PHILOSOPHY OF ISLAMIC

EDUCATION

PRESENTED TO: MISS SHAKEELA

BREIF INTRODUCTION TO ISLAM

Islam is a monotheistic Abrahamic religion originating with the

teachings of Muhammad (SAW).

The word Islam is derived from the Arabic word Aslama, which means

“to accept, or "submission", or “the total surrender of oneself” to

Allah.

Islam provide us

Religious values

Laws of creation

Action and attributes

BREIF INTRODUCTION TO ISLAM

PHILOSOPHY OF ISLAMIC EDUCATION

helps us in analyzing,

criticizing and reconstructing the

existing educational

infrastructure and strives to produce

new concepts.

The philosophy of Islamic education is based on the Islamic

principles and concepts. That

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BACKGROUND: FAMOUS MUSLIM PHILOSOPHERS

There are number of Islamic philosophers who contributed to the field of philosophy

of Islamic education like

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Ibn Sina or

Avicenna

Al-Farabi

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Areas of Islamic philosophy of education

Metaphysical believes / ontology

(ultimate reality: god and his attributes)

God is all knowing, living,

everlasting, omnipotent,

omnipresent, omniscient

God is the one who can

be worshiped

God is ultimate reality

Values may be spiritual or material.

Spiritual values govern the material values.

Areas of Islamic philosophy of education

Axiology:

(values are universal,

permanent and

absolute)

Ethics: The value of paramount

importance is to develop in oneself

Godley qualities like affection,

impartiality, gracefulness, assistance etc.

AestheticsInner beauty

is more valuable than apparent one

Areas of Islamic philosophy of education

Epistemology: (knowledge is mandatory for all men and

women) According to Islamic philosophy of education nature of

knowledge is generally of three types

Areas of Islamic philosophy of education

(Haq al-Yaqin)

Knowledge by

personal experience

or intuition

Empirical knowledge

(Ain al-Yaqin)

Knowledge by

perception

Observatory

knowledge

(Ilm al-Yaqin)

Knowledge by

inference

Deductive knowledge

Educational Implications: main aims and objectives

Teaching Methods:

memorization, dictation,

discussion, lecture method, in-depth study method etc.

Student’s character building

is given importance

because he/she is supposed to be an innocent soul.

Teacher is given the status of

spiritual father.To bring man nearer to God

Educational Implications

Curriculum: In Islamic philosophy has two

essential parts

Acquired knowledge: beneficial for humanity

like physics, mathematics, sociology, etc.

Revealed knowledge: Knowledge of Quran,

sayings of prophet (S.A.W), beliefs and

worship

Educational Implications

Leadership is democratic, based

on service with consultancy.

Evaluation done through oral or written tests.

Educational Implications

Summary

The philosophy of Islamic education is looking at the principles and

concepts underlying education in Islam

The three main areas of Islamic philosophy are

Metaphysical believes: (ultimate reality: god and his attributes)

Epistemology: (knowledge is mandatory for all men and women)

Axiology: (are universal, permanent and not relative (absolute))