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Attributes of Antioxidants as Inferred from the Makkī and Madanī Verses of the Qurʾān
No full textThe purpose of this paper was to analyse the selected antioxidants that are stated in the Qurʾān. The focus of this research is on the pattern of selected antioxidants in the context of Makkī and Madani āyahs to facilitate a better understanding of the concept of antioxidant in the Qurʾān. This study is a qualitative study and the approach is content analysis. Data collected through the methods of content and document analysis are thematically analysed using descriptive and analytical methods. Findings demonstrate that the pattern of antioxidants is stated in certain groupings. Further, the antioxidants are mostly stated in the context of Makkī āyahs. The implication of this study establishes that the Qurʾān discusses different issues of the antioxidants in the two contexts and the Qurʾānic consistency in the use of terminology proves a miraculous aspect of the Qurʾān
The Concept of Rote Learning and its Applications in the Teaching and Learning of Qurʾān and Sunnah.
No full textRote learning is characterised as a method of memorising facts, ideas, concepts, or information based on repetition to achieve an outcome of learning. Rote learning (memorisation by repetition) has both benefits and drawbacks, depending on the way it is applied. For instance, when meaningful learning is the goal, remembering becomes a means to an end. Whereas, when the goal is on knowledge acquisition, the focus becomes solely on remembering elements or fragments of knowledge. However, the current Western perspective on rote learning, from the lens of traditional Islamic education, has been unfavourable and misleading. In the West, this method is seen as making the learners passive and susceptible to religious and political indoctrination. Therefore, this study aims at investigating the function of memorisation method as a means to promote meaningful learning, in the teaching and learning of Qurʾān and Sunnah. It also seeks to examine the application of revised taxonomy in the learning of Qurʾān and Sunnah, as well as other related sciences. This is a library-based research, and therefore, qualitative in nature. The researcher employs an intensive and extensive survey of the works relevant to the study. Furthermore, a cursory survey on the application of the revised taxonomy to the learning of Qurʾān and Sunnah and other related sciences was also carried. Findings from this study revealed that memorisation method as applied to Islamic education is not an end in itself, rather a means to an end, i.e. meaningful learning. A thorough examination on the application of revised taxonomy to the learning of Qurʾān and Sunnah and other related sciences would further support this finding
Reasserting the Maqasid of Islamic Revealed Knowledge Curricula: The Experience of the Department of Qurʾan and Sunnah Studies in IIUM
No full textDefining the characteristics of excellence for Islamic education institutions has proven to be one of the most challenging and highly debated issues in the modern time. On the one hand, ideals and visions derived from certain philosophical presuppositions or religious outlooks are competing to mould the shape of academic programme offered by the institutions. On the other, the official authority, whose directives an institution is subjected to abide by, often projects certain standards to measure the output of excellent production, mostly in relation to industrial demands. In the case of Islamic studies programme, or as it is named in the International Islamic University Malaysia, Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Heritage, there are notions of maqāṣid being gradually discussed by its scholars and proponents of Islamic education alike. This conception of maqāṣid, which can also be called maqāṣid tarbawiyyah, seems to correspond slightly to the theory of Outcome Based Education adopted by the Malaysian Qualification Agency – a body responsible for the assurance of quality education. However, it treats the aspects of purpose and objective in light of the Islamic scriptural thought and educational philosophy. This paper shares the experience of the Department of Qurʾan and Sunnah Studies in IIUM in formulating its Programme Learning Outcome in accordance with OBE and multiple level educational agenda, i.e. global, national and university, whilst navigating through the growing discourse of maqāṣid of Qurʾān and Sunnah studies. It speaks of the thoughts and efforts conveyed by the department to advance its ethos of “traditional embracement, critical engagement, and spiritual enhancement” through its curriculum design. The paper discusses amongst others the development of discourse pertaining to maqāṣid al-Qurʾān wa al-Sunnah and key important elements of educational objectives according to the views of Muslim scholars in the field of Qurʾān, Sunnah and Sīrah Studies. It ambitiously aims as an invitation to scholars to contribute to the narratives of maqāṣid in curricula management and policy making as well as the enhancement of Islamic philosophy of quality and educational excellence
Islam siyaset düșüncesini uygulamak: Katip Çelebi ve onun dönemi : Applying the Islamic Political Thought: Hacı Halife and His Time
No full textAraştırmacılar tarafından 17.Yüzyıl, Osmanlı Devleti’nin gerileme döneminin başlangıcı olarak görülmüştür. Kaybedilen savaşlarla birlikte gerileyen ekonomik durum ve sosyal olgular Osmanlı yönetim tarzında ve siyaset alanında değişimlere sebep olmuştur. Bu dönemde toplumsal değişimlerden, siyasi-iktisadi hoşnutsuzluk sebebi ile çıkan isyanlardan ve bürokrasi geleneğindeki değişimlerden bahsedebiliriz. Tarihçilerin genel bir kabulüyle 1603-56 tarihleri Osmanlı Tarihi açısından kargaşa yahut anarşi dönemi olarak kabul edilmektedir. Devlet içerisinde yaşanan bu olumsuzluklara Osmanlı yüksek aydın kesimi kayıtsız kalmamıştır. Bu durum karşısında müstakil risaleler kaleme alarak devlet içerisindeki aksaklıkları göstererek ıslahat çalışmalarına yönelmişlerdir. Yaklaşık olarak bu dönemlerde yaşamış olan 17.yüzyıl Osmanlı düşünce dünyasının en üretken ve bilinen alimlerinden biri olan Kâtip Çelebi de bu duruma kayıtsız kalmamış ve eserler telif etmiştir. Bu makalede 17. Yüzyılın en önde gelen entelektüellerinden biri olan Katip Çelebi’nin ilmi yaşantısı ve bilgi kaynakları göz önünde bulundurularak onun siyaset felsefesi ve ıslahat anlayışı, Düstûru’l Amel bağlamında değerlendirilecektir. Makale ilk olarak Kâtip Çelebi’nin entelektüel yaşamını ele almaktadır. Diğer bölümlerde Osmanlı ıslahat çalışmalarını ve daha sonra Kâtip Çelebi’de ıslahat düşüncesini ele alarak onun siyaset felsefesini açıklamayı hedeflemektedir. Bu bağlamda Kâtip Çelebi’nin siyaset felsefesi üzerine yazdığı Düstûru’l Amel isimli eseri makalenin temel konusu olarak incelenecektir.The 17th century was seen by the researchers as the beginning of the decline of the Ottoman Empire. The economic situation and social phenomena that declined with the lost wars caused changes in the Ottoman style of administration and politics. In this period, we can speak of social changes, uprisings due to political-economic discontent, and changes in the bureaucracy tradition. With the general acceptance of historians, the dates 1603-56 are accepted as a period of chaos or anarchy in terms of Ottoman history. Ottoman high intellectuals did not remain indifferent to these negativities in the state. In the face of this situation, they wrote individual treatises and highlighted the problems of the state and turned towards reform studies. Kâtip Çelebi, one of the most prolific and well-known scholars of the 17th century Ottoman, did not remain silent to the situation and wrote works. This paper explores Katip Çelebi’s Düstûru’l Amel, taking into consideration the intellectual biography of the author and his sources of knowledge, his political philosophy, and his understanding of reform. Essentially, the paper aims to explain Katip Çelebi’s political philosophy by addressing the Ottoman reform studies and the reform thought in the luminary’s view. Düstûru’l Amel, which he wrote to establish a political philosophy will be examined as the main subject of the article
The Perceptions of Teachers and Students Towards the Ulul Albab Curriculum: A Case Study of SMAKL
No full textIntegrated curriculum has begun to take a positive lead in the educational development in Malaysia, where memorisation of the Qurʾān is integrated into the basic academic and Islamic subjects and is beginning to be implemented in many schools all over Malaysia. This integrated curriculum or commonly known as the Ulul Albab Curriculum has successfully been implemented over the years. This study therefore aims to find and assess the success factors through analysing the perceptions of those involved in the exercise. The study is quantitative in nature. Questionnaires were used as the instrumentation for data collection and were distributed to a total of 220 respondents: 50 teachers and 170 students from Sekolah Menengah Agama Kuala Lumpur (SMAKL). The findings of the study were derived from the obtained results of the questionnaire. The research theorises that students’ achievements in various aspects, from personality, individual skills and student discipline are key to measuring how far the curriculum has achieved its objectives. Considering this, the researchers propose that schools should further nurture all aspects of students’ growth; spiritual, physical, and mental so they can work the best in becoming influential models with various sets of skills. The Ulul Albab Curriculum as one of the few formal integrated curricula under the Ministry of Education has to be given more emphasis and attention so that the curriculum can grow and become more outstanding. It is the hope of many Muslim educational theorists that this curriculum will succeed in the future and can become an applicable mechanism to produce quality students who are not only masters of the academic field but also memorisers of the Qurʾan and knowledgeable scholars of religious subjects.
الإصلاح الاجتماعي في فكر بديع الزمان سعيد النورسي: دراسة تحليلية: Social Reform in the Thought of Bediuzzaman Said Nursi: An Analytical Study
No full textيهدف هذا البحث إلى دراسة منهج الإصلاح الاجتماعي عند الإمام بديع الزمان سعيد النورسي. ذلك المنهج الذي ظهرت مقوماته من خلال رسائله "رسائل النور". وتبرز أهمية هذا البحث في عصر نعاني فيه من أزمة تربية القيم الاجتماعية التي أدت إلى الانحطاط الأخلاقي والصراعات والنزاعات الفكرية، والتخلف الثقافي والحضاري للأمة الإسلامية. ويوظف البحث المنهج التحليلي في استقراء رسائله في محاولة للكشف عن ماهية الإصلاح الاجتماعي ومفهومه عنده، وأسسه ومقومات منهجه. ومن أهم سبل الإصلاح التي كشف عنها البحث في تحقيق الإصلاح الاجتماعي ما يأتي: الإيمان الحقيقي المعرفي والعملي، وإصلاح الذات بتزكية النفس من الأنانية والغرور وحب النفس والجاه والحسد والحرص والطمع، والالتزام بالقيم والمبادئ الأخلاقية، وترسيخ رابطة الأخوة والمحبة، والإصلاح الأُسري. وأما الأسس والمقومات التي اعتمدها في منهجه، ففي الالتزام بكتاب الله وسنة رسوله عليه الصلاة والسلام، وتحقيق التوحيد، وتصحيح العقيدة، والتحلي بالفضائل، والتخلي من الرذائل.Social reform is considered from the Islamic perspective a vital subject for the protection of human and their fair rights in social life. Bediuzzaman Said Nursi is a prominent reformer in the late nineteenth Century. His scholarly work "Risale-i-Nur" (Treatises of Light) is regarded as a famous reform manual that was written in light of the Holy Qur’an and Prophetic Traditions. This study focuses on Risale-i-Nur in order to recognize the Social Reformation Method (SRM) that was formulated by Nursi. The researcher used analytical method in this study to explain three major points: the concept of social reformation according to Nursi, the foundations of social reformation, and the components of his SRM. As a result, the study discovers that Nursi had conceptualised that if individual is reformed, the society would consequently be reformed. Hence, he focused to formulate an effective method in reforming individual and society alike. Firstly: he emphasised on achieving self-purification through avoiding eight distractive evil characters. These are selfishness, arrogance, self-love, prestige, jealousy, impatience, unfair desires, and other forms of vices. Secondly, he emphasised on adhering to the six most important noble characters in social life. These are commitment to monotheism; the right faith, moral values, and principles; bonding of brotherhood and love; family reformation; and being virtuous. He developed this SRM consulting the Noble Qur’an and the Noble Sunnah. The application of Nursi’s SRM seems to be the suitable remedy to handle the crisis of education, moral decay, racial conflict, abuse of intellectuality, as well as cultural and civilizational backwardness of the Muslim nation
الرد على مزاعم مؤلف كتاب كشف المتواري في صحيح البخاري حول الرواة الذين أخذ عنهم البخاري: A Response to the Arguments of the Author of Kashf al-Mutawārī Concerning the Narrators Included by al-Bukhārī in His Ṣaḥīḥ
No full textلقد تناولت هذه الدراسة الرد على المزاعم الواردة في كتاب كشف المتواري في صحيح البخاري حول الرواة الذين أخذ عنهم البخاري. ويهدف البحث إلى بيان حال هؤلاء الرواة المتهمين بعدم الورع والتقوى، وتعمد الكذب، وبيان السبب الذي جعل الإمام البخاري يروي عنهم. تكمن أهمية البحث في دراسة بعض الرواة المختلف فيهم في صحيح البخاري، وقد اتبعت الباحثة في هذه الدراسة المنهج الاستقرائي التحليلي، وأظهرت نتائج الدراسة أن من هؤلاء الرواة من لم يثبت فيه ما رمي به من سوء ومن الرواة من تاب ورجع عن بدعته، ومنهم من أخرج له البخاري في المتابعات، ولم يخرج له في الأصول.This paper aims to deliver a number of responses to several arguments forwarded by the author of Kashf al-Mutawārī fī Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī concerning some discredited narrators found in the chains of narration in Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī. The study will explore the status of those narrators particularly those who were attributed with lack of piety and religious practice and those who were accused of fabrication, and the justification for al-Bukhārī’s inclusion of their narrations in his dedicated work on authentic hadiths. The researcher follows in her examination of the issue the inductive and analytical methods. The result proposes that many of the accusations levelled against those narrators can not be approved and for some, they were accusations that went back to their past where the narrators have denounced some of the heretical ideologies they used to profess. Another justification in this regard lies in the fact that al-Bukhārī did not include their narration as the main foundation for his chapters, rather most of these narrations play only auxiliary role
Translating the Knowledge of Qurʾān and Sunnah into Action: The Islamisation Project of IIUM
No full textAbstract: This study attempts to analyse the role of the International Islamic University in achieving Islamisation and in bringing out an integrated curricular and educational program aiming for the holistic development of the ummah and institutions at all levels of society. It also offers profound analysis of the universal values and teachings the University had imparted and its function to provide a broad spectrum and avenue for potential human growth and in driving the intellectual reform and constructing ummatan wasaṭa (the balanced community) based on Islamic worldviews, norms, principles and values in realizing Islamization process. The study also dealt specifically with the vision of the University, as enshrined in its constitution that define her character, psyche, culture and direction. It also turns to discuss specific intellectual and spiritual challenges that the modern world had posed to contemporary Muslim and the role that the University can play in providing the means to answer these challenges
أهمية أسلوب الالتفات وأثره في توجيه القراءات القرآنية: دراسة تحليلية: The Importance of Reference Switching and its Role in Determining the Meaning of Quranic Variant Readings: An Analytical Study
No full textتهدف هذه الدراسة إلى تعريف الالتفات وصوره وانصراف الكلام فيه من الخطاب إلى الغيبة إلى التكلم والعكس من ذلك في ضوء اختلاف القراءات القرآنية، ومدى تأثر المعاني والتفسير والأحكام بهذا التنوع اللفظي للقراءات، حيث إن الاختلاف في أداء اللفظ الواحد أو الحرف القرآني الواحد لم يكد يخل من تغير في دلالاته اللفظية والحكمية. كما أنها تبين أهمية أسلوب الالتفات وأثره في اختلاف القراءات وتأثره بها ودلالاته التفسيرية وصوره في توسيع المعنى وإطلاق المقيد وتقييد المطلق من المعاني، عموماً من خلال تنوع صور الالتفات ومنهج القرآن الكريم في تعميم الخاص وتخصيص العام وأثر ذلك في التفسير. كما أنها توضح وتفصل أثر الالتفات ودلالاته في تكامل معاني القراءات القرآنية، وأثر الالتفات في توجيه بعض القراءات ورفع الإشكال الذي وقع فيه بعض المفسرين والبلاغيين، وأثر ذلك في إعجاز القرآن وبلاغته.This study aims to expound various types of reference switching, from the second person to the third and also to the first, and vice versa, in light of the principles of Qurʾanic variant readings. It explores the extent to which meanings, interpretations and derived rulings are affected by this variety of expression in Qurʾanic recitation. The author will explain the importance of reference switching and its impact on Qurʾanic variant readings and how the style itself is affected by those variant readings. The study will also illustrate the impact of this rhetorical style, with its various forms, on expanding the possible Qurʾanic interpretations by the way of generalizing the restricted and specific texts or restricting the generalized and absolute texts in terms of their meanings - an occurrence of sort will subsequently affect the process of interpretation. The impact of this reference switching also can be appreciated in expelling problems and confusions encountered by some exegetes and linguists, and how this notion can further emphasize the miraculous eloquence and inimitability of the Qurʾān
محاسن منهجية للإمام الشوكاني (١٢٥٠هـ) في تفسير القرآن الكريم: al-Imām al-Shawkānī (d.1250 AH)’s Methodological Uniqueness in His Exegesis of the Glorious Qurʾān
No full textملخص البحث: يُعدُّ كتاب "فتح القدير" للإمام الشوكاني من أحسن المؤلفات في تفسير القرآن الكريم؛ لحسن منهجه ووضوح عباراته وسهولة أسلوبه وتوسط حجمه، واشتماله على زبدة ما في كتب المفسرين الذين سبقوه، وما يمتاز به من محاسن أخر. وقد تناولت هذه الدراسة منهج الشوكاني في التعامل مع أصول التفسير وقواعده ومصادره الأساسية على اختلافها، وطريقته في التعامل مع المرويات الضعيفة والموضوعات والإسرائيليات وما لا صلة له بالتفسير من التعليلات والفلسفيات، وموقفه من طلب التناسب بين الآيات والسور القرآنية. وارتأت الورقة أن التمسك بمنهج هذا الإمام في الأمور المذكورة تعين المشتغلين بالتفسير على الفهم السديد لآيات التنزيل والأداء السليم لمهمة التبليغ، سواء كان هذا التبليغ شفويا أو كتابيا