Contributions of Islam to Education
Islamic Studies · 50 practice questions
The aims and objectives of Islamic education; the Qur'an and Hadith on education; intellectual activities of Islam in West Africa (development of written history in Arabic and the establishment of Sankore University); the intellectual activities of Ahmad Baba of Timbuktu, Sheikh al-Maghili, Sheikh Usman Danfodio, Sultan Muhammad Bello and Ibn Battuta; Islamic education institutions - House of Wisdom in Baghdad, al-Azhar University in Cairo and Nizamiyyah University in Baghdad; the lives and contributions of Ibn Sina, al-Ghazali, Ibn Rushd, ar-Razi and Ibn Khaldun to education.
- Explain the aims and objectives of Islamic education.
- Assess the position of the Qur'an and Hadith in education.
- Examine the importance of seeking knowledge in Islam.
- Analyse the intellectual activities of Islam in West Africa.
- Assess the contributions of Sheikh al-Maghili, Sheikh Usman Danfodio, Sultan Muhammad Bello and Ibn Battuta to education.
- Account for the development of intellectual centres in Baghdad and Cairo.
- Examine the contributions of Ibn Sina, al-Ghazali, Ibn Rushd, ar-Razi and Ibn Khaldun to education, medicine, philosophy and sociology.
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- Practice question 1
The historical contributions of Islamic scholars across fields such as medicine, philosophy and mathematics continue to be recognized and referenced within
- A.Contemporary academic curricula and historical scholarship worldwide
- B.Fields entirely unconnected to modern academic study
- C.No contemporary academic context of any kind
- D.Curricula confined strictly to a single country or region
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A. Contemporary academic curricula and historical scholarship worldwide
These contributions continue to be recognized and referenced within contemporary academic curricula and scholarship worldwide.
- Practice question 2
The House of Wisdom in Baghdad is generally recognized by historians as a significant centre for the translation and study of
- A.Purely religious texts, with no connection to science or philosophy
- B.Documents relating exclusively to trade agreements
- C.Texts limited strictly to Hadith literature
- D.Scientific and philosophical texts, including works from earlier civilizations
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D. Scientific and philosophical texts, including works from earlier civilizations
This centre is generally recognized as significant for the translation and study of scientific and philosophical texts.
- Practice question 3
The overall contributions of scholars such as Ibn Khaldun and institutions such as the Bimaristan illustrate the breadth of Islamic civilization's historical engagement with fields extending from
- A.Fields entirely unconnected to later academic disciplines
- B.A single narrow field, with no engagement beyond religious scholarship
- C.A tradition confined strictly to theoretical, rather than practical, study
- D.The social sciences to the practical sciences such as medicine
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D. The social sciences to the practical sciences such as medicine
This illustrates the breadth of engagement extending from the social sciences to practical sciences such as medicine.
More UTME Islamic Studies topics
- Faith, Tawhid and Shirk
- Pre-Islamic Arabia (Jahiliyyah)
- Revelation of the Glorious Qur'an
- Articles of Faith
- Preservation of the Glorious Qur'an
- The Life of Prophet Muhammad (SAW)
- Ibadat and Their Types
- Importance of the Glorious Qur'an
- The Rightly Guided Caliphs
- Divine Authenticity of the Glorious Qur'an
- Early Contact of Islam with Africa
- Family Matters
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