Islamization of knowledge: A methodology

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Islamization of Knowledge: A Methodology By Imad al Din Khalil, Herndon, VA & London, UK: IIt, 1991, 28 pp., Occasional papers Series. This well-Written book comprehensively outlines the basic precepts on which on concept and a program of Islamization of knowledge must, according to the author, rest. In his attempt to outline these directions, the author first defines the concept of Islamization as ... practing (i.e., discovering, compiling, piecing together, communicating and publishing) intellectual activity based on the Islamic concept of the universe” (p. 5). He further states that “Islamization‟ covers everthing within the realm of the true belief in the existence of Allah SWT” (p. 5). This definition is enhanced by Khalil‟ unequivocal reference to the Shariah and fiqh, the derivative of the Quran and the Sunnah, as being the principal background for the Islamization process. Another important aspect of Islamization,

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