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Summary
Summary
Education has always been an important pursuit in Islam. The Prophet Muhammad enjoined his followers to "seek knowledge, even unto China." Within the religion, educational theory and practice were founded on the work of itinerant teachers who taught the fundamental tenets of the faith in exchange for lodging and other services; Qur'anic schools where masters of the Qur'an tutored pupils; and centers of higher learning in Baghdad, Damascus, Alexandria and elsewhere, where Islamic theology and jurisprudence were developed and taught. In this volume, Bradley J. Cook, with assistance from Fathi H. Malkawi, has drawn together and introduced selections from the writings of eminent Islamic thinkers on the subject of Islamic educational efforts, presenting the original Arabic texts alongside their annotated English translations.
Author Notes
Bradley J. Cook is the Provost of Southern Utah University. Prior to this appointment, he served as the president of the Abu Dhabi Women's College in the United Arab Emirates. Fathi H Malkawi is a Jordanian-born educator and university professor. He was formerly the executive director of the International Institute of Islamic Thought in Herndon, Virginia.
Table of Contents
Foreword to the Series | p. vii |
Notes on Conventions | p. viii |
Introduction | p. ix |
The Authors | p. xxxv |
Ibn Sahnun | p. 1 |
The Book of Rules of Conduct for TeachersMichael Fishbein | |
Ikhwan al-Safa | p. 20 |
The Seventh Epistle of the Propaedeutical Part on the Scientific Arts and What They Aim atRüdiger Arnzen | |
al-Qabisi | p. 38 |
A Treatise Detailing the Circumstances of Students and the Rules Governing Teachers and Students (Abridged)Michael Fishbein | |
Miskawayh | p. 75 |
From the Second Discourse of The Refinement of CharacterConstantine K. Zurayk | |
al-Ghazali | p. 88 |
O Son!David C. Reisman | |
al-Zarnuji | p. 108 |
Instruction of the Student: The Method of LearningG.E. von Grunebaum and Theodora M. Abel | |
Ibn Jama'ah | p. 156 |
A Memorandum for Listeners and Lecturers: Rules of Conduct for the Learned and the Learning (Abridged)Michael Fishbein | |
Ibn Khaldun | p. 208 |
Selections from The MuqaddimahFranz Rosenthal | |
Notes to the English Text | p. 243 |
Bibliography | p. 291 |
Index | p. 301 |