: there is always tension. This tension is only amplified when a controversial practice like veiling comes into play. The practice of veiling is so different from what non-Muslim Westerners know that it is understandable that they describe it incorrectly. However, through the three authors it was easy to see that there are distinct perspectives on modernization and the West. Furthermore, even though all three authors are Muslims, each person's perspective on their religion varies greatly, which is not surprising why, once we leave the Islamic world (which has its divisions), even the West he has a difficult relationship with Islam.