Being a muslim a fact or a challenge and its implication for islamic education
This article investigates the issue of self-identity and its implications for a Muslim. The article further explores the consequences for Muslims for making their identity as Muslims an issue, and then makes tentative suggestions regarding education that would follow from such a decision. This expl...
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| description | This article investigates the issue of self-identity and its implications for a Muslim. The article further explores the consequences for Muslims for making their identity as Muslims an issue, and then makes tentative suggestions regarding education that would follow from such a decision.
This exploration is guided by the logic of the distinction between ‘who is a Muslim’ and ‘what is it to be a Muslim.’ The issue of identify is framed not in the context of such cultural phenomenon as identity crisis but couched in terms of existential challenge of being either a Muslim by
accident of birth or consciously and purposely designing oneself as a Muslim by making it as one’s life-project. The choice being between being Muslim as a social fact with little or no input of one’s own or taking the ethical responsibility to fashion oneself in the light of the Qur’┐n. |
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| spelling | oai:generic.eprints.org:131602016-11-07T16:05:35Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/13160/ Being a muslim a fact or a challenge and its implication for islamic education Kazmi, Yedullah BP1 Islam L Education (General) This article investigates the issue of self-identity and its implications for a Muslim. The article further explores the consequences for Muslims for making their identity as Muslims an issue, and then makes tentative suggestions regarding education that would follow from such a decision. This exploration is guided by the logic of the distinction between ‘who is a Muslim’ and ‘what is it to be a Muslim.’ The issue of identify is framed not in the context of such cultural phenomenon as identity crisis but couched in terms of existential challenge of being either a Muslim by accident of birth or consciously and purposely designing oneself as a Muslim by making it as one’s life-project. The choice being between being Muslim as a social fact with little or no input of one’s own or taking the ethical responsibility to fashion oneself in the light of the Qur’┐n. 2009 Article NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/13160/1/being_a_muslim.pdf Kazmi, Yedullah (2009) Being a muslim a fact or a challenge and its implication for islamic education. Insights, 2 (1). pp. 5-32. |
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| title | Being a muslim a fact or a challenge and its implication for islamic education |
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| title_short | Being a muslim a fact or a challenge and its implication for islamic education |
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