The relevance of Al-Farabi’s classification of knowledge in the modern higher educational institution: the case of Malaysia

Al-Farabi is a great Muslim scholar who had contributed to the development of knowledge. This can be seen from his work on ‘Enumeration of science’, where he classified knowledge into several divisions. This study employed an analytical approach in analyzing his writing of the ‘Enumeration of the Sc...

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Main Authors:	Watib, Nur Hafizah, Awang Mat , Muhamad Zahiri, Endut@Abdul Razak, Nadia, Abdul Razak, Nuriah, Marusin, Ratinah
Format:	Conference or Workshop Item
Language:	English
Published:	Association of Malaysian Muslim Intellectuals 2013
Subjects:	L Education (General)
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spelling	iium-322602016-05-11T09:26:27Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/32260/ The relevance of Al-Farabi’s classification of knowledge in the modern higher educational institution: the case of Malaysia Watib, Nur Hafizah Awang Mat , Muhamad Zahiri Endut@Abdul Razak, Nadia Abdul Razak, Nuriah Marusin, Ratinah L Education (General) Al-Farabi is a great Muslim scholar who had contributed to the development of knowledge. This can be seen from his work on ‘Enumeration of science’, where he classified knowledge into several divisions. This study employed an analytical approach in analyzing his writing of the ‘Enumeration of the Sciences’ as well as to compare, contrast and to conclude its relevance and implication towards the selected current higher educational institutions in Malaysia. It is found that first, al-Farabi classified knowledge based on philosophical approach. Second, his classification suits the need of the higher educational institution in Malaysia. Association of Malaysian Muslim Intellectuals 2013-04 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/32260/1/The_relevance_of_Alfarabi_classification_of_knowledge.pdf Watib, Nur Hafizah and Awang Mat , Muhamad Zahiri and Endut@Abdul Razak, Nadia and Abdul Razak, Nuriah and Marusin, Ratinah (2013) The relevance of Al-Farabi’s classification of knowledge in the modern higher educational institution: the case of Malaysia. In: 3rd International Conference on Islamic Education 2013, 6th-7th April, 2013, Selangor, Malaysia. http://icied2013.blogspot.com/p/program-schedule.html
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description	Al-Farabi is a great Muslim scholar who had contributed to the development of knowledge. This can be seen from his work on ‘Enumeration of science’, where he classified knowledge into several divisions. This study employed an analytical approach in analyzing his writing of the ‘Enumeration of the Sciences’ as well as to compare, contrast and to conclude its relevance and implication towards the selected current higher educational institutions in Malaysia. It is found that first, al-Farabi classified knowledge based on philosophical approach. Second, his classification suits the need of the higher educational institution in Malaysia.
format	Conference or Workshop Item
author	Watib, Nur Hafizah Awang Mat , Muhamad Zahiri Endut@Abdul Razak, Nadia Abdul Razak, Nuriah Marusin, Ratinah
author_facet	Watib, Nur Hafizah Awang Mat , Muhamad Zahiri Endut@Abdul Razak, Nadia Abdul Razak, Nuriah Marusin, Ratinah
author_sort	Watib, Nur Hafizah
title	The relevance of Al-Farabi’s classification of knowledge in the modern higher educational institution: the case of Malaysia
title_short	The relevance of Al-Farabi’s classification of knowledge in the modern higher educational institution: the case of Malaysia
title_full	The relevance of Al-Farabi’s classification of knowledge in the modern higher educational institution: the case of Malaysia
title_fullStr	The relevance of Al-Farabi’s classification of knowledge in the modern higher educational institution: the case of Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed	The relevance of Al-Farabi’s classification of knowledge in the modern higher educational institution: the case of Malaysia
title_sort	relevance of al-farabi’s classification of knowledge in the modern higher educational institution: the case of malaysia
publisher	Association of Malaysian Muslim Intellectuals
publishDate	2013
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The relevance of Al-Farabi’s classification of knowledge in the modern higher educational institution: the case of Malaysia

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