Theological inquest of the teaching of life sciences within the Muslim schools
Thasmai Dhurumraj · Awelani V Mudau ORCID ↗
International Journal of Research in Business and Social Science · 2022 · Vol. 11 / Issue 10 · 350-358
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Abstract
The teaching of life sciences within the Islamic culture was observed in this investigation by instructors at the Association of Muslim Schools in the KZN region. The following question served as the basis for the investigation: Do Islamic schools teach life sciences from an Islamic perspective? The Association of Muslim Schools gave its approval after receiving ethical scrutiny. A questionnaire, interviews, and observations were used to gather data. The analysis of the data was conducted using an inductive methodology. The philosophy of Islam and its approaches to teaching the required Life Sciences curriculum served as the study's conceptual foundation. The results show that there is a problem with integrating religious knowledge into science teaching in Muslim ethos schools in South Africa. The Professional Teaching Model was an initiative to close the gap caused by educational dualism.
Keywords: {'name': 'Muslim Ethos, Life Sciences, Islamise, Values, Beliefs'}
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