The issue of a dual system of education has been largely discussed among Muslim scholars and intellectuals all over the world.Efforts have been made by scholars through the proposal of different ideas and approaches t...The issue of a dual system of education has been largely discussed among Muslim scholars and intellectuals all over the world.Efforts have been made by scholars through the proposal of different ideas and approaches towards achieving an ideal Islamic curriculum.This paper aims to share the experience of Brunei Darussalam in implementing a design model of an Islamic curriculum.The idea of designing an Islamic curriculum model was formally discussed among educationists in 1998,although the issue of dualism of education in Brunei was raised much earlier,in the 1970s.Towards achieving this,on January 3,2004,the Ministry of Education in Brunei Darussalam implemented the‘Integrated Education System’in all primary schools in Brunei Darussalam.This system was implemented for only two years(2004,2005).A fieldwork research study using a survey questionnaire was conducted in 2008 among 114 general primary school teachers to explore the issues and challenges encountered in implementing the system.The findings have demonstrated that although the issue of dualism in education is currently a significant topic of discussion within Muslim societies,teachers and educationist lag far behind in realizing this issue,ostensibly because they have not been exposed to the matter.There are also other issues and challenges in implementing this system,which will be discussed later in this paper.展开更多
The discourse on the evolution of the principles of international laws and laws amongst nations have always taken a Eurocentric approach.The common argument and perspectives is that contemporary international law evol...The discourse on the evolution of the principles of international laws and laws amongst nations have always taken a Eurocentric approach.The common argument and perspectives is that contemporary international law evolved from the Christendom to the Spanish School and Grotius,while downplaying the influence of the Islamic law of nations in shaping issues of acculturation,accommodation,rules of engagement in war relating to international law.This paper tends to x-ray and investigate the impact of the Islamic law of nations,from the the Treaty of Hudaibiyyah to the Siyar of Muhammad ibn Shaybani.It tries to highlight the relevance of the Muslim East and its concrete contributions to Laws and treaties of the Middle Ages to recent times and also argues,using existing literature,that the European Christian society only adopted what already existed in the Muslim,Islamic laws and tried to Christianise them overtime.The paper finds that further investigation and interrogation will reveal much more of the influence of the Islamic laws on contemporary laws of relations amongst nations and beyond.展开更多
This article discusses Islamic Banking System and its mode of leasing in the light of the objectives of Shari＇ah. It explores that the objectives behind the introduction of Islamic finance and banking system were the...This article discusses Islamic Banking System and its mode of leasing in the light of the objectives of Shari＇ah. It explores that the objectives behind the introduction of Islamic finance and banking system were the elimination of capitalist banking interest, exploitation of poor segment of the society and the establishment of an economic system which may lead to sustain a balance economic order and social justice. In this context, it intends to analyze the mode of leasing provided by Islamic Banking system in the light of the objectives of Shari＇ah and discloses that although Islamic Banking system is based on the principle of mudarbah, musharkah and Ijarah and deals with the customers in that context, yet apparently, the effects of these transactions are not much different from capitalist modes due to same consequences and effects of these transactions. It thus, provides a comparative analysis of the issue, i.e., mode of leasing at both Islamic and capitalist Banks. It argues that a common man can not avail Islamic financing/leasing if he lacks financial resources. If a poor person tries to purchase something by way of ijarah through Islamic Banking finance, he does not find any difference in the payment of the total cost between capitalist mode of leasing and Islamic mode of ijarah. Hence, this article concludes that although Islamic financing achieved a remarkable development among the Muslims, yet there is a need to revise the policy and system of Islamic financing in the light of the objectives of Shari＇ah. It also concludes that the mode of leasing provided at Islamic Banks does not accomplish the objectives of its establishment which is public interest. At present, this system is unable to assist the poor segment of the society or to provide ease to them.展开更多
文摘The issue of a dual system of education has been largely discussed among Muslim scholars and intellectuals all over the world.Efforts have been made by scholars through the proposal of different ideas and approaches towards achieving an ideal Islamic curriculum.This paper aims to share the experience of Brunei Darussalam in implementing a design model of an Islamic curriculum.The idea of designing an Islamic curriculum model was formally discussed among educationists in 1998,although the issue of dualism of education in Brunei was raised much earlier,in the 1970s.Towards achieving this,on January 3,2004,the Ministry of Education in Brunei Darussalam implemented the‘Integrated Education System’in all primary schools in Brunei Darussalam.This system was implemented for only two years(2004,2005).A fieldwork research study using a survey questionnaire was conducted in 2008 among 114 general primary school teachers to explore the issues and challenges encountered in implementing the system.The findings have demonstrated that although the issue of dualism in education is currently a significant topic of discussion within Muslim societies,teachers and educationist lag far behind in realizing this issue,ostensibly because they have not been exposed to the matter.There are also other issues and challenges in implementing this system,which will be discussed later in this paper.
文摘The discourse on the evolution of the principles of international laws and laws amongst nations have always taken a Eurocentric approach.The common argument and perspectives is that contemporary international law evolved from the Christendom to the Spanish School and Grotius,while downplaying the influence of the Islamic law of nations in shaping issues of acculturation,accommodation,rules of engagement in war relating to international law.This paper tends to x-ray and investigate the impact of the Islamic law of nations,from the the Treaty of Hudaibiyyah to the Siyar of Muhammad ibn Shaybani.It tries to highlight the relevance of the Muslim East and its concrete contributions to Laws and treaties of the Middle Ages to recent times and also argues,using existing literature,that the European Christian society only adopted what already existed in the Muslim,Islamic laws and tried to Christianise them overtime.The paper finds that further investigation and interrogation will reveal much more of the influence of the Islamic laws on contemporary laws of relations amongst nations and beyond.
文摘This article discusses Islamic Banking System and its mode of leasing in the light of the objectives of Shari＇ah. It explores that the objectives behind the introduction of Islamic finance and banking system were the elimination of capitalist banking interest, exploitation of poor segment of the society and the establishment of an economic system which may lead to sustain a balance economic order and social justice. In this context, it intends to analyze the mode of leasing provided by Islamic Banking system in the light of the objectives of Shari＇ah and discloses that although Islamic Banking system is based on the principle of mudarbah, musharkah and Ijarah and deals with the customers in that context, yet apparently, the effects of these transactions are not much different from capitalist modes due to same consequences and effects of these transactions. It thus, provides a comparative analysis of the issue, i.e., mode of leasing at both Islamic and capitalist Banks. It argues that a common man can not avail Islamic financing/leasing if he lacks financial resources. If a poor person tries to purchase something by way of ijarah through Islamic Banking finance, he does not find any difference in the payment of the total cost between capitalist mode of leasing and Islamic mode of ijarah. Hence, this article concludes that although Islamic financing achieved a remarkable development among the Muslims, yet there is a need to revise the policy and system of Islamic financing in the light of the objectives of Shari＇ah. It also concludes that the mode of leasing provided at Islamic Banks does not accomplish the objectives of its establishment which is public interest. At present, this system is unable to assist the poor segment of the society or to provide ease to them.
