The methodology of teaching in Islam: with special reference to the traditional educational methods in Malaysia
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1996Author
Haji Awang, Che Omar bin
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Abstract
This thesis is a study of the traditional Islamic educational institution
(ipondok) in Malaysia. The aim of this thesis is to analyse the existing pondok
educational system and to suggest changes which need to be introduced in order
to make it relevant to the modern needs without thereby compromising the
traditional values. The study starts with a brief discussion about the nature of
knowledge in Islam. This is followed by a discussion about the origins of the
methodology of teaching with an analysis of the terms used in Islamic education,
the methodologies of Gabriel and the Prophet. In Chapter Two, discussion
pertaining to the theories and practices of the methodology of teaching is
presented through examining the various aspects of teaching which could be
discerned from the Qur'an and relating them to the practical and customary
spheres. Chapter Three presents the influence of traditional Islamic education
on the Malays, giving considerable attention to the manners in which the Malays
pursued their religious study. Chapter Four attempts to examine the pondok
system by studying the daily and educational life of the institution. In Chapter
Five a critical analysis of the methodology of the teaching at the pondok is
presented along with the recommended changes of which the pondok system as
a whole stands in need for its future survival. This is followed by a conclusion,
a bibliography and appendices.