Al-Faruqi’s Fundamental Ideas and Philosophy of Education
Keywords:
Al-Faruqi, Islamic education, Islamization of knowledge, Islamization of curriculum, IIIT
Abstract
This paper discusses the fundamental ideal and philosophy of education advocated by Ismail Raji al-Faruqi (1921-1986) in realizing the Islamization of knowledge (IOK) project. The concept and perspective of education projected by al-Faruqi was constructed on the worldview of tawhid that reflected the essence and intrinsic philosophy and paradigm of knowledge rooted on Islamic vision of reality and truth. It embodied the comprehensive and holistic vision of education that seeks to integrate the fundamental element of revealed and acquired knowledge. The project envisaged to undertake significant reform in the practice and method of education of the ummah that need to be recast and reproject based on the intrinsic value and paradigm of the Qur’an and its approach to knowledge. This paper will analyse this significant idea and principle and its importance in realizing the IOK vision and reforming the educational system in the Muslim world.
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Al-Faruqi, I.R. (1977). Islamizing the social sciences. Paper presented at the First World Conference on Muslim Education, 31 March-8 April, Mecca.
Al-Faruqi, I.R. (1981). The Hijrah: the necessity of its Iqamat or Vergegenwartigung. Kuala Lumpur: Muslim Youth Movement of Malaysia.
Al-Faruqi, I.R. (1982). Tawhid: Its implications for thought and life. Kuala Lumpur: IIIT.
Al-Faruqi, I. R. (1982). Islamization of knowledge: general principles and work plan. Herndon, Virginia, USA: International Institute of Islamic Thought.
Al-Faruqi, I. R. (1986). Toward Islamic English. Herndon, Virginia, USA: International Institute of Islamic Thought.
Al-Faruqi, I. R., Yusuf, I. ed. (2012). Islam: religion, practice, culture & world order. UK: International Institute of Islamic Thought (IIIT).
AbuSulayman, A. A. ed. (1995). Islamization of knowledge: general principles and work plan. Herndon, VA: IIIT.
Ahmed, M. B. ed. et.al (2005). Muslim contributions to world civilization. UK and USA: IIIT & AMSS.
Dangor, S. (2005). Islamization of disciplines: towards an indigenous educational system. Educational Philosophy and Theory, 37 (4), 519-531.
Fatah Yasin, R. F. & Shah Jani, M. (2013). Islamic Education: the philosophy, aim, and main features. Paper presented at the International Language and Education Conference 2013, 27-28 Nov, Nilai, Negeri Sembilan.
Fletcher, C. D. (2008). “Isma‘il Al-Faruqi (1921-1986) and inter-faith dialogue: the man, the scholar, the participant.” Phd.’s Thesis, McGill University, Montreal.
Furlow, C. A. (2005). “Islam, science, and modernity: from northern Virginia to Kuala Lumpur.” Phd.’s Thesis, University of Florida.
Hassan, M.K. (1994). The Islamic worldview. In A.M. Yaacob, & A.F.A. Rahman (Eds.), Towards a positive Islamic world-view: Malaysian and American perceptions (pp. 11-33). Kuala Lumpur: Institute of Islamic Understanding Malaysia.
Ibrahim, A. (2013). “The reform of Muslim education and the quest for intellectual renewal.” Keynote Address, Symposium on “Reform of Higher Education in Muslim Societies,” organized by the International Institute of Isalmic Thought (IIIT), Dec 9-10, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, Washington. DC.
International Institute of Islamic Thought (2010). “Isma‘il Raji Al Faruqi: an expose of the legacy of a Mujtahid in the modern age,” Seminar jointly organized by Centre for the Study of Democracy, University of Westminster, UK; Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding, Georgetown University, USA and International Institute of Islamic Thought, UK and USA on 6-7 June, at Fyvie Hall, Westminster University.
Kalin, I. (2002). God, life and the cosmos. UK: Ashgate.
Kyle S. and David D. (2013). International Institute of Islamic Thought (IIIT): the Muslim Brotherhood’s think tank. Pennsylvania, Washington, DC: Center for Security Policy Press.
Jamal, B. (1999). History of Islamization of knowledge and contributions of the International Institute of Islamic Thought. In Amber Haque (Ed.), Muslims and Islamization in North America: problems and prospects (pp. 13-33). Beltsville, Md.: Amana.
Muslih. (2006). “The International Institute of Islamic Thought (IIIT) – USA: A Project of Islamic Revivalism.” Phd.’s Thesis, University of Leiden, Netherlands.
Rosnani, H. & Imron, R. (2000). Islamization of knowledge: a comparative analysis of the conceptions of al-Attas and al-Faruqi. Intellectual Discourse, 8 (1), 19-44.
Shafiq, M. (1994). The growth of Islamic Thought in North America: focus on Isma‘il Raji al-Faruqi. Brentwood, Maryland: Amana Publications.
Wan Daud, W. M. N. (2012). Rihlah ilmiah: dari neomodernisme ke Islamisasi ilmu Kontemporer. Kuala Lumpur: INSISTS and CASIS – Universiti Teknologi Malaysia.
Yusuf, I., ed. (2012). Islam and knowledge: Al Faruqi’s concept of religion in Islamic thought. London: IB Tauris.
Zein, I.M. (2011). Religion as a life fact: al-Faruqi’s impact on the International Islamic University Malaysia. American Journal of Islamic Social Sciences, 28 (3), 35-57.
Published
2015-12-10
How to Cite
Amir, A., Rahman, T., Wan Yusof, W. S., & Rashid, Z. (2015). Al-Faruqi’s Fundamental Ideas and Philosophy of Education. Dinamika Ilmu, 15(2), 235-247. https://doi.org/10.21093/di.v15i2.146
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