Knowledge to ManageSelf and Knowledge to

Manage System

Concept of Self
It is human characteristics, including
personality, abilities etc.
Self consists of three fundamentals:
Knowledge (cognition, awareness or
consciousness)
States (affect and emotion)
Deed: the action resulted from our
knowledge and emotion

Concept of System
A method of doing thing
A combination of interrelated,
interdependent, or interacting element
forming a collective entity.
For instance, economic, social, politic and
education.
Systems benefit civilization, ease our life,
control indiscipline.

System from Maqasid

Maqasid Shariah concerns preservation of
wealth, life, society and human resource.
Islam combines aqidah, shariah and
akhlaq into the whole of human life.
Quran mention the basic rules and
Sunnah describe how human should
conduct their lives.
Maqasid infer that system should derived
from these two sources

Responsibility of Man
Allah mentions about pondering the why
factors. So that the integration will take
place.
Human as the Khalifah of Allah. He has to
take the responsibility of others.
Benefiting the human and civilization. The
aim of Muslims is to serve the Ummah.
Discipline the soul and body, mind and
action. Present knowledge is erroneous
caused by wrong epistemological foundation.

Eclectic Model
Eclectic system is employing different
elements from a variety of sources to
heal the malaise of imbalance
educational approach.
Prof Taha Jabir proposed understand
knowledge to manage self within
traditional context and also western ones
Muslim are not against the West but
cautious of Westernization.
Muslim countries are divided and thus
not concentrate on construction and
development.

Makkah Conference
The phenomenon brought malaise to
Muslim education
This conference aimed at making
vigorous efforts to integrate and Islamize
Muslim education.
In 70s and 80s the inclination towards
Islamic awakening has become universal
phenomenon.