Kulliyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences, IIUM: a successful story of integration of Islamic and human sciences

This paper studies the case of integration of Islamic and Human Sciences in theory and practice by highlighting the achievements of International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM). This paper follows qualitative descriptive analysis approach. It highlights that IIUM is the pioneering institution in...

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Main Authors:	Ahmad H.Osman, Rahmah, Quayum, Mohammad Abdul
Format:	Article
Language:	English English
Published:	Centre for Muslim World Affairs (CeMWA) , International Islamic University Malaysia 2018
Subjects:	LB2300 Higher Education LC905 Islamic Education
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/60428/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/60428/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/60428/1/PROF.%20RAHMAH%20-%20IJMU%20ACCEPTANCE%20LETTER12142017.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/60428/2/IIMU%202ND%20ARTICLE.pdf

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spelling	iium-604282017-12-15T08:33:19Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/60428/ Kulliyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences, IIUM: a successful story of integration of Islamic and human sciences Ahmad H.Osman, Rahmah Quayum, Mohammad Abdul LB2300 Higher Education LC905 Islamic Education This paper studies the case of integration of Islamic and Human Sciences in theory and practice by highlighting the achievements of International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM). This paper follows qualitative descriptive analysis approach. It highlights that IIUM is the pioneering institution in cultivating the idea of integration, and the Kulliyah (Faculty) of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences (KIRKHS) plays a vital role in that process. Integration of knowledge is a process/method/way to generate a comprehensive educational reform for the betterment of humankind. It should not be considered a new phenomenon as Muslims have embraced integration of religious and human sciences throughout Islamic history. The first part of the paper deals with the meaning of integration and its necessity in establishing the Qur’anic worldview for the Muslim Ummah. The second part of the paper discusses the role of the Kulliyah of IRKHS (or KIRKHS) in realizing the idea of integration. It argues that KIRKHS inculcates integration of Islamic and human sciences through training its faculty members and student development, and through curriculum and teaching material design. The last part of the paper states that the KIRKHS has achieved a significant success in its integration journey, which could be replicated by other educational institutions. In conclusion, this study underscores the necessity of integration of knowledge between revealed and modern sciences as a need of the time, as well as a prerequisite for further development of the Ummah, and suggests that integrated minds are capable of contributing to the society and humanity in a better way. Centre for Muslim World Affairs (CeMWA) , International Islamic University Malaysia 2018 Article NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/60428/1/PROF.%20RAHMAH%20-%20IJMU%20ACCEPTANCE%20LETTER12142017.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/60428/2/IIMU%202ND%20ARTICLE.pdf Ahmad H.Osman, Rahmah and Quayum, Mohammad Abdul (2018) Kulliyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences, IIUM: a successful story of integration of Islamic and human sciences. International Journal of Muslim World Studies, xx (xx). pp. 1-20. ISSN 0127-922 (In Press) http://ijmws.net/
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description	This paper studies the case of integration of Islamic and Human Sciences in theory and practice by highlighting the achievements of International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM). This paper follows qualitative descriptive analysis approach. It highlights that IIUM is the pioneering institution in cultivating the idea of integration, and the Kulliyah (Faculty) of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences (KIRKHS) plays a vital role in that process. Integration of knowledge is a process/method/way to generate a comprehensive educational reform for the betterment of humankind. It should not be considered a new phenomenon as Muslims have embraced integration of religious and human sciences throughout Islamic history. The first part of the paper deals with the meaning of integration and its necessity in establishing the Qur’anic worldview for the Muslim Ummah. The second part of the paper discusses the role of the Kulliyah of IRKHS (or KIRKHS) in realizing the idea of integration. It argues that KIRKHS inculcates integration of Islamic and human sciences through training its faculty members and student development, and through curriculum and teaching material design. The last part of the paper states that the KIRKHS has achieved a significant success in its integration journey, which could be replicated by other educational institutions. In conclusion, this study underscores the necessity of integration of knowledge between revealed and modern sciences as a need of the time, as well as a prerequisite for further development of the Ummah, and suggests that integrated minds are capable of contributing to the society and humanity in a better way.
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author	Ahmad H.Osman, Rahmah Quayum, Mohammad Abdul
author_facet	Ahmad H.Osman, Rahmah Quayum, Mohammad Abdul
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title	Kulliyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences, IIUM: a successful story of integration of Islamic and human sciences
title_short	Kulliyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences, IIUM: a successful story of integration of Islamic and human sciences
title_full	Kulliyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences, IIUM: a successful story of integration of Islamic and human sciences
title_fullStr	Kulliyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences, IIUM: a successful story of integration of Islamic and human sciences
title_full_unstemmed	Kulliyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences, IIUM: a successful story of integration of Islamic and human sciences
title_sort	kulliyah of islamic revealed knowledge and human sciences, iium: a successful story of integration of islamic and human sciences
publisher	Centre for Muslim World Affairs (CeMWA) , International Islamic University Malaysia
publishDate	2018
url	http://irep.iium.edu.my/60428/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/60428/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/60428/1/PROF.%20RAHMAH%20-%20IJMU%20ACCEPTANCE%20LETTER12142017.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/60428/2/IIMU%202ND%20ARTICLE.pdf
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