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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Current Activities
A 660 km CASIS Adventure (2013–2019): The Memoirs of a Travelling Student
“… in Islam, there is no such thing as studying part-time; although it may seem that we are studying “part-time” due to the classes being conducted during the weekends, essentially it is still full-time if we set sincere intentions in pursuing knowledge and perceive our weekday jobs as merely the means and instruments for us to fulfil higher objectives of our existence – learning. With these clarifications, I jumped at the opportunity because I knew deep in my heart that there would not be such an opportunity offered in the future…”
Membina Kerjaya Persuratan: Menterjemah Kembara ‘Ilmu di CASIS
“Jika sebelum ini saya hanya pencari yang tanpa apa-apa kelulusan berkaitan, kini pengembaraan saya dalam dunia ke‘ilmuan dan keusahawanan ialah sebagai seorang graduan CASIS – yang perlu menjaga nama baik guru-guru saya dan juga madrasah yang saya mendapat manfa‘at besar daripadanya. Atas limpah ni‘mat daripada Allah, kesan pengajian saya di CASIS terzahir dalam ikhtiyar usaha kami membangunkan Akademi Jawi Malaysia yang berteraskan pandangan ‘alam Islam dan diusahakan sebagai usahaniaga yang berdiri atas kaki sendiri.”
Seminar on Path to Wisdom and Happiness
Academic seminar in conjuction with the Haul of al-Imām al-‘Abd Allāh ‘Alawī al-Ḥaddād” Synopsis: We are facing many challenges. Externally, the challenge of secularism and materialism has enveloped the community to the extent that only physical and external solutions...
CASIS-HAK Seminar on Imam Abdullah al-Haddad
A Welcoming Address by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Khalif Muammar (Director of CASIS UTM) Distinguished guests, brothers and sisters. We live in an age where true scholars are accused of heresy. False scholars, in contrast, are revered and extolled as if there were no...