The Islamic Concept of Education Reconsidered

Some authors have analyzed the Islamic concept of education in parallel to the assumed contrast between Islam and the liberal tradition. Hence, given the latter’s rationalist tendencies, an almost indoctrinatory essence is assumed for the Islamic concept of education. However, we argue that rationa...

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Autores principales:	Khosrow Bagheri, Zohreh Khosravi
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Publicado:	International Institute of Islamic Thought 2006
Materias:	Islam BP1-253
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:15e52e6d7a8f45a692f63d2bb1a95bf62021-12-02T17:26:05ZThe Islamic Concept of Education Reconsidered10.35632/ajis.v23i4.4482690-37332690-3741https://doaj.org/article/15e52e6d7a8f45a692f63d2bb1a95bf62006-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.ajis.org/index.php/ajiss/article/view/448https://doaj.org/toc/2690-3733https://doaj.org/toc/2690-3741 Some authors have analyzed the Islamic concept of education in parallel to the assumed contrast between Islam and the liberal tradition. Hence, given the latter’s rationalist tendencies, an almost indoctrinatory essence is assumed for the Islamic concept of education. However, we argue that rationality is involved in all elements of the Islamic concept of education. There might be some differences between the Islamic and liberal conceptions of rationality, but these are not so sharp that the derivative Islamic concept of education can be equated with indoctrination. We suggest an Islamic concept of education that includes three basic elements: knowledge, choice, and action. Then, we show that, according to the Islamic texts, these elements have a background of wisdom. Khosrow BagheriZohreh KhosraviInternational Institute of Islamic ThoughtarticleIslamBP1-253ENAmerican Journal of Islam and Society, Vol 23, Iss 4 (2006)
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description	Some authors have analyzed the Islamic concept of education in parallel to the assumed contrast between Islam and the liberal tradition. Hence, given the latter’s rationalist tendencies, an almost indoctrinatory essence is assumed for the Islamic concept of education. However, we argue that rationality is involved in all elements of the Islamic concept of education. There might be some differences between the Islamic and liberal conceptions of rationality, but these are not so sharp that the derivative Islamic concept of education can be equated with indoctrination. We suggest an Islamic concept of education that includes three basic elements: knowledge, choice, and action. Then, we show that, according to the Islamic texts, these elements have a background of wisdom.
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The Islamic Concept of Education Reconsidered

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