The Muslim intelligentsia's aspiration for an Islamic University: initial concept and philosophical foundation

Introduction : The desire to have an Islamic University in Malaysia was part of the Muslim-Malay intelligentsia's dream in their peaceful struggle for the advancement of Islamic education in the pre-independence Federation of Malaya (which included the island of Singapore). The establishment o...

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Main Author:	Hassan, Mohd. Kamal
Format:	Book Chapter
Language:	English
Published:	IIUM Press 2009
Subjects:	LG Individual institutions (Asia. Africa)
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/1358/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/1358/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/1358/1/The_Muslim_Intelligentsia%27s_Aspiration_for_an_Islamic_University_-_Initial_Concept_and_Philosophical_Foundation.pdf

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spelling	iium-13582015-12-15T00:03:59Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/1358/ The Muslim intelligentsia's aspiration for an Islamic University: initial concept and philosophical foundation Hassan, Mohd. Kamal LG Individual institutions (Asia. Africa) Introduction : The desire to have an Islamic University in Malaysia was part of the Muslim-Malay intelligentsia's dream in their peaceful struggle for the advancement of Islamic education in the pre-independence Federation of Malaya (which included the island of Singapore). The establishment of Kolej Islam Malaya (the Islamic College of Malaya) in Kelang, Selangor, in 1955, two years before independence, was supposed to realize the birth of an Islamic university, similar to Al-Azhar, as desired by the original promoters, who were mainly in Singapore, but the lack of realistic planning coupled with other unforeseen shortcomings forced the promoters to be contented with the College-level education first, in the hope that an Islamic university would eventually be established in the not too distant future. 1 The leadership, the academic staff of the College and its students continued to advocate and press for the establishment of the Islamic university in the post-Independence period but the federal government had other priorities then. IIUM Press 2009 Book Chapter PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/1358/1/The_Muslim_Intelligentsia%27s_Aspiration_for_an_Islamic_University_-_Initial_Concept_and_Philosophical_Foundation.pdf Hassan, Mohd. Kamal (2009) The Muslim intelligentsia's aspiration for an Islamic University: initial concept and philosophical foundation. In: IIUM at 25: The path travelled and the way forward. IIUM Press, Kuala Lumpur, pp. 9-34. ISBN 9789675272103 http://rms.research.iium.edu.my/bookstore/Default.aspx
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description	Introduction : The desire to have an Islamic University in Malaysia was part of the Muslim-Malay intelligentsia's dream in their peaceful struggle for the advancement of Islamic education in the pre-independence Federation of Malaya (which included the island of Singapore). The establishment of Kolej Islam Malaya (the Islamic College of Malaya) in Kelang, Selangor, in 1955, two years before independence, was supposed to realize the birth of an Islamic university, similar to Al-Azhar, as desired by the original promoters, who were mainly in Singapore, but the lack of realistic planning coupled with other unforeseen shortcomings forced the promoters to be contented with the College-level education first, in the hope that an Islamic university would eventually be established in the not too distant future. 1 The leadership, the academic staff of the College and its students continued to advocate and press for the establishment of the Islamic university in the post-Independence period but the federal government had other priorities then.
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author	Hassan, Mohd. Kamal
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title	The Muslim intelligentsia's aspiration for an Islamic University: initial concept and philosophical foundation
title_short	The Muslim intelligentsia's aspiration for an Islamic University: initial concept and philosophical foundation
title_full	The Muslim intelligentsia's aspiration for an Islamic University: initial concept and philosophical foundation
title_fullStr	The Muslim intelligentsia's aspiration for an Islamic University: initial concept and philosophical foundation
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title_sort	muslim intelligentsia's aspiration for an islamic university: initial concept and philosophical foundation
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