Muslim Educational Thought In The Middle Ages

In The Present Work An Attempt Has Been Made To Trace The Development Of Muslim Education From The Rise Of Islam Upto The 14Th Century (The Death Of Ibn-Khaldun, The Last Great Scholar And Educationist Of Islam) In Its Philo?Sophical, Religious And Political Setting. In Addition To This An Attempt Has Been Made To Examine Critically The Contribu?Tion Of Muslim Scholars To Education Like Ibn Sina, Al-Farabi, Ibn Miskawaih, Al Ghazzali And Ibn Khaldun Etc. An Attempt Has Also Been Made To Assess The Influence Of Muslim Philosophers And Educators On Western Educational Thought And On Revival Of Learning In Europe And The Establishment Of Uni?Versities. This Is Followed By A Critical Examination Of The Education System Of The Muslims As Well As To Dispelling Some Misconceptions About The Educa?Tion System. Lastly, The Relevance Of The Muslim Educational Thought For The Muslims Of Today Has Been Discussed. Thus The Book Is Of Immence Value To The Scholars Who Are Interested In Re?Search In Islamic Education And To The General Reader Whose Conception Of Muslim Education Is Blurred. About Author: Dr. S.M. Ziauddin Alavi M.A., M.Ed., Ph.D. (Born 1918) Hails From Aligarh. He Obtained His Ph.D. Degree And Other Degrees From Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh. He Served Bareilly College, Bareilly During 1949-54 And Then Joined The Education Department Of The Aligarh Muslim University Which He Served Till His Retirement In 1978. Dr. Alavi Has To His Credit A Number Of Books And Papers On Education And Geography. His Contributions Appeared In Leading Indian Journals And Maga?Zines Such As The Islamic Culture, Hyderabad, Indian Geographical Jour?Nal. Madras, Educational India, Machi-Lipatnam, Education Quarterly, New Delhi Etc. The Number Of Published Articles Is About Fifty.