Since the concept of ‘faculty’ (quwwah) refers to a living being in whom the attribute of ‘knowledge’ subsists, and this knowledge is the governing principle of his thought and action, the university must have been conceived in emulation of the general structure, in form, function and purpose of man. It was meant to be a microcosmic representation of man –indeed, of the Universal Man (al-Insān al-Kullī).
Nilai mementingkan ilmu sebagai kebaikan utama, sumber segala kebaikan (yakni jika disertakan dengan kehendak gigih dan niat ikhlas) telah melahirkan sikap memberatkan pendidikan sebagai kaedah utama. Bagi diri dan masyarakat berbudaya ilmu, tujuan utama pendidikan bukanlah untuk mendapatkan pekerjaan bergaji lumayan atau melahirkan tenaga kerja cekap tetapi untuk menanam sikap memuliakan ilmu, menuntutnya dan terus menghayatinya seumur hidup.
Postgraduate Programs
CASIS offers two research programmes: Master of Philosophy in Islamic Civilisation, and Doctor of Philosophy in Islamic Civilisation. Both programmes are research-based, which means students are required to produce a thesis reflecting an academic work worthy of such degrees.
Program Structure
The Master and Doctoral Program offered by CASIS are a Research only by definition. But to ensure our students to follow and understand the philosophy of education promoted by CASIS, we provide pre-requisite coursework throughout the study. Students are required to take some courses with the HW (check the list of courses) status with the intention to complete and strengthen some fundamental understandings in order to ensure success in their research.
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“Meaningful Place of Youth: Lessons from Muslim Luminaries and Prof. Al-Attas” -Summary of RZS-CASIS Saturday Night Lecture 9th Series
Greatness is not presuppose, it is post-sanctum; after we do it, then we become great. We should not to just do great things, but do something at our best of abilities.
“Rebuilding Broken Bridge: Motivations to write The Educational Philosophy and Practices of Syed Muhammad Naquib al-Attas” – Summary of RZS-CASIS Saturday Night Lecture 9th Series
Finally, to address concerns that his work is subjective in nature, being a subordinate of Prof. Al-Attas at ISTAC during the time of writing, Prof. Wan cautions against this subjective-objective dichotomy which leads to the belief that subjective works are less true and authentic, explaining that this framework of thinking is borne out of Western dualism. Citing the experience of the Companions with the Holy Prophet, the Companions’ account of the Prophet may be subjective but that does not make their reports less true.
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