ISLAMIZATION OF KNOWLEDGE

Abstract

Allah, the Most High, clearly gives the mantle of leadership to Muslims when He categorically states in the Holy Qur'an: You are the best community ever brought forth ·to mankind. This leadership is in all spheres of life, whether it be economic, political, social, spiritual, moral, or educational. This leadership must be balanced, exemplary, and in line with Allah's admonition: And We made you a balanced nation so that you may be witnesses over mankind just as the Messenger is a witness over you. (2: 143) The necessity of leadership in the realm of education and knowledge becomes all the more important because it is a prerequisite to leadership ...