Educational Systems / Teaching Methodology

This book provides a comprehensive view of education and society in the Muslim world throughout the five key historic periods. The book asks intriguing questions such as, how has the Muslim quest for knowledge defined education, how have a range of Muslim educational institutions evolved through out the various historical periods and how has this social history affected contemporary Islamic education. Using historical sources, the author explores the background, the development and the impact of education in the major Sunni Caliphal cities commencing from Madinah to Damascus, Baghdad, Cairo and Istanbul.

Concentric Circles—Nurturing Awe and Wonder in Early Childhood provides a clear and practical approach to planning, organizing and facilitating the learning experience for young Muslim children. Useful for the home-schooling parent and the classroom teacher, the handbook is based on a uniquely Islamic approach to learning called transformative learning.

Concentric Circles—Nurturing Awe and Wonder in Early Childhood provides a clear and practical approach to planning, organizing and facilitating the learning experience for young Muslim children. Useful for the home-schooling parent and the classroom teacher, the handbook is based on a uniquely Islamic approach to learning called transformative learning. This approach was first used by the Prophet of Islam, the best of teachers, to impart knowledge to his Companions and since then it has been used by generations of Muslim educators. In this approach to learning, the most important asset of the child is his or her fitrah, the innate nature, and both the child and the parent/teacher are considered to be learners. The handbook seamlessly integrates faith and learning through a process that transforms the learners by drawing their attention to the three realms from which the Qur'an draws its material: the cosmos, the nafs and the human story. The handbook covers subject areas thematically and has an inner coherence in its methodology as well material. Concentric Circles emphasizes both informal and structured activities to help young children develop an understanding of basic concepts and provides tools to facilitate a process of learning that is conceptually rich and pedagogically strong.

In-depth discussion of the curriculum used at Darul-Ulooms with suggestions for reform.

This is the PhD thesis on the educational system of Suffa. It explores these questions: 1) What are the salient features of Islamic education system? 2) What were the reasons for the establishment of Suffa? 3) What was the education system at Suffa? 4) What were the curricular and extra-curricular activities at Suffa? 5) What was the method of teaching followed by the Prophet Sall-Allahu alayhi wa sallam? 6) What was the outcome of Suffa's education? What acheivements in academic and non-academic fields did its graduates demonstrate?

Every teacher needs to be aware of these ten etiquettes.

In-depth discussion of the curriculum used at Darul-Ulooms with suggestions for reform. Frank discussion about Nadwatul Ulama and Deoband. A must-read for any one interested in darul Ulooms and in the reform of Muslim education.

What was the education system in India during the Muslim rule? What books and subjects they studied and how exactly was the instruction conducted? Maulana Manazir Ahsan Gilani combines his wealth of knowledge on this subject with his usual lucid style. He shows how the system the British imposed destroyed a superior system. Recommended reading for anyone interested in Education.

A guide to the teachers in light of the Sunnah. Seventy-two tips derived from the sayings and practices of the Prophet, Sall-Allahu Alayhi wa sallam.

 ارشاد الانام بشرح وصايا ابي حنيفة الامام او عقود الماس في طريق الدعاة الى قلوب الناس

هو أول شرح لوصية الإمام أبي حنيفة لتلميذه يوسف بن خالد السمتي

للشريف الشيخ الدكتور جميل بن محمد علي حليم

Text and commentary on the letter of advice that Imam Abu Hanifah gave to his student Yusuf ibn Khalid as-Samti when he was parting from his company to return to his home in Basra.

Provides great insights into Imam Abu Hanifah's methodology as a teacher and gems of wisdom for students especially as they return from their studies to their communities: how to engage with their friends, students, followers, people of opposing views and different schools of thought, and general community members, while preserving one's own spiritual and physical well-being.

The letter is brief (3 pages), but full of beautiful advices, and is followed by extensive commentary by Dr. Jameel ibn Muhammad Ali Haleem.

Ninety 90 pages of introductory material include biographies of Imam Abu Hanifah, his student Yusuf ibn Khalid, and the author of the commentary, Dr. Jameel; as well as listings of different asaneed (chains of transmission) that the author has that link him to Imam Abu Hanifah.

A collection of papers in English and Arabic presented at the Seminar on Islamization of Knowledge held in January 1982 at the International Islamic University, Islamabad. This should be of particular interest to Muslim educators everywhere.

Another wonderful book in the Misali series. Great guidelines for teachers and parents for proper education and teaching of children.

Details how Pakistan's political instability has impacted its educational system. Covers the entire history of Pakistan from its creation to date.

(Islamic Lectures by Professor Muhammad Hamidur Rahman)

Compiled by Muhammad Adam Ali

This guide is for the Stepping Stones syllabus stock # 3830.

This is the translation of the classical work Ta'lim al-Muta'allim-Tariq at-Ta'-allum by Shaykh Burhanul Islam az-Zarnuji, which is is a short introduction to the secrets of attaining knowledge. Acknowledged by many as a book in which even the most advanced and experienced teachers find advice they have yet to apply in their teaching, this book serves to create the proper framework for the teachers and students of the sacred knowledge.

The Heirs of the Prophets is an eloquent and persuasive advocate of restoring our sense of priority when it comes to the acquisition of knowledge and, as a consequence, the conduct of our lives.

This is a translation of Ibn Jama'ah's Tazkirat us-Sami' wal Mutakallim fi Adab-il Alim wal Muta'allim. Translated with an introduction and annotations by Dr. Noor Muhammad Ghifari. Part of the great books project by Pakistan Hijra Council.

From the author: "This paper is an attempt at an ontological understanding of the nation of murabbi from an ISlamic perspective." The author Dr. Yedullah Kazmi was Assistant Professor in the department of Education at the International Islamic University, Malaysia.

Culled from the writings of Maulana Ashraf Ali Thanvi, the selections here cover such topics as the desired qualities of teachers, the real benefits of religious institutions, rulings regarding fund raising, principles of Hanafi fiqh, etiquettes of seeking and offering religiouos rulings, taqleed and ijtihad, and pros and cons of public debates (manazaras) on religious issues.

This splendid book is a wonderful primer on the world and culture of the madrasa. Given the importance of madrasas to American political interests in the Muslim world, I cannot imagine a more timely book. Ebrahim Moosa, with his firsthand knowledge of the madrasa culture in the Indian subcontinent, writes as very few people can about being an insider in a way that is highly accessible to general readers and students who don't know about madrasas or Islam. Extraordinary.--Amir Hussain, author of Oil and Water: Two Faiths, One God