COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES

UNIVERSITI UTARA MALAYSIA

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Information on Course

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Course Name: CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN AL-QURAN AND SUNNAH IN EDUCATION

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Course Code: SGDI5113

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Name(s) of Academic Staff: MOHAMAD KHADAFI HJ ROFIE/MOHD NIZHO B. ABD RAHMAN

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Rationale for the inclusion of the course in the programme:

This is a compulsory course for all students of M.Ed. (Islamic Education).

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Semester/Year Offered: 1/2013/2014

Total Student Learning Time
(SLT)
L = Lecture
T = Tutorial
P = Practical
O = Others

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Credit Value: 3

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Pre-requisite (if any): NONE

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Objective of Course :

Face to face
L

12

12

SL

TLT

90.5

119.5

Students are expected to:

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3.

Explain some of the contemporary issues in the Quran and Hadith

Apply Quran and Hadith to contemporary issues.
Apply the methodology of appraoching conyemporary issues in Islamic
education.

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Course Learning Outcomes:

Upon completion of the course, students are able to:
1. Describe and comprehend the concept of contemporary issues in the Quran and Hadith
in Islamic education and their application to contemporary issues. (C2, P1, A1)
2. Discuss the methodologies in appraoching contemporary issues. (C4, P4, A3)
3. Identify the contemporary issues in Islamic education. (C3, P4, A2)
4. Relate the textual studies of Quran and Hadith in Islamic education with daily life. (C3,
P3, A4)

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Transferable Skills:
Communication, critical thinking, problem solving, team work, professional ethics, management
skills and leadership skills.

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Teaching-learning and assessment strategy:

Mixed method between teacher-centred and student-centred. Continuous assessment.

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Synopsis:
This course focuses on contemporary issues in the Quran and Hadith. The purpose of hte
course is to prepare students for the challenges that they are going to face in the contemporary
world concerning some of the practices of their religion and the questions that they are likely to
face in their daily life. The course helps the students to answer some of the serious issues of the
contemporary time such as politics, law, women and jihad all of which are derived from the
Quran and Hadith but which principles differ from the contemporary view about these issues.
Thus, it is hoped that students taking this course will develop the research ability and
methodology to be able to project and answer convincingly and reasonably these questions and
the stand of the Quran and Hadith on them.

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Mode of Delivery:
Lectures, group discussions, presentations.

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Assessment Methods and Types:

Coursework (Mid-semester examination 20%, assignment (30%) and presentation (10%)
Final Examination 40%

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Mapping of the course/module to the Programme Aims

Course Learning Outcomes

Programme Aims
The programme aims to produce graduates as educators,
administrators and professional managers who are
professionally competent and intellectually, spiritually,
emotionally, physically and socially balanced and able to apply
the knowledge and management skills acquired.
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Content outline of the course/module and the SLT per topic

Learning
Outcomes

Topic
1.0 Introduction to the Quran
1.1 Definition of Al-Quran
1.2 Educational methods in Al-Quran
1.3 The history of revelation and compilation
of Al-Quran
1.4 Introduction to Mashaf Uthmani

SL

TLT

2.0 Introduction to Hadith

2.1 Definition and classification of Hadith
2.2 Position, role and importance of Hadith in
Islam.
2.3 Differences of Hadith and al-Quran
2.4 Education in the Quran and Hadith
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Education, Society and Governance in the Quran

and Hadith
3.1 The Islamic Society
3.2 Islamic Education on Politics and
leadership
3.3 Education and Islamism
3.3 Education, Democracy and Islam
3.4 Islamic Education on the concepts of
Sovereignty and Liberalism
3.5 Islamic Education on The Concept of
Freedom/Human Right
3.6 Current issues in the society
The Shariah law from the Quran and Hadith
4.1 Definition of Shariah law
4.2 Cotemporary issues about the Hudud laws
4.3 Implementing the Shariah in the
Contemporary world
4.4 The Shariah law and non-Muslims

Education on Women in the Quran and Hadith

5.1 Early Muslim Women
5.2 The Feminist Movement in Islam
5.3 The Feminist Re-interpretation of the
Quran and Hadith
5.4 The activities of Sisters in Islam in
Malaysia
Education on Jihad and War in the Quran and
Hadith
6.1 Definition of Jihad
6.2 Types of Jihad
6.3 Fundamentalism
6.4 Suicide Bombing and Terrorism

Assessment

12

12

24

48

Face to face

SL

TLT

Course Work

60%

26.0

77.3

103.3

Final Examination

40%

3.0

13.2

16.2

29.0

90.5

119.5

Total Notional Hours

Credit Hours

3.0

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al-Bukhari, Muhammad bin Ismail,( 2004). Sahih al-Bukhari. Beirut: Dar Fikr
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Grading Points
Numerical Marks
90-100
80-89
75-79
70-74
65-69
60-64
55-59
50-54
45-49
40-44
35-39
0-34
(Please use the latest grading system)
KEY:
L Lecture
T- Tutorial
P Practical
O - Others
SL Self Learning
TLT Total Learning Time

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Alphabet Grades
4.00 (Excellent)
4.00 (Excellent)
3.67 (Good)
3.33 (Good)
3.00 (Good)
2.67 (Satisfactory)
2.33 (Satisfactory)
2.00 (Fail)
1.67 (Fail)
1.33 (Fail)
1.00 (Fail)
0.00 (Fail)
0.00 (Barred)
Incomplete
Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory
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