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Ismail al-Faruqi

Al-Faruqi helped shape late twentieth-century discussions of worldview, knowledge, and Muslim education.

BORN 1921 CE · Jaffa, PalestineDIED 1986 CE · Pennsylvania, United StatesERA Modern
NOTABLE CONTRIBUTION

Argued for a unified Islamic worldview across knowledge, ethics, and academic disciplines.

THE RECORD
  • He wrote on tawhid as an organizing principle for knowledge and civilization.
  • He worked in comparative religion and interfaith contexts.
  • His educational ideas influenced institutions and debates in Muslim academia.
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