Toward a Meta-Theoretical Framework for Islamization of Knowledge

doi:10.22059/jstmt.2013.53996

Document Type : Research Article / Original Article

https://doi.org/10.22059/jstmt.2013.53996

Abstract

"Islamization of Knowledge" is a term most often used to describe Muslim scholars' effort in De-westernization of knowledge in order to develop new paradigms of thought and knowledge according to the Islamic doctrine in different disciplines. In the last five decades, Islamization of knowledge can be traced back to the works of Seyyed Hossein Nasr (1968), Al-Attas (1982), Al-Faruqi (1982), and Allame Sardar (1985). However, even though there are such great efforts in the pathway of Islamization of knowledge, little attention has been paid to developing a comprehensive meta-theoretical framework that can be considered as an alternative to its Western counterpart. New paradigms of knowledge should be conceptualized in the framework of Meta-theory. Accordingly, to advance Islamization, Muslims scholars need a meta-theoretical framework to address the ontological, epistemological and methodological questions related to their supported Islamic Paradigm. Having a review of the Western framework of meta-theory and its ontological, epistemological and methodical aspects, the purpose of this article is to propose a tentative meta-theoretical framework, hopping to be less speculative and more analytically useful than what we have had so far.

Keywords

20.1001.1.25385240.1392.3.1.1.3

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Journal of Social Theories of Muslim Thinkers

Toward a Meta-Theoretical Framework for Islamization of Knowledge

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Volume 3, Issue 1 - Serial Number 4
March 2013
Pages 7-30

Toward a Meta-Theoretical Framework for Islamization of Knowledge

References

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Volume 3, Issue 1 - Serial Number 4March 2013Pages 7-30

Volume 3, Issue 1 - Serial Number 4
March 2013
Pages 7-30