Abstract
Many Western post-modern philosophers agree with the view that humanities
or social sciences are not value-neutral but contain the values of the society in
which they are nourished and developed. They are the product of the worldview and epistemology in which that society believes. Thus humanities
developed in the West are logically the product of the Western worldview
based on Humanism, Secularism, Capitalism and Scientism, etc. which
contradict the Muslim worldview. As such, Western social sciences do not
suit Muslim society and are rather harmful to it; it is the duty of the Muslim
governments and academicians to use them only after reconstructing them in
the Islamic perspective.
Educationists in Pakistan have been alive to this issue in spite of the fact that
most of the governments in Pakistan have unfortunately been pro-West and
have been following Western trends and policies in education. Deliberate
efforts were made during 1977-84 in the reign of Gen. Muhammad Zia-ulHaq to Islamize humanities and many steps taken at that time are still part of
the education system in Pakistan in spite of their opposition from certain
quarters.
The research paper will discuss in detail the steps taken for Islamization of
humanities in Pakistan and their impact on the education system as a whole
and on personality development of students in particular. It would also give
concrete suggestions for further work to make the process of Islamization of
humanities in Pakistan more meaningful and successful.
Prof. Dr. Muhammad Amin. (2012) RECONSTRUCTION OF HUMANITIES IN ISLAMIC PERSPECTIVE A CASE STUDY OF PAKISTAN, Journal of Islamic Thought and Civilization, Volume II, Issue 1.
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