The 4th International Conference On Islamization Of Knowledge

The Fourth International Conference on Islamization of Knowledge,sponsored by the International Institute of Islamic Thought, was held in collaborationwith the University of Khartoum January 15-20, 1987. The themeof the conference was “Methodology of Research, Behavioral Sciences andEducation.” The call for papers was published in the American Jouml ofIslamic Social Sciences in July, 1984 and the invitations were circulated widelyamong Muslim scholars. It was in response to these calls that abstracts werereceived and finally selected on the basis of their relevance and quality.The conference was inaugurated by the Prime Minister of the Sudan, Mr.al Sayyid al Sadiq al Mahdi. Thirty-seven research papers were presented byforeign, as well as local Sudanese scholars. The subjects includedmethodology, epistomology , education, psychology, sociology, and anthropology.The conference proved to be an historic event, especially in termsof the participation of large numbers of local scholars, teachers, students andother interested Muslims.Each presentation was followed by lively discussions and critiques. Theextraordinary interest shown by the Sudanese Muslims regarding the issues ofthe Islamization of Knowledge, was evidence of this nation’s commitment tothe process of Islamization. The director of the Friendship Hall announced atthe final session that the conference had attracted the largest crowd ever at theauditorium. In addition, the lobbies, the offices and the grounds around theauditorium were all crowded and the loud speakers had to be openedeverywhere.The following are the titles of some of the research papers presented:1. The Problems of Methodology in Islamic Thought ‘Abdul Hamid ’AbuSulayman2. Reason and Its Role in the Islamic Methodology Taha Jabir Al-‘Alwani3. Methodology of the Classification of Sciences in the Islamic Thought‘Abdul Majid Al Najjar ...