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The introduction sets the context of the book, and discusses the significance and need for a book of this kind. It begins by situating the role of education in Islam, historically and textually, and its impact on Islamic civilisation. It explains that Islamic schools in the West have moved beyond the establishment phase and now need to focus on renewal. It defines what is meant by ‘renewal’ and distinguishes it from ‘reformation’. The inspiration behind the volume is briefly outlined and a summary of the content of each chapter is presented, allowing the reader to appreciate the context of the book.
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Sahih Muslim collected by Muslim b. al-Hajjaj (d. 875).
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Muslim schools and Islamic schools both appear in the literature, often interchangeably. This book will adopt the term Islamic schools in the main. The authors acknowledge that ‘Muslim’ and ‘Islamic’ are problematic and contested terms when attached to schooling. In many contexts , including the Australian one, all schools are inclusive so the term ‘Muslim’ school would seemingly exclude those who do not identify as Muslim. The term ‘Islamic’ is problematic given the weighty connotations it holds and the tendency to debate what is and what is not Islamic. This can lead to a divisive and exclusive discourse which is unhelpful. In Australia , a precedent has been set with labels such as Catholic or Christian schools, meaning the term ‘Islamic’ is widespread.
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Narrated by al-Haakim in his Mustadrak and al-Tabaraani in his Mu’jam with a Saheeh isnaad.
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Niyozov Safaroz and Nadeem Memon, 2011. “Islamic Education and Islamization: Evolution of Themes, Continuities and New Directions,” Journal of Muslim Minority Affairs 31 (1):5–30.
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Wael Hallaq, What is Sharia? 2007. https://www.academia.edu/11170698/_What_is_Sharia_.
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Amjad Hussain, 2008. “Recent Western Reflections on Islamic Education,” Religious Education 103 (5):579–585.
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The Islamic Schools Association of Australia (ISAA) are a representative body for Islamic schooling.
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Nadeem Memon, 2013. “Between Immigrating and Integrating: The Challenge of Defining an Islamic Pedagogy in Canadian Islamic Schools.” In Discipline, devotion and dissent: Jewish, Catholic and Islamic Schooling in Canada, edited by Graham P. McDonough, Nadeem A. Memon and Avi I. Mintz, 73–97. Canada: Wilfrid Laurier University Press.
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Bruce Johnson and Anna Sullivan, 2016. “Understanding and Challenging Dominant Discourses About Student Behavior at School.” In Challenging Dominant Views on Student Behaviour at School, edited by Anna Sullivan, Bruce Johnson and Bill Lucas. Singapore: Springer.
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Abdalla, M., Chown, D., Abdullah, M. (2018). Introduction. In: Abdalla, M., Chown, D., Abdullah, M. (eds) Islamic Schooling in the West. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-73612-9_1
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