The Significance Of “Islamic Culture Course” In Dealing With Extremism: An Educative Analytical  Study Of Afghan Universities

Abdul Khaliq Choopan; Abdelaziz Berghout

Authors

Abdul Khaliq Choopan Lecturer
Abdelaziz Berghout Dean

Keywords:

Islamic Education, Islamic Culture, Islamization, Moderation

Abstract

This research explores the significance and background of Islamic Culture (al-Thaqafah al-Islamiyyah) in higher education in Afghanistan. It is important to note that teaching the course of Islamic Culture in higher education in Afghanistan has been debated since 2016. The contents of the Islamic Culture course and its impacts on students across Afghan universities are controversial. The substantial problem is the misconception of extremism and religious radicalism related to the course of Islamic Culture among university students. The research design for this study is selected as qualitative research, and the case study method is used in this research. By this method, the data could be gathered by reviewing and analysing documents and interviewing the students and lecturers at the university. Islamic culture courses have a basic role in acquainting students' thoughts about Islamization. In fact, the contents of Islamic culture strengthen the cognition of Islamic understandings, moderation, and protection of faith in students. The only means by which Afghan youth may protect their minds and spirits against the invasion of foreign cultural norms is via the teaching of the course of Islamic Culture (al-Thaqafah al-Islamiyyah). Overall, conducting this study solves the problems related to the course of Islamic Culture, which impact students’ intellectual theories and modern educational theories, and removes the misconception of extremism and religious radicalism related to the course of Islamic culture across Afghanistan universities.

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Author Biographies

Abdul Khaliq Choopan, Lecturer

Department of Islamic Studies & Culture, Faculty of Education, Kandahar University.

Abdelaziz Berghout, Dean

International Institute of Islamic Thought and Civilisation, International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM).

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