Epistemological Integration: Essentials of an Islamic Methodology - Softcover

Malkawi, Fathi Hasan

9781565645578: Epistemological Integration: Essentials of an Islamic Methodology

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ISBN 10: 156564557X ISBN 13: 9781565645578

Publisher: IIIT, 2014

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Epistemological Integration: Essentials of an Islamic Methodology is a program which seeks to construct an intellectual framework for Islamic methodology with a view to realizing practical training in the thoughtful investigation of issues related to knowledge in various fields_ The book's tide affirms the distinctive types of integration that characterize Islamic methodology including integration of sources, means and schools of thought as well as existing realities with desired ideals etc. This is fully consistent with human nature, as variety is fundamental to the functions people perform and skills they master. The work essentially makes the case that fundamental to any Muslim recovery is laying the foundations of sound thinking and values that integrate the two main sources of knowledge: Revelation and Reality (that is the created worlds both physical, societal an psychological) under the umbrella of Tawhid. This concept o integration implies using both human theoretical conceptualization and practical experimental investigation whilst also affirming the need to apply human capabilities in understanding the divine tea an acquiring sound knowledge of the physical world in terms of i resources, as well as accumulated past and present human experiences. The aim being to vitalize human potential and creativity. Every methodology is associated with both mental activity an practical procedures for constructing thought systems needed to so)' problems and answer questions. Hence the integration of thinking, research and practice is fundamental to any methodology. Islamic methodology adopts that and extends human hopes to integrate efforts so that humanity can realistically achieve prosperity on earth and earn eternal happiness in the afterlife.

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