Ctu 082 Chapter 3 Curriculum of Islamic Education

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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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