Al Ghazali’s educational theories and influences on islamic and western civilizations

Bibliographic Details
Format: Restricted Document
_version_ 1860799439812165632
building INTELEK Repository
collection Online Access
collectionurl https://intelek.unisza.edu.my/intelek/pages/search.php?search=!collection407072
date 2018-01-24 15:05:45
eventvenue Universiti Malaysia Sabah
format Restricted Document
id 6009
institution UniSZA
originalfilename 0757-01-FH03-FKI-19-22949.pdf
person Windows User
recordtype oai_dc
resourceurl https://intelek.unisza.edu.my/intelek/pages/view.php?ref=6009
spelling 6009 https://intelek.unisza.edu.my/intelek/pages/view.php?ref=6009 https://intelek.unisza.edu.my/intelek/pages/search.php?search=!collection407072 Restricted Document Conference Conference Paper application/pdf 12 1.6 Adobe Acrobat Pro DC 20 Paper Capture Plug-in Windows User 2018-01-24 15:05:45 0757-01-FH03-FKI-19-22949.pdf UniSZA Private Access Al Ghazali’s educational theories and influences on islamic and western civilizations The paper aims to examine the educational theories and influences of Al-Ghazali in the context of Muslim civilizations and worldwide. Al-Ghazali was the reformer of Islamic civilization. He advocated that Divine revelation as the ultimate source of knowledge and is essential to recognize the reality. Initially, Al-Ghazali divides knowledge into two parts namely dogmatic and non-dogmatic. According to him, the objective of education is utility. His utility theory consists of individual as well as social phenomena. He has suggested a golden principle that subjects should be taught in their order of utility and importance. While the goal of education is formation, construction and completion of manners so that man can distinguish between good and bad. For the principles of curriculum construction, he has advocated the inclusion of both academic and religious subjects. This study found that Al-Ghazali’s theories and influences give some significant implications on educational fields and philosophical foundations of both Western and Islamic scholasticism. International Conference On Religion And Society Ii 2017 Universiti Malaysia Sabah
spellingShingle Al Ghazali’s educational theories and influences on islamic and western civilizations
summary The paper aims to examine the educational theories and influences of Al-Ghazali in the context of Muslim civilizations and worldwide. Al-Ghazali was the reformer of Islamic civilization. He advocated that Divine revelation as the ultimate source of knowledge and is essential to recognize the reality. Initially, Al-Ghazali divides knowledge into two parts namely dogmatic and non-dogmatic. According to him, the objective of education is utility. His utility theory consists of individual as well as social phenomena. He has suggested a golden principle that subjects should be taught in their order of utility and importance. While the goal of education is formation, construction and completion of manners so that man can distinguish between good and bad. For the principles of curriculum construction, he has advocated the inclusion of both academic and religious subjects. This study found that Al-Ghazali’s theories and influences give some significant implications on educational fields and philosophical foundations of both Western and Islamic scholasticism.
title Al Ghazali’s educational theories and influences on islamic and western civilizations
title_full Al Ghazali’s educational theories and influences on islamic and western civilizations
title_fullStr Al Ghazali’s educational theories and influences on islamic and western civilizations
title_full_unstemmed Al Ghazali’s educational theories and influences on islamic and western civilizations
title_short Al Ghazali’s educational theories and influences on islamic and western civilizations
title_sort al ghazali’s educational theories and influences on islamic and western civilizations