Abd al-Rashid Abd al-Aziz Salim

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Abd al-Rashid Abd al-Aziz Salim is an author and scholar of Islamic pedagogy, known for his work Turuq Tadris al-Tarbiyah al-Islamiyyah: Namadhij li-I'dad Durusiha (Methods of Teaching Islamic Education: Models for Lesson Preparation) .

Pedagogical Method and Contribution

Salim focused extensively on the instructional methodologies of Islamic education and practical lesson planning, specifically for primary schooling . His work addressed teaching strategies across various branches of the curriculum, including the Quran, Islamic creed (‘aqidah), Hadith, devotional acts of worship (‘ibadat), behavioral refinement (tahdhib), and the Prophetic biography (sirah) .

In approaching the teaching of the Quran and devotional obligations, Salim integrated scriptural foundations with psychological, social, moral, and scientific perspectives . He maintained that effective religious education depends fundamentally on teachers who are committed to the objectives of religion, supported by the school acting as an engaged social institution . Furthermore, he emphasized the integration of modern instructional media in religious teaching—giving particular attention to auditory aids—and highlighted the cultivation of moral values and positive attitudes in students .

In the second edition of Turuq Tadris al-Tarbiyah al-Islamiyyah, he supplemented his educational models with instructional examples drawn from the early Islamic period . He also wrote al-Tarbiyah al-Islamiyyah wa-Turuq Tadrisiha (Islamic Education and Methods of Its Teaching), published in Kuwait in 1979 .

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List of Works

  • Turuq Tadris al-Tarbiyah al-Islamiyyah: Namadhij li-I'dad Durusiha (Methods of Teaching Islamic Education: Models for Lesson Preparation) is a pedagogical treatise dedicated to the instructional methodologies of Islamic education and practical lesson planning for primary schooling. It addresses teaching methods across multiple branches of the subject by combining foundational Islamic texts with psychological, social, moral, and scientific perspectives.