Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Heritage
P-2 / THE SCHOLARSHIP OF INTER-FAITH ENGAGEMENT IN THE WRITINGS OF SELECTED CONTEMPORARY MUSLIM SCHOLARSFATMIR SHEHU,
GENERAL STUDIES,Kulliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences
International Islamic University Malaysia
The acts of pride, arrogance, superiority, selfishness, enmity and disrespect for others, have created since the very beginning of human history a very hostile environment, which has been an immense obstacle for the construction of a friendly and mutual engagement among people. Such engagement can take place in different aspects of peoples’ daily activities, like religious, civilizational, political, sociological, cultural, economic, and so on. The most important engagement, which is related with peoples’ spiritual and material aspects of life, is, however, the inter-faith engagement. Although Allah (s.w.t.) has revealed to humanity only one Transcendental Way of Life called DÊn; yet people follow different ways by creating different religious communities living in a society characterized by diversity. Indeed, the scholarship of inter-faith engagement has been introduced in our contemporary time. However, guidelines for this scholarship have been addressed in the Qur’Én and applied by the Prophet (p.b.u.h.) fourteen centuries ago. This paper has attempted to discuss the scholarship of inter-faith engagement as promoted by the Qur’Én and its application in the lifetime of the Prophet (p.b.u.h.), as well as the approach of selected contemporary Muslim scholars towards this scholarship.
P-30 / Case 4 - Bank Muamalat: Case Study of Islamic Management
Khaliq Ahmad, Kaliq Ahmad, Azhar Kazmi
Kaliq Ahmad, Azhar Kazmi
Business Administration,Kulliyyah of Economics and Management Sciences
International Islamic University Malaysia
The development in Islamic capital market with heavy focus on Islamic finance and banking was one of the better known initiatives of Malaysia, and one that has elevated the country to an enviable position in the world’s financial landscape. Thus managing the banking activity based on Islamic law or Shariah principles became a focus of academic scrutiny. Islamic banking has the same purpose as conventional banking except that it operates in accordance with the rules of Shariah, known as Fiqh al-Muamalat (Islamic rules of transactions). The basic principle of Islamic banking is the sharing of profit and loss and the prohibition of riba' (interest). Amongst the common Islamic concepts used in Islamic banking are profit sharing (Mudharabah), safekeeping (Wadiah), joint venture (Musharakah), cost-plus (Murabahah) and leasing (Ijarah).
In Malaysia we have intensified the promotion of this sector overseas and in other Islamic markets in particular through the sharing of shariah knowledge in Islamic Banking since the industry took off globally with the introduction of the Islamic Development Bank in Jeddah in 1970. In 1974, the Islamic Bank of Dubai became the first ever to be launched. The earliest form of Islamic banking in Malaysia can be traced to the setting up of the Perbadanan Wang Simpana Bakal-Bakal Haji, the precursor to the present-day Tabung Haji (TH). The National Steering Committee on Islamic Bank was established in July 1980 culminating in the establishment of Bank Islam Malaysia Berhad in 1983. In 1993, commercial banks, merchant banks and finance companies were allowed to offer Islamic banking products and services under the Islamic Banking Scheme (IBS). Bank Muamalat Malaysia Bhd. took this opportunity to move into this industry and joined the existing Islamic banks in the country.
Bank Muamalat is now one the leading banks in Malaysia. It had 46 branches, 5 service centres and Labuan Offshore branch. The Bank had existing staff strength of about 1,400 employees. The proficiency and integrity was on high a high alert vis-Ã -vis an increased level of competition in the Malaysian industry of Islamic banking and finance since the country has braced cautious move of globalization with an opening of equal number of international Islamic banks.
P-31 / BANK RAKYAT CASE: Vision Remains and Mission Revisited
Khaliq Ahmad, Khaliq Ahmad, Azhar KazmiKhaliq Ahmad, Azhar Kazmi
Business Administration,Kulliyyah of Economics and Management Sciences
International Islamic University Malaysia
The slogan, “of the people, for the people, by the people†comes home. The Bank Rakyat Malaysia offers a different kind of retail banking. Bank Rakyat evolved drastically from a cooperative system of management to a newly found destiny of an adventurous entity ready to face very hostile competitive market forces of Islamic banking and finance industry.
This was a cooperative bank that joined Islamic banking and finance industry. The Bank needed to create a culture of change in order to be flexible to adapt to changing external environments and be consistent in its vision but revisit its mission and objectives underneath which should also be in line with its founding fathers idea of serving its members in a new structure in order to aid effective decision making and communication with stakeholders.
The above change facilitated subsequently to achieve its future growth strategies and planning activities, which was imperative for its future survival. Finally the Bank so far had portrayed its image as being responsive, transparent and honest corporate citizen despite host of issues and challenges ahead.
P-47 / CONCEPT OF IMPERMANENCE IN THE CONTEXT OF INTERFAITH DAILOGUE: A COMPARATIVE STUDY
Mohammad Ismath Ramzy Ramzy, Mohammad Ismath RamzyMohammad Ismath Ramzy
Usuluddin & Comparative Religion,Kulliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences
International Islamic University Malaysia
The concept of impermanence is one of the important doctrines in Islam and Buddhism, which determines the human actions and intentions. The life, according to this doctrine, is a process of evaporating. Both Buddhism and Islam agree that temptation in the life is the test to qualify a person into the status of permanent. However, Islam determines the Muslims to overcome the temptations by prescribing the doings and not doings while Buddhism does not. This study has undertaken to evaluate the human expectations and determines in the context of impermanence while discovering the similarities and differences between Islam and Buddhism.
P-64 / GMF - Food for All? Islamic legal perspectives on Genetically Modified Food
Dr. Anke Iman Bouzenita, Dr Anke Iman BouzenitaDr Anke Iman Bouzenita
Department of Fiqh and Usul al-Fiqh,Kulliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences
International Islamic University Malaysia
Genetically Modified Food (GMF) has become a reality worldwide. Concerns as to its health innocuousness, ecological and economic implications have been raised around the globe as well. The particular Islamic exigencies on nutrition (the halal status) require Islamic legal deliberations on the permissibility of GMF, not only for the Muslim consumer, but also with regard to research and production. The project investigates the transferability of Islamic legal tools and concepts, such as istihalah (chemical transformation), istihlak (extreme dissolution), jallalah (animal feeding on impure food), the change of creation, the benefit/harm paradigm and others to the case of GMF incorporating DNA from halal or mixed halal- non-halal sources. It underlines that research on the permissibility of GMF needs to go beyond the mere isolated issuing of fatwas on the end product, but rather has to take the overall rational of its existence into consideration.
P-120 / The Similarities and Contrasts among the Abrahamic Faiths: An Evaluation of the Analysis from the Holy Texts
Dr. Osman Chuah Abdullah Chuah Hock Leng, Dr. Osman Chuah Bin Abdullah and Dr. Mohd. Shuhaimi Bin Haji IshakDr. Osman Chuah Bin Abdullah and Dr. Mohd. Shuhaimi Bin Haji Ishak
Department of Usuluddin and Comparative Religion,Kulliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences
International Islamic University Malaysia
P-237 / Islamic Conceptualisation of Knowledge Management
Muhamadul Bakir Hj. Yaakub, Khatijah Binti OthmanKhatijah Binti Othman
Arabic Language and Literature,Kulliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences
International Islamic University Malaysia
This project is a proposition to address “The Fundamental Theory of Knowledge Management†(KM) from Islamic point of views, to draw the notion of “Islamic Worldview†of knowledge, especially in terms of understanding its nature in the reality of knowledge society, as a step toward formulating the essence of promising performance in an Islamic organizational setting. Thus, with the assumption that once knowledge is managed, then it is possible to look at its behaviours, functions, and process of development in the form of scientific realm. Hypothetically, if there were no single theory formulated to identify the nature of knowledge, then how can it be managed and achieve its goals? In other words, “Islamic Knowledge Management†(IKM) is the answer to the uncertainty situation of contemporary knowledge development, management and utilization especially for Muslim users conceptualization and application. They have to explore new techniques and processing tools that helps them harness knowledge in according to their conceptual believe system, especially in term of knowledge investigation and sharing in which help them to improve their vicegerent (VG) status and humanistic relationship. { Øبل من الله ÙˆØبل من الناس }. IKM as an Islamic system is intended for particular areas of application and objectives based on “knowledge intensive processing action†(KIPA) known (in Islamic Studies) as {اجتهاد}, in which it is depending on some human expert intervention in order to establish a comprehensive and integrated organizational culture, commitments and management, or to better perform the process in producing a production, marketing campaigns, systems analysis and design, and strategy in reducing operational cost and business risk, in improving decision making for strategic future development and identifying new technical approaches in problem solving, or even for the purpose to harmonize inter-cultural and personalities gaps within an organizational community.
P-249 / Islamization of Arabic Language Curriculum (IALC) for an Inter-cultural Adjustment
Muhamadul Bakir Hj. Yaakub, Muhammed Lawal musa AlongbicaMuhammed Lawal musa Alongbica
Arabic Language and Literature,Kulliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences
International Islamic University Malaysia
This research is a proposition to address the issue of “Islamization†as a Fundamental Theory of Educational Development and Application within Muslim World as the lattes notion of “Islamic Worldview†introduced and applied by Muslim educational institution, especially in terms of understanding its nature in the reality of contemporary educational development and societal needs, as a step toward formulating the essence of Muslim promising performance in the global arena. Thus, with the assumption that once Islamic educational system is well structured, then it is possible to look at its behavioural impacts, functions and nobility. Hypothetically, if there were no single description concerning this issue, than how can it development, performance and achievement been evaluated and respected. Furthermore, Islamization of Educational Curriculum (IEC) is considered as the answer for the call to resolve the uncertainty situation faced by the Muslim world since its early encounters with Western civilization and remain until today caught up in a vicious circle such as Islam phobia and fundamentalism.
P-285 / THE SCIENTIFIC DISCOURSE IN THE QUR`AN
IBRAHIM SHOGAR, Dr. Ibrahim ShogarDr. Ibrahim Shogar
COMPUTATIONAL AND THEORETICAL SCIENCES,Kulliyyah of Science
International Islamic University Malaysia
THE SCIENTIFIC DISCOURSE IN THE QUR`AN
The main objective of the research is to address the epistemic dimensions of the Qur`anic discourse. The Holy Qur`an, as a comprehensive discourse to mankind, provides both: moral and epistemological aspects of guidance. The dawn of human history had begun by searching on nature. Observation and contemplation are the major tools to unfold the truth about the physical world. Driven by curiously and aided by new inventions, mankind has been searching to find unity and regularity in the diversity of the natural process. The birth of scientific knowledge in early Islamic civilization was inspired by the Qur`an, which eliminated the Darkness of pre-Islamic community (Jahiliyyah). Muslim scientists, philosophers, and theologians such as Ibn Sina, Ibin al-Hyitham and al-Ghazali, were spokesmen of that era. Envisioned by Islamic world view, they understood the Qur`anic guidance properly and accepted all principles of scientific research. Therefore they carried out their investigation for the benefit of humanity and for spiritual ends. For them, observation of nature and increasing knowledge are not an end in itself. Recourse to rationality and sense perceptions would lead to understanding the wonders of creation and appreciation of the Creator.
To regain their glory in science, technology and innovation, the modern Muslim scientists may need to consider the following points:
1. The major source of research motivation can be found only in basic beliefs of every nation and its cultural settings. Creation of the curiosity and creative mind, through reconstruction of the scientific world view was one of the main objectives of the Holy Qur`an when it revealed, for first time, to pre-Islamic community.
2. The Qur`anic approach on science must utilized to create research spirit on Muslim scholars and scientists. Indeed, it is a inspiring method for scientist to seek answers to their problems and challenges of the age in the depth of the Qur`anic revelation. They should not deal with the Holy Qur`an as a mere Book of recitation for blessings, but also as a source of knowledge, as a deriving force of ideas and inspiration for search in nature and human phenomena.
3. While they searching for the best method to reactivate the creative aspect of Muslim mind, they have to update their religious thinking. To be a religious, according to Qur`anic verses, is to “Read†in both, the book of nature and the Revealed Book, which started by “Iqra†.
4. “Creation of research spirit†should be the main objective in the modern history and philosophy of Islamic science. To achieve this goal, the Muslim scholars need to make deep reflection on their history and their sources of research motivation which created such epistemological awareness on early Muslim scientists.
5. Instilling the Islamic view of man, nature and ultimate realty; is essential to develop new epistemology and new attitudes toward science, technology and innovation.
P-292 / Statistical Study of the Holy Quran
Akram Zeki, Akram M. Zeki , Mohammed Z. Khedher , Hassen Alsafi , Ahmed FaridiAkram M. Zeki , Mohammed Z. Khedher , Hassen Alsafi , Ahmed Faridi
Department of Information System,Kulliyyah of Information & Communication Technology
International Islamic University Malaysia
Use of computer provided a great potential to deal with the Arabic texts more easily. Furthermore, the use of database presented more possibilities to deal with texts and process it in an orderly manner. There have been several attempts to take care of the Quranic text in a way offers the possibility to deal with it in a fast and accurate way. Despite the availability of some search engines for the Quranic text.
The aim of this research is to set up databases at the level of word, root, and letters, to establish a computerized database of the Holy Qur'an in an appropriate manner. It will be the basic of all disciplines and legitimate branches of Hadith, jurisprudence, the principles of Quran sciences and its interpretation, and the Arabic language. This is done for the benefit of largest possible number of researchers and scholars in the field of Arabic language and the Holy Quran. The project was started by setting the foundations for dealing with the basics of the Quranic word. This research contains a general statistics about the Holy Quran as stated in the Othmanic copies of Quran.
P-293 / THE SCIENTIFIC THINKING IN ISLAM: FACTORS OF FLOURISHING AND DECLINE
IBRAHIM SHOGAR, Dr. Ibrahim ShogarDr. Ibrahim Shogar
COMPUTATIONAL AND THEORETICAL SCIENCES,Kulliyyah of Science
International Islamic University Malaysia
THE SCIENTIFIC THINKING IN ISLAM:
FACTORS OF FLOURISHING AND DECLINE
The significant role played by the science and technology for human development is become more important in the modern age. The contemporary Muslim societies have a little chance to progress without scientific thinking. The quality of live, in this competitive world, is based on the intellectual value of mind. Mankind acts according to the way he thinks, the proper way of thinking creates proper actions. The Holy Qur`an launched its glorious mission to mankind by “Iqra†due to the fact the quality of thought directly affects the quality of action, and both the quality of thought and quality of action affect the quality of live. At the opening of its golden age about eighth century and for nearly a thousand years the Islamic civilization remained creative in science, technology and innovation. The achievements of Muslim scientists surpassed all their contemporaries. The scientific world view of Islam was the inspiring force of their inquiry and all research activities. At that time the Islamic world was ranged from Spain and Morocco, through Damascus, Cairo and Baghdad, to Persia and North India. Even by comparison with Medieval Europe, Islamic world was more prosperous, productive and culturally rich civilization. However, starting around sixteenth century the Islamic civilization began to wane, losing ground to other nations. Today, Muslim communities are facing global challenges, especially scientific and technological challenges. There are many questions need to be addressed by Muslim scholars of today: (1) what the main factors behind flourishing of science and technology in the Muslim communities of the past? (2) What were the main causes of decadence of the scientific thinking in Islam? (3) How we could restore the Islamic creative thinking again?
The work has concluded that science in Islamic civilization was flourished due to many factors, including:
1. The positive attitude of Islam towards science and knowledge inquiry
2. The universal nature of Islam (unity in diversity and multicultural society was source of creativity)
3. The noble goals of knowledge inquiry in Islam
4. The common ground of Muslim scientists and Islamic scholarship
5. The assimilation capacity of Islam
The research project has elaborated on all these points
Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Heritage