'Aqida (creed). Curriculum realities and ideals.

Autor/in	Rustom, Mohammed
Titel	'Aqida (creed). Curriculum realities and ideals.
Quelle	Aus: Curriculum renewal for Islamic education. New York: Routledge Taylor & Francis Group (2021) S. 51-62 PDF als Volltext Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Reihe	Routledge research in religion and education
Beigaben	Literaturangaben S. 61-62
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; gedruckt; Sammelwerksbeitrag
ISBN	978-0-367-22773-9; 978-0-367-77644-2; 978-0-429-27681-1
DOI	10.4324/9780429276811
Schlagwörter	Erziehung; Curriculum; Islam; Islamischer Religionsunterricht; Koran
Abstract	The purpose of 'aqida (creed) is to engender the tenets of faith that are derived from the Quran. 'Aqida is a core subset of the broader category of the K-12 Islamic Studies curriculum that essentially focuses on the "formula of divine unity, la ilaha illa'llah; the proclamation of the Prophet Muhammad's messengerhood, Muhammadun rasulu'llah; and the six tenets of faith mentioned by the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)" (Yusuf, 2007, 10). Put another way, the study of 'aqida is of one's beliefs and the "why" of those beliefs (Yusuf 2007, 13). In Islamic studies curricula the teaching of 'aqida often focuses on the aforementioned six tenets of faith, namely belief in God's oneness and His names and attributes; God's Messengers; the divinely revealed books; the Angels; divine destiny, and the Final Day. Some curricula will include other complementary topics, but the ones listed here are commonly the foundation in one form or another. Aside from these introductory remarks, this chapter presents the transcript of an interview conducted with Professor Mohammed Rustom on the teaching of 'aqida and his reflections on a sample set of the existing K-12 Islamic Studies curricula. Rustom's work has been instrumental in reinforcing Islamic philosophy as a living tradition - one which if we as educators are to incorporate into the teaching of 'aqida, would allow us to "come away with meaningful responses to [our] contemporary predicaments, not the least of which is the answer to the meaning of life" (Rustom, "End of Islamic Philosophy," 2017, 136).
Erfasst von	Leibniz-Institut für Bildungsmedien \| Georg-Eckert-Institut (GEI), Braunschweig
Update	2023/1