Islamization of science & technology: theory and reality

Islamization of knowledge has been the concern of Muslim intellectuals all over the world. It has been generalized to all contemporary knowledge including science and technology {S & T). History shows that the process of Islamization has taken place since the time of the prophet Muhammad SAW and...

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Main Author: Asar, Abdul Karim
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Language:English
Published: 2010
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spelling ump-212692018-06-12T02:55:11Z http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/21269/ Islamization of science & technology: theory and reality Asar, Abdul Karim BP Islam. Bahaism. Theosophy, etc Islamization of knowledge has been the concern of Muslim intellectuals all over the world. It has been generalized to all contemporary knowledge including science and technology {S & T). History shows that the process of Islamization has taken place since the time of the prophet Muhammad SAW and continued by various Muslim scholars and sages from the early centuries of Islam until now. This concept was widely discussed mainly after the monograph of ai-FarDqT entitled "Islamization of Knowledge: General Principles and Workplan" in 1982. The concept triggered two perceptions: supporting and opposing views from scholars. The concept claimed to be able to help Muslims face existing challenges, rediscover the essence of Islam and recapture the past glory days. The fact that intrigued the researcher was all the writings that came to his attention were written in unclear about lslamizing science and technology; prevailing the existing arguments. In this paper, the researcher tries to conclude what exactly the Islamization of S & T should be; is it to lslamize the knowledge or to give some principles or guidelines for S & T. In addition to this, the backwardness of Muslim world is not only caused by the so-called secular knowledge, but also it rather goes back to internal and external problems. Moreover, the influence of un-lslamic Western culture, acts as one of the main factors that prevent Muslims to achieve the Islamization of knowledge particularly, Islamization inS & T. 2010 Conference or Workshop Item NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/21269/1/Islamization%20of%20science%20%26%20technology%20theory%20and%20reality.pdf Asar, Abdul Karim (2010) Islamization of science & technology: theory and reality. In: International Conference on Science and Technology , Johor Bahru. pp. 1-4.. (Unpublished)
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Asar, Abdul Karim
Islamization of science & technology: theory and reality
description Islamization of knowledge has been the concern of Muslim intellectuals all over the world. It has been generalized to all contemporary knowledge including science and technology {S & T). History shows that the process of Islamization has taken place since the time of the prophet Muhammad SAW and continued by various Muslim scholars and sages from the early centuries of Islam until now. This concept was widely discussed mainly after the monograph of ai-FarDqT entitled "Islamization of Knowledge: General Principles and Workplan" in 1982. The concept triggered two perceptions: supporting and opposing views from scholars. The concept claimed to be able to help Muslims face existing challenges, rediscover the essence of Islam and recapture the past glory days. The fact that intrigued the researcher was all the writings that came to his attention were written in unclear about lslamizing science and technology; prevailing the existing arguments. In this paper, the researcher tries to conclude what exactly the Islamization of S & T should be; is it to lslamize the knowledge or to give some principles or guidelines for S & T. In addition to this, the backwardness of Muslim world is not only caused by the so-called secular knowledge, but also it rather goes back to internal and external problems. Moreover, the influence of un-lslamic Western culture, acts as one of the main factors that prevent Muslims to achieve the Islamization of knowledge particularly, Islamization inS & T.
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author Asar, Abdul Karim
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title Islamization of science & technology: theory and reality
title_short Islamization of science & technology: theory and reality
title_full Islamization of science & technology: theory and reality
title_fullStr Islamization of science & technology: theory and reality
title_full_unstemmed Islamization of science & technology: theory and reality
title_sort islamization of science & technology: theory and reality
publishDate 2010
url http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/21269/
http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/21269/1/Islamization%20of%20science%20%26%20technology%20theory%20and%20reality.pdf
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