Pedagogy of Tafseer genre in Academy The case study of International Islamic University, Islamabad

Abstract

The commencement of Islamic education in the Mosque dates to the time of Prophet Muhammad (SAW). The Prophetic Mosque was the centre of seeking knowledge, moral training and solutions to the problems people had suffered then. The Institution for teaching Islamic education started operating from within the mosques was named as Madrasah. With the passage of time, there had been an elevated number of interests in the study of Islam. It caused the major developments and advancements of modern pedagogical approaches in teaching Islam in the present century. This shows the significance of both institutions where the students are enrooted with some confined approaches of the studies on one hand, whereas inculcating pure academic and in-depth analysis of criteria in them on the other. The purpose of this research is to explore and highlight the pedagogical approaches and teaching modules adopted in the university setting, specifying it to the department of “Tafseer and Qur’anic Sciences” International Islamic University, Islamabad. Moreover, the paper intends to shed light on basic features of the department that provide it a particular and distinguished status at international level.