An Analytical Look into Modern and Islamic Education

An Analytical Look into Modern and Islamic Education
Author: Mohammad Alamgheer
Publisher: Ahsan Publication
Total Pages: 69
Release: 2006-01-10
Genre: Religion
ISBN:

The education system of the Islamic World needs almost a thorough change. It is because the education-contents and machineries are still infested with foreign thoughts and elements. Plagyarism and piracy to confuse the Muslim Ummah have also been getting upper hand in it slowly and cunningly. Also a studied glance over present education centent and system of world as a whole now horribly exhibits that ‘Education’ instead of becoming back-bone of a nation has been assuming the appearance of ‘Death-Penalty’ on Man on the Universe. To get rid of this, the entire Muslim-world has recently awaken from slumber and till now it has held “Three World Confernces on Muslim Education” in Makka, Islamabad and Dhaka in the years 1977, 1978 and 1981 respectively. The present work has been designed to publish some critical articles with a view to help the educationists and the scholars discriminate the thoughts and findings of these conferences along with some rarequality of essays and writings of the reputed thinkers published in different monthlies, weeklies and periodicals time to time.The aim is, in other words, to help promote and achieve the unity of thoughts and actions among the Islamic Scholars, Researchers and Educationists of the globe in attaining reality and spirit in reformation-work in the field of Islamic education and research. However, it is sure that the Third World Conference of Muslim Education would have a profound bearing upon the on-going system of education in Muslim countries provided its recommendations especially on Curriculum get fair play and sincere opportunity for implementation by the unhypocritic Muslim Governments having profound faith in Almighty Allah’s grace, help and bliss. Also it is fairly believed that the book will surely add some new dimensions to the scholars and educationists’ thought for exploring more substantial Islamic visions and values to be instituted to the practical field of Islamic education and research with more accuracy, skill and objectivity. Specially three articles (excluding the rest eight articles written by me, the author) on “Muslim Women’s Education,” “Co-education movement, An interview report by the author and The growth and flourishment of the present reformation in Muslim world’s Education” have been included to make the judicious readers and reformers think and do what changes are to be brought to the existing world-education for better future of the progeny. Lastly, I am much grateful to the scholars whose findings and recommendations have immensely enriched the contents of the work and also to the publisher for extending help to the book carefully and nicely see the light of the universe, and for all these helps and cordiality, I ask to Allah for granting all of their toil and efforts graciously rewarding here and the world next. Ameen.

Analytic Islamic Philosophy

Analytic Islamic Philosophy
Author: Anthony Robert Booth
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 228
Release: 2018-01-31
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 1137541571

This book is an introduction to Islamic Philosophy, beginning with its Medieval inception, right through to its more contemporary incarnations. Using the language and conceptual apparatus of contemporary Anglo-American ‘Analytic’ philosophy, this book represents a novel and creative attempt to rejuvenate Islamic Philosophy for a modern audience. It adopts a ‘rational reconstructive’ approach to the history of philosophy by affording maximum hermeneutical priority to the strongest possible interpretation of a philosopher’s arguments while also paying attention to the historical context in which they worked. The central canonical figures of Medieval Islamic Philosophy – al-Kindi, al-Farabi, Avicenna, al-Ghazali, Averroes – are presented chronologically along with an introduction to the central themes of Islamic theology and the Greek philosophical tradition they inherited. The book then briefly introduces what the author collectively refers to as the ‘Pre-Modern’ figures including Suhrawardi, Mulla Sadra, and Ibn Taymiyyah, and presents all of these thinkers, along with their Medieval predecessors, as forerunners to the more modern incarnation of Islamic Philosophy: Political Islam.

A Fresh Look at Islam in a Multi-Faith World

A Fresh Look at Islam in a Multi-Faith World
Author: Matthew L.N. Wilkinson
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 304
Release: 2014-10-30
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 131759598X

***WINNER: Cheryl Frank Memorial Prize, International Association of Critical Realism.*** A Fresh Look at Islam in a Multi-Faith World provides a comprehensively theorised and practical approach to thinking systematically and deeply about Islam and Muslims in a multi-faith world. It makes the case for a contemporary educational philosophy to help young Muslims surmount the challenges of post-modernity and to transcend the hiatuses and obstacles that they face in their interaction and relationships with non-Muslims and visa-versa. It argues that the philosophy of critical realism in its original, dialectical and metaReal moments so fittingly ‘underlabours’ (Bhaskar, 1975) for the contemporary interpretation, clarification and conceptual deepening of Islamic doctrine, practice and education as to suggest a distinctive branch of critical realist philosophy, specifically suited for this purpose. This approach is called Islamic Critical Realism. The book proceeds to explain how this Islamic Critical Realist approach can serve the interpretation of the consensual elements of Islamic doctrine, such as the six elements of Islamic belief and the five ‘pillars’ of Islamic practice, so that these essential features of the Muslim way of life can help Muslim young people to contribute positively to life in multi-faith liberal democracies in a globalising world. Finally, the book shows how this Islamic Critical Realist approach can be brought to bear in humanities classrooms by history, religious education and citizenship teachers to help Muslim young people engage informatively and transformatively with themselves and others in multi-faith contexts.

Islam in Bangladesh

Islam in Bangladesh
Author: Razia Akter
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 214
Release: 2021-12-06
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9004478043

This study, done within the comprehensive Weberian framework, focuses on religion and social change in Bangladesh through an imaginative use of qualitative as well as quantitative methods of modern social research. It first provides a sociological interpretation of the origin and development of Islam in Bengal using historical and literary works on Bengal. The main contribution is based on two sample surveys conducted by Mrs. Banu in 20 villages of Bangladesh and in three areas in the metropolitan Dhaka city. Using these survey data, she gives a sociological analysis of Islamic religious beliefs and practices in contemporary Bangladesh, and more importantly, she studies the impact of the Islamic religious beliefs on the socio- economic development and political culture in present-day Bangladesh. She also shows how Islam compares with modern education in social 'transforming capacity'. This careful and rigorous work is a notable contribution to sociology of religion and helps to deepen our understanding of the interactions between religious and social changes common to many parts of the Third World.

Modern Nigeria

Modern Nigeria
Author: Alex Egodotaye Asakitikpi
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages: 279
Release: 2024-01-25
Genre: History
ISBN:

Discover Nigeria, Africa's most populous country, in this thematic encyclopedia that covers everything from geography and economics to etiquette and pop culture. Part of Bloomsbury's Understanding Modern Nations series, this volume takes readers on a tour of contemporary Nigeria, helping them better understand the country and the many cultures, religions, and ethnicities that call it home. Chapters are organized thematically, examining a variety of topics, including geography, history, government, economics, religion, ethnic and social groups, gender, education, language, etiquette, food, literature and the arts, and pop culture. Each chapter begins with an overview essay, followed by a selection of encyclopedic entries that provide a more nuanced look at that facet of modern Nigeria. The main text is supplemented with sidebars that highlight additional high-interest topics. A collection of appendices rounds out the volume, offering short vignettes of daily life in the country, a glossary of key terms, statistical data, and a list of state holidays. Once a pawn of British colonialism, today Nigeria is a sovereign nation and key player on the world stage. Its vast oil resources have made it an international powerhouse and the wealthiest country on the African continent, yet political unrest and corruption, and ethnic and religious violence continue to threaten this prosperity. Nigeria is equally rich culturally, a nation where time-honored traditions mix with contemporary influences. Explore the diversity of modern Nigeria in this concise and accessible volume.

Islamic Education and Indoctrination

Islamic Education and Indoctrination
Author: Charlene Tan
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 223
Release: 2012-01-26
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1136731431

Islamic schools, especially madrasahs, have been viewed as sites of indoctrination for Muslim students and militants. Some educators and parents in the United States have also regarded introductory courses on Islam in some public schools as indoctrinatory. But what do we mean by "indoctrination"? And is Islamic education indoctrinatory? This book critically discusses the concept of indoctrination in the context of Islamic education. It explains that indoctrination occurs when a person holds to a type of beliefs known as control beliefs that result in ideological totalism. Using Indonesia as an illustrative case study, the book expounds on the conditions for an indoctrinatory tradition to exist and thrive. Examples include the Islamic school co-founded by Abu Bakar Ba’asyir and the militant organisation Jemaah Islamiyah. The book further proposes ways to counter and avoid indoctrination through formal, non-formal, and informal education. It argues for the creation and promotion of educative traditions that are underpinned by religious pluralism, strong rationality, and strong autonomy. Examples of such educative Muslim traditions in Indonesia will be highlighted. Combining philosophical inquiry with empirical research, this book is a timely contribution to the study of contemporary and often controversial issues in Islamic education.

Female Islamic Education Movements

Female Islamic Education Movements
Author: Masooda Bano
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 265
Release: 2017-08-31
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1108101313

Since the 1970s, movements aimed at giving Muslim women access to the serious study of Islamic texts have emerged across the world. In this book, Masooda Bano argues that the creative spirit that marked the rise and consolidation of Islam, whereby Islam inspired serious intellectual engagement to create optimal societal institutions, can be found within these education movements. Drawing on rich ethnographic material from Pakistan, northern Nigeria and Syria, Bano questions the restricted notion of agency associated with these movements, exploring the educational networks which have attracted educated, professional and culturally progressive Muslim women to textual study, thus helping to reverse the most damaging legacy of colonial rule in Muslim societies: the isolation of modern and Islamic knowledge. With its comparative approach, this will appeal to those studying and researching the role of women across Africa, the Middle East and South Asia, as well as the wider Muslim world.

American Journal of Islamic Social Sciences 22:2

American Journal of Islamic Social Sciences 22:2
Author: Mehmet Mahfuz Söylemez
Publisher: International Institute of Islamic Thought (IIIT)
Total Pages: 172
Release: 2005-03-15
Genre:
ISBN:

The American Journal of Islamic Social Sciences (AJISS) is an interdisciplinary journal that publishes a wide variety of scholarly research on all facets of Islam and the Muslim world: anthropology, economics, history, philosophy and metaphysics, politics, psychology, religious law, and traditional Islam. Submissions are subject to a blind peer review process.

Islamic Legal Revival

Islamic Legal Revival
Author: Leonard Wood
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 344
Release: 2016-09-08
Genre: History
ISBN: 0191089125

In this meticulously researched volume, Leonard Wood presents his ground breaking history of Islamic revivalist thought in Islamic law. Islamic Legal Revival: Reception of European Law and Transformations in Islamic Legal Thought in Egypt, 1879-1952 brings to life the tumultuous history of colonial interventions in Islamic legal consciousness during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. It tells the story of the rapid displacement of local Egyptian and Islamic law by transplanted European codes and details the evolution of resultant movements to revive Islamic law. Islamic legal revivalist movements strove to develop a modern version of Islamic law that could be codified and would replace newly imposed European laws. Wood explains in unparalleled depth and with nuance how cutting-edge trends in European legal scholarship inspired influential revivalists and informed their methods in legal thought. Timely and provocative, Islamic Legal Revival tells of the rich achievements of legal experts in Egypt who disrupted tradition in Islamic jurisprudence and created new approaches to Islamic law that were distinctively responsive to demands of the contemporary world. The story told bears important implications for understandings of Egyptian history, Islamic legal history, comparative law, and deeply contested and highly transformative interactions between European and Islamic thought.

Studies in Modern Islamic Law and Jurisprudence

Studies in Modern Islamic Law and Jurisprudence
Author: Oussama Arabi
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 236
Release: 2021-10-05
Genre: Law
ISBN: 9004480706

This book shows 19th and 20th century Islamic Law as a dynamic process casting its net into the 21th century and shaping of major constitutional and legal developments in the Arab and Muslim worlds. The introduction and nine chapters of this volume provide insight into the ongoing transformation of the Shari'a into the law of a nation-state. The book contains studies on Marriage and Divorce, Contract Law in the new Civil Codes of Egypt, Iraq and Syria; the ideological springs of Muhammed 'Abduh's visionary program for the reconstruction of Shari'a, the place of Islamic law in the judicial doctrine and policy of the Egyptian State and Legal Capacity.