Political Conception of Islamic Education: Revisiting al-Afghani’s Ideas on Education

Traditionally, Sufis, jurists, philosophers, and theologians, are known as different schools of Islamic thought, each of which has its own approach to Islamic education. However, from the 19th century onwards, another powerful approach emerged: political Islam, which also had a different conception...

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Main Author: Keyvan Bolandhematan
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Language:English
Published: University of Tabriz, Faculty of Literature and Forigen Languages 2022-12-01
Series:Journal of Philosophical Investigations
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Online Access:https://philosophy.tabrizu.ac.ir/article_15120_58a24d0500a58e3f55b015ccd59ef778.pdf
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description Traditionally, Sufis, jurists, philosophers, and theologians, are known as different schools of Islamic thought, each of which has its own approach to Islamic education. However, from the 19th century onwards, another powerful approach emerged: political Islam, which also had a different conception of Islamic education. The present study tries to explain how the political conception of Islamic education was formulated in this approach. To achieve this goal, al-Afghani's ideas have been examined. Al-Afghani was one of the first Islamic theologians who formulated modern political Islam and called for accepting modern values because of their consonance with Islamic values. This article, interprets Al-Afghānī’s political theology as an emancipatory proclamation that aimed at the liberation of Muslims. His emancipatory attitude concentrated on the cultural reform; and the education of the nation was the core of this cultural reform. He believed that a general education system must be established that all people enjoy from childhood; and the core of the curriculum of this education should be based on political education with the theme of the greatness of the nation.
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spelling doaj.art-7481fa29d6e64148bfaabf92e0ba6f3b2023-09-03T08:34:20ZengUniversity of Tabriz, Faculty of Literature and Forigen LanguagesJournal of Philosophical Investigations2251-79602423-44192022-12-011641748610.22034/jpiut.2022.51602.321115120Political Conception of Islamic Education: Revisiting al-Afghani’s Ideas on EducationKeyvan Bolandhematan0Associate Professor of Education Department, University of Kurdistan, Sanandaj, IranTraditionally, Sufis, jurists, philosophers, and theologians, are known as different schools of Islamic thought, each of which has its own approach to Islamic education. However, from the 19th century onwards, another powerful approach emerged: political Islam, which also had a different conception of Islamic education. The present study tries to explain how the political conception of Islamic education was formulated in this approach. To achieve this goal, al-Afghani's ideas have been examined. Al-Afghani was one of the first Islamic theologians who formulated modern political Islam and called for accepting modern values because of their consonance with Islamic values. This article, interprets Al-Afghānī’s political theology as an emancipatory proclamation that aimed at the liberation of Muslims. His emancipatory attitude concentrated on the cultural reform; and the education of the nation was the core of this cultural reform. He believed that a general education system must be established that all people enjoy from childhood; and the core of the curriculum of this education should be based on political education with the theme of the greatness of the nation.https://philosophy.tabrizu.ac.ir/article_15120_58a24d0500a58e3f55b015ccd59ef778.pdfpolitical islampolitical educationislamic education؛ al-afghani
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title_full Political Conception of Islamic Education: Revisiting al-Afghani’s Ideas on Education
title_fullStr Political Conception of Islamic Education: Revisiting al-Afghani’s Ideas on Education
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title_short Political Conception of Islamic Education: Revisiting al-Afghani’s Ideas on Education
title_sort political conception of islamic education revisiting al afghani s ideas on education
topic political islam
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islamic education؛ al-afghani
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