Syed Sheikh al-Hadi’s views on the educational reforms in Malaya

Though there is a growing body of literature on Syed Sheikh al-Hadi, few focuses on his contributions to the educational reform. Thus, this study analyzes Syed Sheikh al-Hadi’s views on the educational reforms. Al-Hadi was discontent with the traditional Islamic education in Malaya because of...

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Main Authors: Akgun, Tayfun, Hafiz Zakariya
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Published: Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2019
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description Though there is a growing body of literature on Syed Sheikh al-Hadi, few focuses on his contributions to the educational reform. Thus, this study analyzes Syed Sheikh al-Hadi’s views on the educational reforms. Al-Hadi was discontent with the traditional Islamic education in Malaya because of its inadequacy to prepare the future generation to meet the challenges of modernity. For this purpose, al-Hadi emphasized the reform of Islamic education system through the madrasah, which would offer both the religious and secular subjects. Further, al-Hadi proposed the Malay-Anglo school: integrating the positive elements of the Malay school with the English school for the benefits of the Malay students. In order to revitalize the society, al-Hadi emphasized that women’s education needed to be addressed urgently. Besides contributing to theoretical discussion, al-Hadi was also involved in various capacities in the establishment and management of several madrasahs: Madrasah Iqbal Islamiah, Madrasah al-Hadi dan Madrasah al-Masyhur. This study adopts the textual study approach in examining the relevant primary sources. At the same time, it connects the text with the larger socio-historical contexts, which shaped the production of ideas and text.
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spelling oai:generic.eprints.org:170892021-07-16T02:41:41Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/17089/ Syed Sheikh al-Hadi’s views on the educational reforms in Malaya Akgun, Tayfun Hafiz Zakariya, Though there is a growing body of literature on Syed Sheikh al-Hadi, few focuses on his contributions to the educational reform. Thus, this study analyzes Syed Sheikh al-Hadi’s views on the educational reforms. Al-Hadi was discontent with the traditional Islamic education in Malaya because of its inadequacy to prepare the future generation to meet the challenges of modernity. For this purpose, al-Hadi emphasized the reform of Islamic education system through the madrasah, which would offer both the religious and secular subjects. Further, al-Hadi proposed the Malay-Anglo school: integrating the positive elements of the Malay school with the English school for the benefits of the Malay students. In order to revitalize the society, al-Hadi emphasized that women’s education needed to be addressed urgently. Besides contributing to theoretical discussion, al-Hadi was also involved in various capacities in the establishment and management of several madrasahs: Madrasah Iqbal Islamiah, Madrasah al-Hadi dan Madrasah al-Masyhur. This study adopts the textual study approach in examining the relevant primary sources. At the same time, it connects the text with the larger socio-historical contexts, which shaped the production of ideas and text. Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2019 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/17089/1/44997-144856-1-SM.pdf Akgun, Tayfun and Hafiz Zakariya, (2019) Syed Sheikh al-Hadi’s views on the educational reforms in Malaya. Jurnal Antarabangsa Kajian Asia Barat, 11 (1). pp. 34-44. ISSN 2229-8924 https://ejournal.ukm.my/ijwas/issue/view/1238
spellingShingle Akgun, Tayfun
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Syed Sheikh al-Hadi’s views on the educational reforms in Malaya
title Syed Sheikh al-Hadi’s views on the educational reforms in Malaya
title_full Syed Sheikh al-Hadi’s views on the educational reforms in Malaya
title_fullStr Syed Sheikh al-Hadi’s views on the educational reforms in Malaya
title_full_unstemmed Syed Sheikh al-Hadi’s views on the educational reforms in Malaya
title_short Syed Sheikh al-Hadi’s views on the educational reforms in Malaya
title_sort syed sheikh al-hadi’s views on the educational reforms in malaya
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