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CURRICULUM OF ISLAMIC
EDUCATION
INTRODUCTION
DEFINITION OF KNOWLEDGEDIVISION OF KNOWLEDGE
INTEGRATION OF REVEALED KNOWLEDGE
AND ACQUIRED KNOWLEDGEMETHODOLOGY OF TEACHING ANDLEARNING
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INTRODUCTION
1.A Muslim cannotseparate life fromknowledge
2.Knowledge is very
important in everyhuman life
3.
This chapter willdiscuss about themeaning, division,integration andmethodology ofknowledge
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DEFINITION OF KNOWLEDGE
To know, to be awareof, and to be familiar oracquainted with
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Technically:
Ilm refers to therealization of
something according toits true nature
It can be conclude thatknowledge come from
information which thenis studied, interpreted
and thus lead to thetruth or reality the itbecome knowledge
Knowledge isinformation or
understanding of asubject which a person
has.
Muslim should believethat knowledge comesfrom Allah and enable
man to know the reality
of the signs the heobserve.
Devine revelation ismeant to guide mantoward knowledge ofthe aims of righteous
life, of the definition ofits responsibility and
ascertaining its
components
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Islam begins and endswith knowledge.
In Islam,knowledge is the
only mean bywhich truth can be
realized andunderstood
Since Allah is theUltimate and
Absolute truth, manmust acquire
knowledge in order to
know Allah andworship Him correctlyand properly.
Surah Al-Alaq (1-5)
Islam is the religionof knowledge, not a
religion ofconjectures,
superstitions andfictions.
knowledge couldonly be acquiredthrough certain
hardships,difficulties, trialsand adventures
knowledge isworthy
Plato: Knowledge is obtainedthrough rational thinking or
contemplation while belief isacquired through senses.
Aristotle : the real world refersto only what is observable.
Things that can we observe arethe object of knowledge.
Non observable things like ethicsand religion are not the realm ofknowledge but in that of belief.Belief can be right and wrong.SOURCES OF KNOWLEDGE
1) 96:1-5
2) 2:23
3) 16:78
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In Islam : Knowledge is truth
Truth relates to the nature of Allah (Fitratallah), Hiscreation and all phenomena, acquired through
revelation, reasoning and experiences of the senses.
All phenomena : tangible / untangible
Stone, magnet / poverty, ..ism
SO : the object of knowledge in Islam are God, Hisvisible and invisible creation and the tangible andintangible phenomena.
The concept of knowledge in Islam is wider than theWestern in terms of the sources, purpose and objects ofknowledge.
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SOURCES OF KNOWLEDGE
Islam: Ook (have beendiscussed)its sources =
rationalist / realist +REVELATION.
Realist: Ook is theobservable world
its sources isexperiences
through the senses
or empiricism.
Rationalist: Objectsof knowledge (Ook)
are ideas that exist inhuman mind. Its
sources arerationality,reasoning,
contemplation
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DIVISION OF KNOWLEDGE
Revealedknowledge
(knowledge given byAllah directly to man)
Al-Quran
Gifted knowledge (inspiration)
Innate knowledge (instinct)
Acquired
knowledge(knowledge man has
to earn by himselfusing his intellect)
Objective and practical knowledge
Fardhu ain (knowledge of Islameveryone has to have as a Muslim)
Fardhu kifayah (knowledge someexperts have to have)
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Religiousknowledg
e Religious knowledge meansknowledge which has direct links withreligious beliefs, rituals, etiquette andconducts.
Islam enjoins acquiring bothknowledge. However Islam regardsreligious knowledge more important
because it is the knowledge thatdirectly leads man to know hisCreator and how to worship Himcorrectly.
Provide guidance and purification ofthe soul.
Therefore, it is obligatory for every
Muslim to seek and acquireknowledge of his religion.
Worldlyknowledg
e Worldly knowledge means the aspect ofknowledge which acquaint man with thisuniverse and with the skills, expertise andprofessionalism in relation to his wordly living.
As for worldly knowledge, acquiring any aspectof it is not obligatory upon every Muslim onindividual basis like religious knowledge. But,it is obligatory on all Muslim on a collectivebasis.
It is a communal obligatory, every particularMuslim community must make sure that asection of it necessarily acquires each andevery aspect of it.
This necessity according to Al-Ghazali becomeseven more serious if such a discipline hascertain indispensable importance and benefitto societal existence.
Examples: Medicine, Mathematics,Engineering.
Al-Qaradawi said, ..it is obligatory uponMuslim community to get some of its citizen tospecialize in all various fields of humanendeavours (worldly knowledge)psychology,education, economics etc.
Al-Ghazalis viewKnowledge is broadly classified in Islam into two categories:->
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Praiseworthy knowledge
=>Any type of knowledge that leads and guides toAllah, righteousness and service to humanity.
=>Knowledge that is beneficial to self and other
Blameworthy knowledge
=> Any form of knowledge that is opposed to therevelation, misguides and dissuades from the path
of Allah, does not benefit humanity in anyway
=>Knowledge that is harmful to self and others e.g.how to steal, black magic and how to produce drug.
MUSLIM MUST REFRAIN FROM IT AND SHOULDNOT WASTE THEIR TIME AND RESOURCES ON IT.
There is knowledge which is inherently and intrinsically beneficial
and profitable, and there is also the type which is harmful and
blameworthy
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INTERGRATION OF REVEALED KNOWLEDGE AND
ACQUIRED KNOWLEDGE
Knowledge can be innate or
acquired. It can be aqli or naqli.It can be knowledge of the seen(ilm al-shahadat) or knowledge
of unseen (ilm al-ghaib)
Acquisition of knowledge can beindividually obligatory or
collectively obligatory
Reading is a key to knowledge asrevealed in the al-Quran (al-Alaq
1-5)
The main purpose of acquiring isto bring us closer to Allah. It is
not simply for the gratification ofthe mind or the sense.
Knowledge must be linked withvalue and goals
Most crucial obligation is toacquire knowledge and after thatto practice and preach this
knowledge.
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INTEGRATED KNOWLEDGE
There is NO dichotomy between the religiousknowledge and the worldly knowledge
Both are geared towards atttaining Allahs pleasure anddeveloping an upright personality
Every form of knowledge is read and acquired NOT just
for the purpose of attaining material values, highposition in occupation BUT ALSO Higher order moral
goals and values.
All Muslim at all levels of education is required to learnShariah
Curriculum and syllibis should be integrated withShariah.
Instilling Islamic World View in the curriculum
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Fardhu AinKnowledge
FardhuKifayah
Knowledge
IslamicKnowledge
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TAUHID/ISLAMICWORLD VIEW
Fardhu AinKnowledge
Fardhu KifayahKnowledge +SPECIALIZATION
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METHODOLOGY OF TEACHING AND
LEARNING
IslamicGlorious Era
Memoriza-tion
Lecture
Discussion
RecitationAnd
Remem-
brance
Reward AndPunishment
Explaining
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CurrentPeriod
Questioning
Demonstration
Collaboration
StoryTelling,
Metaphor
And GivingLesson
Brainstorming
Experiment(Trial And
Error)
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CONCLUSION
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