Islamic Dimension Research Articles

An investigation of the relationship between the components of the work ethic and organizational commitment among the staffs of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences

Introduction: Many of the actions by managers and staff are rooted in ethics. In the present era, noncompliance with certain ethical standards has raised great concerns in the public and nongovernmental sectors. One of the major concerns of executives is how to create appropriate platforms for ethics and strengthen the sense of responsibility and commitment to human factors. The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between Islamic work ethics and dimensions of organizational commitment including exchange commitment, continuity, and replication. Research Methodology: The study was correlational in terms of description that was performed on 180 staff of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences in 2013. Islamic work ethics standard questionnaire by Mooghali et al. (2013) and organizational commitment questionnaire by Balfour and Wechsler (1996) were the instruments of this study. Collected data were analyzed using SPSS (Version 19). Findings: The results showed that each of the components of Islamic work ethic and sub-structure of organizational commitment have had a positive relationship with each other, so that the most relationship was between faith and commitment replication (P = 0.741), and the lowest correlation between religious responsible behavior with exchange commitment (P = 0.244), respectively. Discussion and Conclusion: The effect of the work ethic in Iran is very important with an emphasis on ethics and culture of an organization and could be interacting components, such as organizational commitment. According to the results of this study, the governance of Islamic work ethics and commitment was favorable among employees and factors of the Islamic work ethics have a direct and significant impact on organizational commitment.

Significance of Social Vision in the Process of Reshaping Islamic Education

The purpose of this paper is to emphasise the importance of social vision of Islam in formulating Islamic education. It has been assumed that due to the negligence of social dimension of Islam, most of the contemporary Islamic educational institutions are incapable of enabling the younger generation to look at the historical context of their lived reality more critically. Consequently, majority of the Muslims are not bothered about several concrete human social problems such as inequality, economic exploitation and fragmentation of the community into different classes and groups. To solve this issue, the article suggests incorporation of social dimension of Islam in the educational curricula. Since the Quran portrays human being as a social being by highlighting his various responsibilities in this world, one of the guiding principles of Islamic education should be to make Muslims capable of understanding the world for making it more just and better. Only then would Muslims be able to make a link between knowledge and action.
 
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 Kertas kerja ini bertujuan untuk membincangkan kepentingan wawasan sosial Islam dalam membentuk pendidikan Islam. Kita mengandaikan bahawa kebanyakan institusi pendidikan Islam kontemporari tidak berupaya untuk membolehkan golongan muda melihat konteks sejarah realiti kehidupan mereka dengan lebih kritikal kerana pengabaian dimensi sosial Islam. Kesannya, kebanyakan umat Islam tidak peduli tentang beberapa masalah sosial yang konkrit yang dihadapi oleh manusia seperti ketidakseimbangan, eksploitasi ekonomi dan perpecahan masyarakat ke dalam pelbagai kelas dan kumpulan. Untuk menyelesaikan isu ini, artikel ini mencadangkan penubuhan dimensi sosial Islam dalam kurikulum pendidikan. Oleh kerana Al-Quran menggambarkan manusia sebagai satu kewujudan sosial dengan menyerlahkan kepadanya pelbagai tanggungjawab di dunia ini, salah satu daripada prinsip-prinsip pendidikan Islam adalah untuk menjadikan umat Islam mampu memahami dunia supaya menjadikan ia lebih adil dan lebih baik. Hanya selepas itu barulah umat Islam boleh membuat kaitan antara ilmu pengetahuan dan tindakan. 

TWELVER SHI'ITE ISLAM: CONCEPTUAL AND PRACTICAL ASPECTS

Recent political events surrounding the Iranian "nuclear crisis", as well as the still unsettled fate of Iraq have resulted in a renewed interest in the Shi'ite dimension of Islam among political observers. The events in mainly Shi'ite Iraq and Iran should also be of concern to policy-makers in Southeast Asia, and this is not only because of the possibility of the almost certain occurrence of "solidarity effects" among Muslims of the region in general should America go to war against Iran.

Going Back to Pakistan for Education? The Interplay of Return Mobilities, Education, and Transnational Living

AbstractThis paper explores the ways in which experiences with return migration are intertwined with considerations about education. How is education a part of returnees' stories about return to Pakistan, and what are the implications that can be drawn to better understand return mobilities and transnational living? While the academic discussion of education in relation to migration has been pre‐occupied with integration concerns, bringing together literatures on transnational parenting, return migration, and integration, with the intersecting theme of education, provides valuable synergies. The paper draws on 21 semi‐structured interviews with returnees from Norway in Pakistani Punjab and focus groups with returnees from Europe and with non‐migrants in returnee‐areas in Pakistan. We argue that education is one of a few reoccurring issues that return migrants mention as a motivation for returning, alongside various family considerations. For many returnees, education is as much about the cultural Pakistani, or religious Islamic dimensions, as it is about purely academic objectives. Seven different ways in which education and return migration are intertwined are identified and discussed. The paper shows the ways in which education and mobility choices are closely connected, for a particular sub‐group of Pakistani migrants' who over their lifespan lead transnational lives. © 2015 The Authors.Population, Space and Placepublished by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.

Study of Sacred Geometry in Islamic Architecture

Abstract. Due to the importance of symbols in Islamic architecture, their special place in human life, this study aims to investigate the sacred geometry in Islamic Architecture. Descriptive- analytic method has been used and data collection was done through field research . According to the great thinkers such as Seyyed Hussein Naser the origin of Islamic art is in the esoteric dimension of Islam. The results also suggested that Symbolism is a factor which transfers the meanings of upper-world to the material-world .

The New Anti-Semitism in Europe: The Islamic Dimension of, and Jewish Belonging in, the EU

This article examines the sense of Jewish vulnerability and exclusion in Europe that has resulted from manifestations, and Jewish perceptions, of the “new anti-Semitism,” and the role of Islamic communities in Europe in propagating this form of hatred of Jews. First emerging in 2000 with the outbreak of the second Palestinian Intifada, and tied in with the Middle East conflict, anger at Israel is directed at Diaspora Jewish communities. This “new anti-Semitism” targets the Jewish collective with the characteristics of anti-Semitism previously aimed at individual Jews. The article focuses on the wave of anti-Semitism that erupted as a result of the 2014 Israeli–Hamas War. Based on an analysis of European Jewish communities, it considers the active part played by European Muslim communities in perpetrating the new anti-Semitism. Using an analysis of survey data, emigration statistics and newspaper opinion articles by leading European Jewish intellectuals, the article considers how the new anti-Semitism is adversely affecting Jewish–Muslim relations and the concomitant sense of “belonging” of European Jewry. The article considers what is required to overcome the new anti-Semitism propagated by Muslim communities to restore a greater sense of Jewish belonging to, and identification with, Europe.

Negotiation Theory and the Intifadat

The evolution of the Arab Spring in eight countries is primarily a matter of negotiation. The instances can be broken down into Short Track (Tunisia, Egypt) and Long Track (Syria, Libya, Yemen) Transitions and Short Track (Algeria, Morocco, Bahrain) Reactions. They bring a number of lessons for negotiation analysis, primarily on scope and power, and their deviation from an ideal type model can be explained by the predominance of distributive over integrative negotiation and the imposition of a three-dimensional scene for negotiation and legitimization, with an Islamic dimension overlaying the usual left-right spectrum.

THE INFLUENCE OF RUMI’S THOUGHT ON WHITMAN’S POETRY

ufism ortasawwuf is the inner, mystical, or psycho-spiritual dimension of Islam. However, many scholars believe that Sufism is outside the sphere of Islam. As a result, there has always been disagreement among religious scholars and Sufis themselves regarding the origins of Sufism. The traditional view sees Sufism as the mystical school of Islam and its beginnings in the first centuries following the life of the Prophet Mohammad. Indeed, there is another view that traces the pre-Islamic roots of Sufism back through mystics and mystery schools of the other regions gathered into the trunk known as Islamic Sufism.The word Sufi originates from a Persian word meaning wisdom and wisdom is the ultimate power. The following survey tries to explore this concept in the works of Rumi and its impact on the western writers and poets particularly Whitman. It tries to show how Whitman inspired from Rumi and came to be the messenger of Sufism in his poems. These poems reveal the depth of Sufi spirituality, the inner states of mystical love, and the Unity of Being through symbolic expressions. They also ex-press aspects of Sufism and of traveling the Sufi path inaccessible in prose writings.

Mystical Dimensions of Islam, Past and Present (Keynote 4)

This paper focuses on Sufism, the still little-known mystical tradition of Islam. It examines the early development of Sufism, beginning with the model conduct of the Prophet Muhammad himself and highlighting some famous Sufi figures in early Islam. The crucial relationship between Sufism and the Shari‘a, as well as the development of Sufi theosophy, are then examined. The discussion moves to the emergence of the Sufi brotherhoods (tariqas) and their key role in medieval Muslim society. Finally, the ongoing importance of Sufism right across the Muslim world and its growth in Europe and America in recent times are addressed. This article was first delivered as a keynote speech at the Third International Conference of the British Association for the Study of Spirituality, Spirituality in a Challenging World.

Playing global: the religious adaptations of Indian and Somali Muslims to racial hierarchies and discrimination in South Africa

AbstractIn this article, I examine the role of religion in Somali and Indian Muslims' adaptations to South Africa's ethno‐racial political regimes from the country's colonial to its post‐apartheid eras. Somali and Indian Muslims created and drew on transnational dimensions of global Islam to contest the racial status imposed on their communities. Although colonial and apartheid legacies of ethnic separation, racial hierarchies and discrimination still mark the new South Africa, the new democratic state favours the development of autonomous religious communities that provide services and resources for their members. In this contemporary political context, Muslim solidarity helps Indians and Somalis to renew their religiously based adaptation to South African society.

Islamic Counselling Model to Increase Religious Commitment (Study of Students at the University UIN Bandung)

The study aims to test the effectiveness of Islamic counseling model for helping the students to tight their religious commitment. The religious commitment is covered in three major Islamic teachings: Iman (faith), Islam (surrender to Allah), and lhsan (state of being observed by Allah). The model of Islamic counseling aims to tight students' religious commitment must to be applied immediately because the preface study reveals some students' religious commitment were not strong enough, their behavior and thinking symptoms tend to not appropriate yet with Islam norm among their association and conception toward the truth of God. To achieve the aim, the study was carried out with three steps: (1) designing a model of counseling; (2) trying out field study, using pretest-post test control group experimental design with 140 students of Islamic Religion Education, the Faculty of Tarbiyah and Teaching, State Islamic University, Sunan Gunung Djati, Bandung. Of 140 students, 70 students are from the classes: A (32 people), B (38 people), involved in control group and the test; 37 people from class C, and 33 students from class D involved in the experiment group, and; (3) designing a final model by revising the model tried-out. The variable involved three major Islamic dimensions: the iman, Islam, and ihsan of the students. The model was designed based on the theory put forward by Musfir bin Said Az-Zalmmi, that is, an integrated counseling model. The model combines and employs the ideas from other concepts into a tightly united concept, called Islamic concept. Upon completing analysis, it was found that the new concept is significantly effective to enhance students' religious commitment. A Model of Islamic Counseling (MIC) is an alternative-counseling model that can be employed for teenagers/ students to enhance their religious commitment. The study recommends that: (1) MIC can be applied to fifth semester students in the Faculty of Tarbiyah State Islamic University; (2) the application of MIC collaborates with professional and proportional elements relevant to the expected aim; (3) the researchers studying the same materials use the appropriate method appropriate to individual characteristics referring to Islamic norms kaffah (integrally).

Dinamika Kemunculan dan Persinggungan Paradigmatik Tasawuf al-Hârith al-Muhâsibî

This paper tries to expose critically and analitically the historical dimension of tasawuf as far as its epistemological development is concerned. It argues that as a system of knowledge, tasawuf constitutes part and parcel of the larger Islamic epistemological system and shares with other forms of knowledge in its historical dimension. By referring in particular to the evolution of sufistic ideas in its early period as represented by the thought of al-Hârith al-Muhâsibî, the paper tries to show that tasawuf cannot be discussed in isolation from such knowledge as fiqh, kalam, and philosophy. All these are related to one another historically and may be understood as influencing each other in such a way that they—at some level—share the same epistemological roots. The paper, however, is not very much concerned with this similarity, as much as it is interested in finding out the dynamic tension between tasawuf and other forms of knowledge; tension that inevitably contributed in the very development and progress of this spiritual dimension of Islam.

Samâ’ dalam Tradisi Tasawuf

<em>Samâ‘ </em>in Tasawuf has been a very important element in the dissemination of this spiritual dimension of Islam. Yet, it has received very little both from the practitioners of Tasawuf and its intellectuals. This paper tries to expose this simply in a hope to make it heard in the academic and popular circle. Here, <em>samâ‘ </em>is not only understood as a form of music, as many would do, but also as an art of listening of which music is certainly part. The paper will explore the meaning and definition of this term, putting emphasis on its many-faceted function in the formation and development of one’s soul and spirituality. It is argued that soul is musical and artistic. Using art and music to talk to soul is therefore the proper way and means. The paper will also try to show that <em>samâ‘ </em>is also an indispensable part of spiritual method to reach and know God. Knowledge of God in other words, can be gained through this practice. Hence, <em>samâ‘ </em>is treated not only as a form of entertainment, but also a kind of practical epistemology.

Al-Ashmawî dan Nalar Kritis Shari‘at: Menemukan Kembali Dimensi yang Hilang dari Wacana Shari‘at Islam

Shari’ah is the heart of Islam because it handles the most fundamental aspects of the religion. Ironically however, Shari’ah is the most misunderstood dimension of Islam. What we currently believe as Shari’ah may not be Shari’ah. And the reverse may be true that what we consider as non-Shari’ah, may in fact be Shari’ah. It is here that reconstructing our understanding concerning the true meaning of Shari’ah becomes a matter of necessity. Having this in mind, we are interested in elaborating the critical views of al-Ashmawi on the notion of Shari’ah hoping that this will help us to discover the missing –and yet the true- dimension of Shari’ah. Al-Ashmawi on the whole, is critical against the jargon that only associates the Shari’ah with its formalization and application.

Rekonstruksi Metafisika Seyyed Hossein Nasr dan Pendidikan Spiritual

This article examines Seyyed Hossein Nasr’s thought on metaphysics and its relation to spiritual education. Nasr’s paradigm is based on the universality and absolute dimension of Islam. Nasr utilizes Islamic intellectual tradition such as kalam, philosophy and mysticism as a tool to explain Islamic teachings. As a disciple of Shuhrawardi’s philosophy of illumination, Nasr proposes a concept called scientia sacra as an authentic knowledge because it is derived from the Quran and human intellect. Scientia sacra appears in the form of “al-‘ilm al-hudluri”. As regard crises faced by modern human beings, the forgotten tradition derived from Islamic sufism should be included in the current Islamic education model as an answer to the thirst for spirituality among modern humankinds. Keywords: metaphysics, scientia sacra, spiritual education, Seyyed Hossein Nasr

The Mothers’ Paradise

Despite Iran’s geopolitical importance and mounting global concerns over its domestic and international practices, the state and its diverse mechanisms of rule have been largely neglected in mainstream sociology. To understand the state’s shifting modality of power between its 1979 establishment and 2009, this paper analyzes the development of women-only parks as a major site of gender segregation. Offering a thorough account of the formation of the first women-only park in Tehran—the Mothers’ Paradise—I contend that conceiving of gender segregation as a state project of Islamic dimensions overlooks significant shifts in state power from prohibition to production. I explore how the Islamic Republic of Iran, which thirty years ago considered women’s outdoor exercise a problem, or even un-Islamic, now promotes it as a solution to women’s health problems.

Tata Negara dalam Perspektif Fiqh Siyâsah

Dimensions of Islamic teachingsare verybroad and universal. Islamis notonly desirableas a means ofactivity ritualism but more than that, Islam has beenable to answer and becamethe foundation of social lifeis absolutely. One dimension of Islam it is the system of government of a country. Islam also offers concept and system of government based on religious values ??are sublime. State is a means to establish and enforce Islamic law to the public at large. Objective To achieve that the Islamic law should be organized formally in a state institution as practiced by Prophet Muhammad SAW and forwarded by the state in the context of the medina khulafâurrâshidîn.

SOCIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF SUFISM (A Case Study Of Hazret Sultan Bahu, Shorkot, Pakistan)

Sufism is also called Tassawuf in Arabic and generally means spiritual dimension of Islam. Sufi saints practiced Islamic values strictly for heart cleansing. They have strong spiritual power which is granted to them by Allah Almighty. After the demise of Holy Prophet (PBUH), his followers and Sufi saints preached Islam in the world. They presented the concept of “Tuheed” Oneness of Allah Almighty. In Tehsil Shorkot Hazret Sultan Bahu (RA) was a Sufi Saints and preached Islam with love. They presented different miracles to the people with the help of Allah Almighty and people were impressed and became Muslim. After the death of Sufi Saints people have strong belief on Sufism and the teachings of the Sufi Saints. Therefore, present research study was conducted in sociology. Present study was conducted in Tehsil Shorkot on the shrine of Hazret Sultan Bahu (RA) to investigate the reasons why people follow teachings of Sufism and present condition of the Hazret Sultan Bahu (RA) shrine. For this purpose 100 followers of Hazret Sultan Bahu (RA) were selected.Sufi Saint’s played a vital role in the preaching of Islam in Shorkot.

Christian Responses to the Political Challenge of Islam

The article provides an overview of the political dimension of Islam, drawing attention to the traditional understanding of Islam's fusion of the political and the religious. An assessment of both the historical roots of Islam and more contemporary Islam political theologies makes manifest the problematic and variegated nature of this assumption. The contemporary responses to Islam in the public square of three Christian theologians are then analysed in the light of the evident diversity of political Islam: Kenneth Cragg, Pope Benedict XVI, and Rowan Williams, drawing them into conversation with Oliver O'Donovan and John Milbank. They each offer complementary insights into theologies of the Church, the common good, Christian culture, sin, notions of power and the doctrine of God. This analysis highlights the need for a Christian political theology that can engage with Islam in all its diversity and yet challenge elements of Islamic voluntarism that are inhibitive of religious plurality.

The Dilemma of Revealing Sensitive Information on Paternity Status in Arabian Social and Cultural Contexts

Telling the truth is one of the most respected virtues in medical history and one of the most emphasized in the code of medical ethics. Health care providers are frequently confronted with the dilemma as to whether or not to tell the truth. This dilemma deepens when both choices are critically vicious: The choice is no longer between "right and right" or "right and wrong," it is between "wrong and wrong." In the case presented and discussed in this paper, a research team in Saudi Arabia unintentionally uncovered information regarding misattributed paternity. In such a situation and in the context of a tribal cultural system, what should the team do with this information? This case analysis demonstrates the joint application of ethical resources originating from within and outside the Saudi Arabian context. The article analyses the case based on the moral problems involved, relevant medical application, and the impact of such information in the Saudi tribal and Islamic domains. The most pertinent relevant values and secular debates on similar matters are discussed. Finally, the article aims to provide an Islamic dimension of family, fatherhood, and adultery.