The relevance of Al-Farabi’s classification of knowledge in the modern higher educational institution: the case of Malaysia
Al-Farabi is a great Muslim scholar who had contributed to the development of knowledge. This can be seen from his work on ‘Enumeration of science’, where he classified knowledge into several divisions. This study employed an analytical approach in analyzing his writing of the ‘Enumeration of the Sc...
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| author | Watib, Nur Hafizah Awang Mat , Muhamad Zahiri Endut@Abdul Razak, Nadia Abdul Razak, Nuriah Marusin, Ratinah |
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| description | Al-Farabi is a great Muslim scholar who had contributed to the development of knowledge. This can be seen from his work on ‘Enumeration of science’, where he classified knowledge into several divisions. This study employed an analytical approach in analyzing his writing of the ‘Enumeration of the Sciences’ as well as to compare, contrast and to conclude its relevance and implication towards the selected current higher educational institutions in Malaysia. It is found that first, al-Farabi classified knowledge based on philosophical approach. Second, his classification suits the need of the higher educational institution in Malaysia. |
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| spelling | iium-322602016-05-11T09:26:27Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/32260/ The relevance of Al-Farabi’s classification of knowledge in the modern higher educational institution: the case of Malaysia Watib, Nur Hafizah Awang Mat , Muhamad Zahiri Endut@Abdul Razak, Nadia Abdul Razak, Nuriah Marusin, Ratinah L Education (General) Al-Farabi is a great Muslim scholar who had contributed to the development of knowledge. This can be seen from his work on ‘Enumeration of science’, where he classified knowledge into several divisions. This study employed an analytical approach in analyzing his writing of the ‘Enumeration of the Sciences’ as well as to compare, contrast and to conclude its relevance and implication towards the selected current higher educational institutions in Malaysia. It is found that first, al-Farabi classified knowledge based on philosophical approach. Second, his classification suits the need of the higher educational institution in Malaysia. Association of Malaysian Muslim Intellectuals 2013-04 Proceeding Paper PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/32260/1/The_relevance_of_Alfarabi_classification_of_knowledge.pdf Watib, Nur Hafizah and Awang Mat , Muhamad Zahiri and Endut@Abdul Razak, Nadia and Abdul Razak, Nuriah and Marusin, Ratinah (2013) The relevance of Al-Farabi’s classification of knowledge in the modern higher educational institution: the case of Malaysia. In: 3rd International Conference on Islamic Education 2013, 6th-7th April, 2013, Selangor, Malaysia. http://icied2013.blogspot.com/p/program-schedule.html |
| spellingShingle | L Education (General) Watib, Nur Hafizah Awang Mat , Muhamad Zahiri Endut@Abdul Razak, Nadia Abdul Razak, Nuriah Marusin, Ratinah The relevance of Al-Farabi’s classification of knowledge in the modern higher educational institution: the case of Malaysia |
| title | The relevance of Al-Farabi’s classification of knowledge in the modern higher educational institution: the case of Malaysia |
| title_full | The relevance of Al-Farabi’s classification of knowledge in the modern higher educational institution: the case of Malaysia |
| title_fullStr | The relevance of Al-Farabi’s classification of knowledge in the modern higher educational institution: the case of Malaysia |
| title_full_unstemmed | The relevance of Al-Farabi’s classification of knowledge in the modern higher educational institution: the case of Malaysia |
| title_short | The relevance of Al-Farabi’s classification of knowledge in the modern higher educational institution: the case of Malaysia |
| title_sort | relevance of al-farabi’s classification of knowledge in the modern higher educational institution: the case of malaysia |
| topic | L Education (General) |
| url | http://irep.iium.edu.my/32260/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/32260/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/32260/1/The_relevance_of_Alfarabi_classification_of_knowledge.pdf |