Education and curricular perspectives in the Qurʼan / Sarah Risha.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Risha, Sarah, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Islamic education--Qurʼanic teaching.

Islamic education.

Islamic education--Philosophy.

Physical Description:

xi, 129 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham ; Boulder ; New York ; London : Lexington Books, [2015]

Summary:

Education and Curricular Perspectives in the Qur'an is a unique academic study that focuses on different perspectives of education curriculum in the Qur'an. Sarah Risha explains how Allah Almighty, as the great teacher, communicated his divine message, the Qur'an, to his students, the prophets. The primary source for this book is the Qur'an itself, with sayings from the prophet Mohammed when necessary. Although curriculum is a broad term, Risha addresses five aspects in particularto examine how the Qur'an deals with this vital element, and connects this central religious text to current academic curriculum studies. Book jacket.

Contents:

Historical discourse

Education in the Qurʼan

Curriculum as instruction in the Qurʼan

Political curriculum in the Qurʼan

Race and gender curriculum in the Qurʼan

Institutionalized curriculum.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781498500890

1498500897

OCLC:

891324378