By Shaykh Shahin-ur Rahman As the new Islāmic academic year[1] approaches, students of knowledge are moving into the higher years at every Islāmic institute of learning (dār al-ʿulūm). Many are prone to becoming overwhelmed by the volume of their studies and speed of their teachers’ lectures. At this point, they fall prey to making a ‘rookieContinueContinue reading “The Art of Taking Notes”
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Book review: “The Educational Philosophy and Practice of Syed Muhammad Naquib al-Attas: An Exposition on the Original Concept of Islamization”
asSalaamu Alaikum, Download book review by Aamir Bashir. Book: The Educational Philosophy and Practice of Syed Muhammad Naquib al-Attas: An Exposition on the Original Concept of Islamization Author: Wan Mohd Nor Wan Daud. Publisher: International Institute of Islamic Thought and Civilization (ISTAC), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 1998. Pages: 507 ISBN: 983-9379-09-7 (PB) Description from the publisher: TheContinueContinue reading “Book review: “The Educational Philosophy and Practice of Syed Muhammad Naquib al-Attas: An Exposition on the Original Concept of Islamization””
New Book Release: “Aspire – Students of Knowledge” by Shaykh Abul Hasan Ali Nadwi
asSalaamu Alaikum, Nadwi Foundation is pleased to announce the publication of Aspire – Students of Knowledge by Shaykh Abul Hasan Ali Nadwi. This book is inspirational reading for students of Islamic knowledge, Ulama and general readers alike. In this collection of speeches, covering a twenty-year period, Shaykh Nadwī deploys his passion and eloquence to setContinueContinue reading “New Book Release: “Aspire – Students of Knowledge” by Shaykh Abul Hasan Ali Nadwi”
Bastions of the Believers: Madrasahs and Islamic Education in India – Book Review
Book Review of Yoginder Sikand’s BASTIONS OF THE BELIEVERS: MADRASAHS AND ISLAMIC EDUCATION IN INDIA By ‘Aamir Bashir Madrasahs in the Indian Subcontinent suffer from a poor image. The mainstream media in the West, as well as in the sub-continent (especially Hindu and liberal), tends to brand the madrasahs as hotbeds of terrorism and breedingContinueContinue reading “Bastions of the Believers: Madrasahs and Islamic Education in India – Book Review”
Book Review: The Shallows: How the Internet is Changing the Way We Think, Read, and Remember
by Robert Colvile Published: 5:25PM BST 27 Aug 2010 by http://www.telegraph.co.uk The Shallows by Nicholas Carr: Review Think about what you did last week. You might remember the nice meal, the chat to the cousin, the blazing row. But odds are, you spent the most time doing the same thing as the rest of us:ContinueContinue reading “Book Review: The Shallows: How the Internet is Changing the Way We Think, Read, and Remember”
The Educational Philosophy and Practice of Syed Muhammad Naquib al-Attas: Book Review by Maryam Jameelah
THE EDUCATIONAL PHILOSOPHY AND PRACTICE OF SYED MUHAMMAD NAQUIB AL‑ATTAS Ed. John L. Esposito, Reviewed by Maryam Jameelah Wan Mohd Nor Wan Daud, The Educational Philosophy and Practice of Syed Muhammad Naquib Al‑Attas, ISTAC, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia The currency of modern educational ideas in the Islamic lands is a historical testimony to the epical failureContinueContinue reading “The Educational Philosophy and Practice of Syed Muhammad Naquib al-Attas: Book Review by Maryam Jameelah”
