Since the concept of ‘faculty’ (quwwah) refers to a living being in whom the attribute of ‘knowledge’ subsists, and this knowledge is the governing principle of his thought and action, the university must have been conceived in emulation of the general structure, in form, function and purpose of man. It was meant to be a microcosmic representation of man –indeed, of the Universal Man (al-Insān al-Kullī).
Nilai mementingkan ilmu sebagai kebaikan utama, sumber segala kebaikan (yakni jika disertakan dengan kehendak gigih dan niat ikhlas) telah melahirkan sikap memberatkan pendidikan sebagai kaedah utama. Bagi diri dan masyarakat berbudaya ilmu, tujuan utama pendidikan bukanlah untuk mendapatkan pekerjaan bergaji lumayan atau melahirkan tenaga kerja cekap tetapi untuk menanam sikap memuliakan ilmu, menuntutnya dan terus menghayatinya seumur hidup.
Postgraduate Programs
CASIS offers two research programmes: Master of Philosophy in Islamic Civilisation, and Doctor of Philosophy in Islamic Civilisation. Both programmes are research-based, which means students are required to produce a thesis reflecting an academic work worthy of such degrees.
Program Structure
The Master and Doctoral Program offered by CASIS are a Research only by definition. But to ensure our students to follow and understand the philosophy of education promoted by CASIS, we provide pre-requisite coursework throughout the study. Students are required to take some courses with the HW (check the list of courses) status with the intention to complete and strengthen some fundamental understandings in order to ensure success in their research.
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Current Activities
(6th April 2013)Summary of Saturday Night Lecture (4th Session)
It was that rainy evening. I was reminded of the Qur’anic verse, “wa al-samā’ dhāt al-raj’i”, one of the verses mentioned by Professor al-Attas in many of his writings, especially in Islām: the Concept of Religion and the Foundation of Ethics and Morality.[1] The...
(23rd March 2013)Summary of Saturday Night Lecture (3rd Session)
SAVE THE DATE! 4th Lecture Series is due this weekend on the 6th of April 2013 to register click here It was a momentous evening. For the first time, the lecture was held at the huge Dewan Utama lecture hall in the newly built edifice, the landmark of the campus. The...
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