Qur'anic worldview and natural science: an Ulul-albāb integration framework for Islamic secondary schools

The issue of “integration” in education of the ummah has been a major concern since the post-colonial period, which left Muslims with the legacy of a dichotomous education. In turn, these result in disharmonies in the person, family, society and the environment. Yet post-modern trends open up opport...

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Main Author: Hassan, Nur Jannah
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Language:English
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Published: 2018
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spelling iium-673102018-12-07T02:01:56Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/67310/ Qur'anic worldview and natural science: an Ulul-albāb integration framework for Islamic secondary schools Hassan, Nur Jannah BJ1188 Religious ethics BP1 Islam BP170.8 Universality of Islam BP173.77 Islam and work BP188 Islamic religious life BP188.16 Wasatiyyah. Moderation In Islam BP190.5 Islamization of Knowledge LB1705 Education and training of teachers Q128 Islam and Science The issue of “integration” in education of the ummah has been a major concern since the post-colonial period, which left Muslims with the legacy of a dichotomous education. In turn, these result in disharmonies in the person, family, society and the environment. Yet post-modern trends open up opportunities for non-conventional alternatives as solutions. The paper presents major rationales for integrating the Qur’ānic / Prophetic worldview and natural science. It touches upon the fundamental elements of the worldview of al-Qur’ān in relation to the studies of nature, specifically the notion of “reading” the two Books of Allāh: al-Qur’ān and the Open Book of the Cosmos, as well as humanity’s relation with Allāh, with themselves and humanity with the cosmos. The paper touches upon the worldviews that have brought about natural science to its current pedestal, the ensuing environmental and humanitarian crises of contemporary world, and experts’ responses in the face of the crises. It puts forward an integrated model for the study of natural science based on the “ūlū al-albāb” notion of the Qur’ān, for use in Islamic secondary education, where certain aspects of natural science undergo a discreet but holistic reposition, reinterpretation and reorientation from the framework of, and organically infused with the Qur’ānic / Prophetic worldview. It is believed that such integration is able to address the conflicts and disharmonies, and in the long run restore the equilibrium, not just within the Muslim person and the ummah but also to bring about sustained goodness for humanity in general and the environments they are in. 2018-04-28 Conference or Workshop Item NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/67310/1/67310_QUR%27ANIC%20WORLDVIEW%20AND%20NATURAL-abstract.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/67310/2/67310_QUR%27ANIC%20WORLDVIEW%20AND%20NATURAL-paper.pdf Hassan, Nur Jannah (2018) Qur'anic worldview and natural science: an Ulul-albāb integration framework for Islamic secondary schools. In: International Congress on Islamic Education 2018, 27th-28th April 2018, Istanbul, Turkey. (Unpublished)
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topic BJ1188 Religious ethics
BP1 Islam
BP170.8 Universality of Islam
BP173.77 Islam and work
BP188 Islamic religious life
BP188.16 Wasatiyyah. Moderation In Islam
BP190.5 Islamization of Knowledge
LB1705 Education and training of teachers
Q128 Islam and Science
spellingShingle BJ1188 Religious ethics
BP1 Islam
BP170.8 Universality of Islam
BP173.77 Islam and work
BP188 Islamic religious life
BP188.16 Wasatiyyah. Moderation In Islam
BP190.5 Islamization of Knowledge
LB1705 Education and training of teachers
Q128 Islam and Science
Hassan, Nur Jannah
Qur'anic worldview and natural science: an Ulul-albāb integration framework for Islamic secondary schools
description The issue of “integration” in education of the ummah has been a major concern since the post-colonial period, which left Muslims with the legacy of a dichotomous education. In turn, these result in disharmonies in the person, family, society and the environment. Yet post-modern trends open up opportunities for non-conventional alternatives as solutions. The paper presents major rationales for integrating the Qur’ānic / Prophetic worldview and natural science. It touches upon the fundamental elements of the worldview of al-Qur’ān in relation to the studies of nature, specifically the notion of “reading” the two Books of Allāh: al-Qur’ān and the Open Book of the Cosmos, as well as humanity’s relation with Allāh, with themselves and humanity with the cosmos. The paper touches upon the worldviews that have brought about natural science to its current pedestal, the ensuing environmental and humanitarian crises of contemporary world, and experts’ responses in the face of the crises. It puts forward an integrated model for the study of natural science based on the “ūlū al-albāb” notion of the Qur’ān, for use in Islamic secondary education, where certain aspects of natural science undergo a discreet but holistic reposition, reinterpretation and reorientation from the framework of, and organically infused with the Qur’ānic / Prophetic worldview. It is believed that such integration is able to address the conflicts and disharmonies, and in the long run restore the equilibrium, not just within the Muslim person and the ummah but also to bring about sustained goodness for humanity in general and the environments they are in.
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title Qur'anic worldview and natural science: an Ulul-albāb integration framework for Islamic secondary schools
title_short Qur'anic worldview and natural science: an Ulul-albāb integration framework for Islamic secondary schools
title_full Qur'anic worldview and natural science: an Ulul-albāb integration framework for Islamic secondary schools
title_fullStr Qur'anic worldview and natural science: an Ulul-albāb integration framework for Islamic secondary schools
title_full_unstemmed Qur'anic worldview and natural science: an Ulul-albāb integration framework for Islamic secondary schools
title_sort qur'anic worldview and natural science: an ulul-albāb integration framework for islamic secondary schools
publishDate 2018
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/67310/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/67310/1/67310_QUR%27ANIC%20WORLDVIEW%20AND%20NATURAL-abstract.pdf
http://irep.iium.edu.my/67310/2/67310_QUR%27ANIC%20WORLDVIEW%20AND%20NATURAL-paper.pdf
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