Internationalization of Education in the Light of the Sunnah A Future Vision for the Advancement of Al-Azhar University Education in the Present Era

Ahmed, Ahmed Zayed Mabrouk

doi:10.21608/jsrep.2022.326009

Internationalization of Education in the Light of the Sunnah A Future Vision for the Advancement of Al-Azhar University Education in the Present Era

Document Type : Original Article

Author

Ahmed Zayed Mabrouk Ahmed

Assistant Professor of Hadith Sciences, Department of Islamic Studies, Faculty of Education for Boys, Al-Azhar University, Cairo

10.21608/jsrep.2022.326009

Abstract

The subject of the research - the internationalization of education in the light of the Sunnah - is about an idea which I firmly believe in, i.e., every novelty in the present era - whether in education or otherwise - stems from the Holy Qur'an and the Prophet's Sunnah, and has firm Islamic roots. Among these innovations is the term “Internationalization of Education”.
The internationalization of education began since the first periods of Islam, as the message of Islam is universal, unlimited by time or place, and transcended all geographical boundaries.
All messengers or prophets before Muhammad (PBUH) were sent to their peoples in particular, but the message of Muhammad (PBUH) was general, global and international.
By observing the Holy Qur’an, it is realized that it urged internationalization - not only in education, but also in all life activities, including economy, industry, trade, agriculture, etc.
Allah said: Say, "Travel through the land; then observe how was the end of the deniers."( ).
God Almighty commanded us to travel without specifying a specific time, place or environment.
Moreover, the internationalization of education makes all the differences fade, and brings together the common denominators of human fraternity based on the words of God Almighty:
"O mankind, indeed We have created you from male and female and made you peoples and tribes that you may know one another. Indeed, the most noble of you in the sight of Allah is the most righteous of you. Indeed, Allah is Knowing and Aware."( )
But while preserving the national identity and the original religious doctrinal constants based on the words of God Almighty: "For you is your religion, and for me is my religion"( )
Since the nature of the internationalization of education means the dissemination of knowledge and the exchange of local experiences and knowledge in order to become international and global, the Sunnah of the Prophet concerned about that, especially for those within the educational environment. For example, the Prophet (PBUH) sent books to all kings and greats around the world - such as Heraclius, Khosrau, Muqawqis and Negus - to spread the message and sublime teachings of Islam. Moreover, the travels of Companions, predecessors, and official missions from Al-Azhar to all countries of the world to spread Al-Azhar education, and so on.
Thus, in order to advance Al-Azhar university education in the present era, it is necessary for Al-Azhar University to possess material capabilities and highly qualified human resources to carry out all the tasks and functions required by the era of rapid change in everything around us, especially since Al-Azhar Al-Sharif has scientific competencies witnessed by everyone, in addition to our full keenness to the continuity of the Islamic and Arabic sciences studies in Al-Azhar University, which have granted Al-Azhar a competitive advantage over other universities, it is necessary to eliminate the obstacles to the internationalization of Al-Azhar university education in order to keep pace with the present and foresee the future.

Keywords

References

(A) Textbooks of Hadith

- Abbreviation of Sahih Al-Bukhari for Al-Qurtubi, Dar Al-Nawader in Damascus, 1435 AH - 2014 AD.

- Al - Amwal for Abu Obaid Al-Qasim Ibn Salam, Dar Al-Fikr - Beiru.

- Taghleeq Al-Ta’leeq by Ibn Hajar, published by the Islamic Office,1405 AH.

- The journey in seeking for hadith by Al- khateeb, Dar Al-Kutub Al-Ilmiya – Beirut, 1395 AH.

- Sunan Al-Tirmidhi, Mustafa Al-Babi Al-Halabi Library and Press - Egypt, 1395 AH - 1975 AD.

- Al-Sunan Al-Kubra for Al Nasaey , printed and published by Al-Risala Foundation – Beirut, 1421 AH - 2001 AD.

- Al Sunan Alkubra by Al-Bayhaqi, Publisher: Dar Al-Kutub Al-Ilmiya, Beirut - 1424 A.H. - 2003 A.D.

- Sahih Ibn Hibban, published by Al-Risala Foundation – Beirut, 1414 AH - 1993 AD.

- Sahih Al-Bukhari, Dar Touq al-Najat (photographed from al-Sultaniyya, with the addition of the numbering of Muhammad Fuad Abd al-Baqi), 1422 AH

-Sahih Muslim, Arab Heritage Revival Dar - Beirut, 1374 AH - 1954 AD - Al-Hakim's Al-Mustadrak on the Two Sahihs, Dar Al-Kutub Al-ilmiya - Beirut, 1411 AH - 1990 AD.

- Musnad Imam Ahmad, Al-Risala Foundation - Beirut, first edition in 1421 AH - 2001 AD.

(B) Hadith Commentary Books:

- Fath Al-Bari with an interpretation of Sahih Al-Bukhari by Ibn Hajar Al-Asqalani, Dar Al-Maarifa - Beirut, 1379 AH.

(C) Books of Hadith Sciences, Graduation and Judgment on Hadith

Al-Zawaid Magmaa of Al-Haythami, Al-Qudsi Library, Cairo, 1414 AH, 1994 AD.

- Al-Mughni on Haml Al Asfar in the Tradition of Hadiths of Revival by Al-Iraqi, Dar Ibn Hazm, Beirut in 1426 A.H. - 2005 A.D.

- Introduction by Ibn Al-Salah, House of Alfikr Alhadith - Beirut , 1406 AH - 1986 AD

Al-Raya Nasb to Al-Zailai, Al-Rayyan Foundation, Saudi Arabia, 1418 AH / 1997 AD.
1. D) Men's Books and Translations
- Asamy of those from whom Al-Bukhari narrated from his sheikhs by Ibn Mandah, Al-Kawthar Library , 1412 A.H. - 1991 A.D.

- Asad Al ghaba in Knowing the Companions by Ibn al-Athir al-Jazari, Dar al-Kutub al-ilmiyyah, 1415 AH - 1994 AD.

- Ekmal Altahzeeb for Maghlatay, Dar Al-Farouq Al-Haditha, 1422 A.H. - 2001 A.D.

- ِAl beddaya and al Nehaya by Ibn Katheer, Dar Hajar, 1418 AH - 1997 AD

- Tareekh Baghdad Al khateeb, Dar Al-Gharb Al-Islami – Beirut, 1422 AH - 2002 AD

- Tareekh Damascus by Ibn Asaker, Dar Al-Fikr for Printing, Publishing and Distribution, 1415 A.H. - 1995 A.D.

- Al Tag AlMokall with the jewels of the exploits of the other style and the first, published by the Ministry of Awqaf in Qatar, 1428 AH - 2007 AD

- Tahzeeb Al-Kamal by A-Mazi, Al-Risala Foundation, 1400 AH - 1980 AD.

- Sollam Al wsool to Tabakat Al fohool by Haji Khalifa, IRCICA Library - Turkey in 2010 AD

- Biography of the Allam Al Noblaa by Al-Hafiz Al-zhahabi, Al-Risala Foundation,(3)1405 AH / 1985 AD.

- Al Esteab in the Knowledge of the Companions by Ibn Abd al-Barr al-Qurtubi, Dar al-Jeel, 1412 AH - 1992 AD.

- Al Esaba in distinguishing the Companions by Ibn Hajar Al-Asqalani, Dar Al-Kutub Al-Ilmiyyah in 1415 AH.

- Tabaqat al-Shafi'i Al-Kubra by al-Subki, Dar Hajar, 1413 AH.

- Al-Kamil in History by Ibn Al-Atheer, Dar Al-Kitab Al-Arabi in 1417 AH / 1997 AD

- Mokhtasar the History of Damascus by Ibn Manzoor, Dar Al-Fikr, Damascus, 1402 A.H. - 1984 A.D.

- Marefat Alsahaba of Al-Baghawi, Dar Al-Bayan Library – Kuwait,1421 AH - 2000 AD

- Marefat Alsahaba by Abu Naeem Al-Asbahani, Dar Al-Watan, Riyadh, 1419 A.H. - 1998 A.D.

-Wafeyat Al ayan by Ibn Khalkan Dar Sader - Beirut in 1900 AD

(E) Books of the Prophet's Biography and Islamic history

- Elam Alsaeleen about the books of Sayed Almorsleen - Ibn Tulun, Al-Resala, Beirut, 1407 AH - 1987 AD

- Imti`a al-Asma' by al-Maqrizi, Dar al-Kutub al-'Ilmiyyah - Beirut in 1420 AH - 1999 AD

- Alays Al sobh Begreeb by Al-Taher Ibn Ashour, Dar Al-Salam, Cairo.

- Al-Dhahabi's Tareekh Al- Islam, Dar Al-Gharb Al-Islami, 2003 AD

- Tareekh Ibn Al-Wardi, Dar Al-Kutub Al-Ilmiya - Lebanon / Beirut ,1417 AH - 1996 AD

- History of Khalifa bin Khayyat, Dar Al-Qalam, Al-Risala Foundation - in 1397 AH.

- History of the Messengers and Kings by Ibn Jarir al-Tabari, Dar al-Turath - Beirut, (2) in 1387 AH.

- The Crusade against the Islamic world and the world - Youssef Al-Assi Ibrahim Al-Taweel, by The Sout Al kalam Alraby, Egypt, 1431 AH - 2010 AD

- Al-Rawd Al-Naf in explaining the biography of Ibn Hisham by Al-Suhaili, Dar Ihya Al-Turath Al-Arabi - Beirut.

The first edition in 1421 AH / 2000 AD.

- Zad Al-Maad by Ibn Al-Qayyim, Al-Risala Foundation, Beirut - Al-Manar Islamic Library, Kuwait ,1415 AH / 1994 AD.

- Ways of guidance and guidance from the biography of the best of servants by Al-Salihi Al-Shami, Dar Al-Kutub Al-Ilmiya, Beirut – Lebanon , 1414 AH - 1993 AD.

- Biography of the Prophet, presenting facts and events analysis of Al-Sallabi, Dar Al-Ma'rifah for printing, publishing and distribution, 1429 AH - 2008 AD

- The Prophet's Biography of Ibn Hisham, Mustafa Al-Babi Al-Halabi Library and Printing Company, Egypt, second edition in 1375 AH - 1955 AD.

- Al-Zarqani's Explanation of the Worldly Talents, Dar Al-Kutub Al-Ilmiyyah, 1417 AH-1996 AD.

- Al-Tabaqat Al-Kubra by Ibn Saad, Dar Al-Kutub Al-ilmiya - Beirut , 1410 A.H. - 1990 A.D.

-Oyoun Al - Athar by Ibn Sayed Al-Nas, Dar Al-Qalam – Beirut, 1414 AH / 1993 AD.

- Jurisprudence of the Prophet's Biography with a Brief History of the Rightly Guided Caliphate by Dr. Muhammad Saeed Ramadan Al-Bouti

Dar Al-Fikr - Damascus, twenty-fifth edition, 1426 AH.

- A brief summary of the Sunna of Lightning by Abu Ibrahim Al-Bandari Al-Isfahani (died 643 AH) from Ali Al-Shamila.

- Among the Decisive Battles of Islam, Muhammad bin Ahmed Bashmail, , by the Salafi Library - Cairo, 1408 AH - 1988 AD

- Brief Islamic History - Ahmed Maamour Al-Asiri, Indexing of King Fahd National Library - Riyadh , 1417 AH - 1996 AD

- The Historical Encyclopedia Prepared by: a group of researchers under the supervision of Sheikh Alawi bin Abdul Qadir Al-Saqqaf , Published: Dorar Al-Sunni website, dorar.net, uploaded on Rabi` Al-Awwal 1433 AH

- Nadrat Al- Naeem in the honorable manners of the Holy Prophet, a number of specialists under the supervision of Sheikh / Saleh bin Abdullah bin Hamid, the imam and preacher of the Grand Mosque in Mecca, Dar Al-Wasila for publication and distribution, Jeddah.

- Al-Qastalani’s Worldly Talents, published by Al-Tawfiqiyyah Library, Cairo, Egypt, without date.

(F) Strange Hdith Books

- Gharib Al-Hadith by Ibn Al-Jawzi, Dar Al-Kutub Al-ilmiya - Beirut – Lebanon, 1405 AH - 1985 AD.

- The End in Gharib Al-Hadith and Athar by Ibn Al-Atheer, the Scientific Library - Beirut, 1399 AH - 1979 AD.

(G) Interpretation Books

- Tahrir and Tanweer by Al-Taher Ibn Ashour, by Al-Dar Al-Tunisia in 1984 AH

- Interpretation of Ibn Katheer: Dar Taibah in 1420 AH - 1999 AD

- Interpretation of Al-Shaarawi = Thoughts of Sheikh / Muhammad Metwally Al-Shaarawi, published by Akhbar Al-Youm Press in 1997 AD

.

(H) Language Books

- Sabh Al-Asha published by Dar Al-Kutub Al-Ilmiya, Beirut.

- Al-Labbab in Tahzheeb al-Ansab by Ibn al-Athir al-Jazari, published by Dar Sader - Beirut.

- The wording and name differed by Al-Hazmi, Dar Al-Yamama 1415 AH

(I) Countries Books

- Conquests of the Countries by Al-Baladhuri: Dar and Al-Hilal Library - 1988 AD

- Conquests of Egypt by Ibn Abd al-Hakam, Library of Religious Culture in 1415 AH

- Significant Milestones in the Sunnah and Biography of Professor / Muhammad ibn Hassan Shurrab, Dar Al-Qalam, Al-Dar Al-Shamiya - Damascus - Beirut, first edition, 1411 AH.

- The Dictionary of Countries by Yaqut Al-Hamawi, 1995 AD.

(J) Scientific Researches, Websites, Magazines and Articles

- Al-Azhar as Masgd and a university, Dr. / Abdulaziz Muhammad Al-Shennawi, (2), The Egyptian General Book Authority, 2013 AD, 398-400.

- Al-Azhar, The Building and the Lighthouse, by the author / Fahmy Huwaidi, Al-Arabi magazine, published in Kuwait, Ministry of Information, (295), June 1983. AD

- Attitudes of Al-Azhari higher education students towards its goals and mission, "A field study", published in the Journal of the Faculty of Education, Sohag University. Abdel Moein Saad Eddin Hindi. A teacher at the Faculty of Education, Sohag University, in October 1990, (5).

- The internationalization of university education as an entry point to meet the expected jobs of the labor market, Journal of the Faculty of Education, Sohag University, (83) , 2021 AD, by Dr. Matar Muhammad Muhammad Ibrahim, teacher of the fundamentals of education at the Faculty of Education, Mansoura University.

-Al- Tatar from the beginning to Ain Jalut from the following site: http://www.islamweb.net

- International Competitiveness and the Inevitability of its Application in Education Institutions "An analytical reading of the education axis in the International Competitiveness Report for the year 2017/2018 AD. Prof. Dr. Al-Hilali Al-Sherbiny Al-Hilali.

- My Life in Rehab Al-Azhar Student and Professor and Minister, Muhammad Al-Bahi, Wahba Library - Cairo, 1403 AH / 1983 AD

- Al-Azhar Masgd and its role in spreading the Arab-Islamic culture (History of Schools in Islamic Egypt) by the author / Sayeda Ismail Al-Kashef, published by the Egyptian Book Authority in Cairo 1992 AD.

- Al-Ahram Egyptian Newspaper 5/15/1983 AD

- Political Power and Development from 1805 AD to the present time, by the author / Ahmed Fares Abdel Moneim

- The external demand for Al-Azhar university education, an analytical study by the author / Reda Samih Abu Al-Saud. The Journal of the Faculty of Education, Suhag University, (58), May 2005

- Law No. 103 regarding the reorganization of Al-Azhar and the bodies it includes, Al-Azhar Press, Cairo, 1986 AD.

- Al-Ahram Economic Book, issued monthly by Al-Ahram Foundation, issue of June 64, 1993 AD

- Speech of His Eminence, the Grand Imam, Sheikh / Gad Al-Haq Ali Gad Al-Haq, Sheikh of Al-Azhar, on the day of his honor in Al-Mansoura Al-Azhar Region - Student Welfare Department , 1994 AD.

- Al-Azhar Journal - a monthly Islamic magazine issued by the Islamic Research Academy.

- The Journal of Islamic Research, a periodical magazine issued by the General Presidency of the Departments of Scientific Research, Iftaa, Call and Guidance in Saudi Arabia.

- Al-Zahraa Journal, 7(7), dated 15 Rajab 1343 AH / 9 February 1925 AD.

- Journal of the Arabic Language Academy in Egypt, issue of Safar 1405 AH / November 1984 AD.

- Lectures on Education and Al-Azhar by Sheikh/ Jad Al-Haq Ali Jad Al-Haq, published by the Higher Institute of Islamic Thought in Cairo in 1988 AD

- Al-Azhar University Media Center.

- Al-Mal electronic newspaper website on Wednesday, November 25, 2015 AD

- The National Authority for Education Quality Assurance and Accreditation in the Arab Republic of Egypt in 2008.