The 'islamic' In Islamic Education: Assessing The Discourse

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“THE ‘ISLAMIC‘ IN ISLAMIC EDUCATION : ASSESSING THE DISCOURSE”
A paper by Farid Panjwani of the Aga Khan University
in the
Current Issues in Comparative Education, 7 (1) – idea of Islam, of which it has evolved in time. In contemporary writings, Islam has become an object of study or an idea to be put side by side with other ideas, thus creating title such as Islam and Science, Islam and Democracy, Islam and Education etc.

The author further mentions about the diversity of approaches on writings about Islam and education as well as the idea of Islamisation of knowledge by stating the works of scholars of various range.
In the first part of his paper, the author sets out his arguments by stating the widespread critique of western and western-based educational system in societies that have significant Muslim population and the need for an Islamic solution to the problems created by the system. The author criticises the approach taken by a number of Muslim scholars who interestingly offer criticism to the western system but at the same time relying on western sources. It is totally agreeable that all educational philosophers, be it Muslim or non-Muslim, are concerned about the contemporary...article (December 15, 2004)

The paper is a critical observation on writings and discourse about Islam and education.   It assesses the prevailing discussion that argues for an education derived from an exclusively ‘Islamic’ vision. The research questions stated in the abstract can be formulated as follows:
  1) What is the ‘Islamic’ vision of education as deliberated in the discourse?idea of Islam, of which it has evolved in time. In contemporary writings, Islam has become an object of study or an idea to be put side by side with other ideas, thus creating title such as Islam and Science, Islam and Democracy, Islam and Education etc.

The author further mentions about the diversity of approaches on writings about Islam and education as well as the idea of Islamisation of knowledge by stating the works of scholars of various range.

In the first part of his paper, the author sets out his arguments by stating the widespread critique of western and western-based educational system in societies that have significant Muslim population and the need for an Islamic solution to the problems created by the system. The author criticises the approach taken by a number of Muslim scholars who interestingly offer criticism to the western system but at the same time relying on western sources. It is totally agreeable that all educational philosophers, be it Muslim or non-Muslim, are concerned about the contemporary...
  2) What is the conception of Islam used in the discourse?
  3) What are the practical proposals for the implementation of such vision?
In this paper, the author argues that, at all three levels, the discourse suffers from serious conceptual and empirical weaknesses.
In the Introduction, the author begins with the historical context of writings and discourse on the