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Islamic educational thought

Course Description: Analysis of Islamic educational thought in terms of its concept, objectives, characteristics, institutions, methods, and approaches. It also covers its principles and fields, and its most important discussions on human nature and the nature of knowledge. Furthermore, it addresses the paths of Islamic educational thought, the contributions of Muslim scholars, and its role in confronting the problems of contemporary Muslim societies.

Credit hours: 3

Objectives of the course :

– Analyzes the concept of educational thought, then Islamic educational thought, its objectives, and characteristics.
Islamic educational thought is classified by its institutions, methods, and approaches.
– It traces the paths of Islamic educational thought through different eras.
Analyzes the nature of humanity and the nature of knowledge among Islamic educational schools of thought.
- It examines the position of each Islamic educational school of thought in relation to the others.
Analyze contemporary Islamic societal problems in light of Islamic educational thought.

Course outputs :

Knowledge and understanding:

The concept of Islamic educational thought, its objectives, and its importance are deduced.
It classifies the foundations and principles of Islamic educational thought, and the criteria for its criticism and renewal.
Compares Islamic educational schools of thought in terms of the nature of knowledge and human nature.
It extracts methods and means of education in Islamic educational thought.
Identifies, analyzes, and proposes solutions to contemporary educational problems in light of Islamic educational thought.

Skills:

Epistemology is applied to the writings of Islamic educational thinkers in terms of its concept, sources, nature, and methods.
He assesses his performance and that of his colleagues in light of his studies in Islamic educational thought.
Write a critical analytical academic paper on an issue in Islamic educational thought.
He presents his research paper using appropriate technical presentations.
The role of Islamic educational thinkers in solving educational problems.

Values, responsibility and independence:

He practices scientific research ethics when conducting research on Islamic educational thought.
He presents his research paper on one of the course topics with independence and responsibility.
He leads a research team to prepare an educational research paper on a research problem in light of Islamic educational thought.

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Last updated: 2026-05-07