Master of Arts in Contemporary Islamic Studies

"Malek Bennabi’s Theory of Culture: A Reading in the Dialectical Relationship Between the System of Ideas and the Conditions of Renaissance"

Submitted by Issaka Razak A… on Sun, 05/02/2021 - 14:07
"Malek Bennabi’s contribution to the construction of concepts, conceptions, and analytical tools reveals a process in dealing with culture that is very much needed in the kind of education concerned with shaping “a society’s common style from its savants to its peasants.” The present study aims at delineating the milestones of that process by uncovering the determinant elements of Bennabi’s theory of culture in accordance with the following considerations: in terms of his choices to define the concept of culture, in terms of his determining the sociological and pragmatic functions of culture,

Malek Bennabi and his Exploration of the Holy Qur’an

Submitted by Issaka Razak A… on Sun, 05/02/2021 - 13:53
The role and the centrality of the religious idea in the renaissance of nations and the direction of human history are two factors that inhabited the heart of Malek Bennabi. This is evident in his written and inspired production and practice. This study aims to focus on the ways on how Malek Bennabi called and used the Qur’anic text in his book, The Conditions of the Renaissance, and his other innovations.

"The Religious Idea of Malek Bennabi as a Basis for the Reconstruction of the Islamic Civilization: A Contemporary Reading in Malek Bennabi’s ‘The Conditions of the Renaissance’"

Submitted by Issaka Razak A… on Sun, 05/02/2021 - 13:44
"The paper explores the religious idea of Malek Bennabi as a movement in the formation and analysis of human civilization throughout history, especially Islamic civilization. Malek Bennabi asserted that the formation of civilization is centered on the influence of the religious idea, which is intertwined with the interaction of a strong and effective relationship between man, place, and time.

Spiritual Motivation Behind Renaissance as Defined by Malek Bennabi

Submitted by Issaka Razak A… on Sat, 05/01/2021 - 14:14
"Spiritual motivation was among the most important renaissance factors which Malek Bennabi, being the pioneer in this field, focused on. Bennabi interpreted the inception of the Islamic civilization as based on spiritual factors, noting that whenever such a factor starts to languish, civilization, in turn, starts to become feeble as well, even if reason prevails. If spiritual motivation starts to break down, civilization starts to decline. This principle has applied to the Islamic civilization since its inception, weakness, and decline.

The Questions of Faith and the Civilizational Renaissance

Submitted by Issaka Razak A… on Sat, 05/01/2021 - 14:09
"The topic, “The Questions of Faith and the Civilizational Renaissance,” is an exploration of the bud or origin of civilization going back to the basis of conventional faith known in the revelation era. Due to the dissemination of different versions in the name of faith, I was obliged to clarify the reality of faith and distinguish between its real and fabricated forms. This exercise shows the difference between the knowledge of the faith and knowing faith so as to focus on that faith which leads to civilization.

Parallel Structures of Civilizational and Scientific Processes

Submitted by Issaka Razak A… on Sat, 05/01/2021 - 13:53
"In the perception of civilizations, we often judge a society by its concrete achievements, but ignore the motives that give birth and feed civilizations, which can be discovered by rationally analyzing the phenomena leading to the rise of a civilization. In this paper, I define a civilization as a universalized local culture emerging as a result of an accumulation which builds up through the manifestation of the human inner world within a social context. According to this definition, a civilization is primarily a culture; but a local culture which has been universalized.

A Market-Based Financing Model for Islamic Housing Microfinance Market

Submitted by Issaka Razak A… on Tue, 02/23/2021 - 16:31

For many years, microfinance (MF) was considered an appropriate tool to accomplish social and financial goals simultaneously. Over time, microfinance has become more commercialized, transforming into a financially efficient industry, allowing customers to have access to more sophisticated banking products (e.g. small housing loans). Despite interest from the commercial sector, the industry has yet to find a workable market-based solution to fund microfinance. Microfinance in the member states of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) faces two challenges: 1.

The Role of Islamic Microfinance Institutions in Economic Development in Indonesia: A Comparative Analytical Empirical Study on Pre- and Post-Financing States

Submitted by Issaka Razak A… on Tue, 02/23/2021 - 16:22

Different institutions are engaged in the development efforts in Indonesia by appealing to different sectors of socio-economic life. Among such institutions, BMT (Baitul Maal wa Tamweel) and BPRS (Shariah People Credit Bank) are the main players of the shariah micro-finance institution in Indonesia. However, these two institutions are different in nature: whereas BMT is a shariah cooperative with only limited support, regulation and monitoring, BPRS is a bank which receives sufficient support, regulation and monitoring from the Central Bank.

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