WARASYAH TAQWIYAH ISLAMIC FINANCE & WEALTH MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE UNIVERSITI SAINS ISLAM MALAYSIA

ISLAMIC RESEARCH METHODOLOGY: THE NEED AND PRESENT STATE Prof. Muhammad Syukri Salleh
IFWMI, Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia ISDEV, Universiti Sains Malaysia

9 December 2010
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This talk 1. What type of research methodology should Muslim researchers adopt? 2. Why this particular methodology and not others? 3. What is the state of this methodology at the moment?

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Type of research methodology Muslim researchers should adopt 3 Choices: 1. Conventional research methodology 2. Islamic research methodology 3. Combination of Conventional and Islamic research methodology
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Type of research methodology Muslim researchers should adopt Conventional research methodology ~ Western-ethnocentric ~ Scientific ~ Observable facts ~ Rationality ~ Objectivity ~ Value-free
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Type of research methodology Muslim researchers should adopt Islamic research methodology ~ Islamically-based ~ Daruri + Nadhari Knowledge ~ Aqli + Naqli Evidences

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Type of research methodology Muslim researchers should adopt Combination of Conventional and Islamic research methodology

~ Technicalities vs Philosophical Underpinnings ~ Confusion

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Type of research methodology Muslim researchers should adopt Muslim researchers must adopt Islamic Research Methodology

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Why Islamic Research Methodology?

1. Unsuitability of conventional research methodology in studying Islam & Muslim community 2. Inadequacy of tools of analysis of the conventional methodology in understanding social reality 3. The danger of the conventional methodology to Islamic aqidah
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Why Islamic Research Methodology?

Unsuitability
1. Illogical 2. Different Worldview (Tasawwur) and Epistemology 3. Good and bad measured by conventional values and ideals

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Why Islamic Research Methodology?

Inadequacy
1. Entirely scientific-based 2. Investigating social reality with merely daruri knowledge and aqli evidences 3. Entails with only ainul-yaqeen and ilmul-yaqeen, not haqqul-yaqeen
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Why Islamic Research Methodology?

Danger [social sciences criteria] 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Anti-dogma Anti-theology Value Free Scientific Substructure Superstructure

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The state of Islamic Research Methodology

Began since 50s: Islamic Research Circle Bulletin in Aligarh, India 60s: Changed to Islamic Thought 1991 Research Methodology in Islamic Perspective Seminar, organized by Aligarh Muslim University, India (the only one)
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The state of Islamic Research Methodology

Occasionally & not continuous Not many literature exist Only one academic meeting No serious research undertaken

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The state of Islamic Research Methodology

Only 3 books directly related: Muhammad Mumtaz Ali (ed), 1996, Conceptual and

Methodological Issues in Islamic Research: A Few Milestones,

Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, Kuala Lumpur, second printing. Louay Safi, 1996. The Foundation of Knowledge A

Comparative Study of Islamic and Western Methods of Inquiry,

Herndon,USA: International Institute of Islamic Thought. Mohammed Muqim (ed), 1999, Research Methodology in Islamic Perspective, Synergy Book International, K.Lumpur.

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The state of Islamic Research Methodology

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The state of Islamic Research Methodology

Seen as related, but actually not
Ahmad Von Denffer, 1985. Research in Islam Basics, Principles and Practical Suggestions, Leicester, UK: The Islamic Foundation. Ahmad Sanawari, 2006, Kaedah Penyelidikan Islam, Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi. Universitas Islam Jakarta (2002). Pengantar Pola

Pikir Ilmiah Islami Dilengkapi Dengan Metode Penelitian dan Penulisan Karya Ilmiah, Jakarta,
Indonesia: Universitas Islam Jakarta, cetakan ketiga.
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The state of Islamic Research Methodology

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The state of Islamic Research Methodology Conclusion on existing literatures Limited Most concentrate on research philosophy rather than on research techniques

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The state of Islamic Research Methodology Proposal Continuous & serious research Emphasis on concept [eg scientific, objectivity, value free, etc) and techniques [eg sampling, determination of respondents, interview, tools of analysis, etc)
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The state of Islamic Research Methodology Publish continuously high quality research-based literatures on Islamic Research Methodology Use Islamic Research Methodology in organised circle via concrete and beneficial networking
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THANK YOU

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