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Week 1: The Challenge of the Umma
• the Sleeping Giant
• Lack of Well-established scientific tradition
• Supporting factors for Science Development:
(a) religious Encouragement(b) Appreciation of the community and(c) Royal/Governmental Patronage
Week 2: Education Institutions
• Madrasa (College)
• Academy
• Library
• Observatory
• Hospital
• Zawiyya (زوية)
Week 3: Educational System
• the Motivation for Seeking Knowledge
• The Role of Teacher
• Pedagogical Method
• Classification of Knowledge
• Curriculum
Week 4: Scientific Activities I
• Search for Manuscripts
• Translation
• Commentaries and Compendia
• Writing Original Works
Week 5: Scientific Activities II
• Book Copying and Distribution
• Rihla (رحلة) and Khalwa (خلوة)
• Scientific Discussions/Seminars
• Critical Tradition
• Scientific Experiments
Week 6: Scientific Research I: Religious Sciences
• ‘Ulum al-Qur’an (علوم القرآن)
• ‘Ulum al-hadith (علوم الحديث)
• Fiqh and Usul al-fiqh (فقه واصوله)
• Islamic Theology (علم الكلام)
• Islamic Mysticis (علم التصوف)
Week 7: Scientific Research II: Rational Sciences
(a) Theoretical Sciences (العلوم النظرية):
• logic
• Natural Sciences
• Mathematical Sciences
• Metaphysical Sciences
(b) Practical Sciences (العلوم العملية)
• ethics (علم الاخلاق)
• Economics (تدبير المنزل)
• Politics (سياسة)
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