Muslim religious leadership education in the minority context: the role of Naleemiah Institute of Islamic studies

• Main Authors: Ushama, Thameem, Mohamed Zacky, Mohamed Fouz, Najmudeen, Mohamed Rishad, Ashath, Mohamed, Mohamed Hassan, Sulaiman Lebbe
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hamdard Foundation Pakistan 2023
• Subjects: BL Religion
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/105655/1/105655_Muslim%20religious%20leadership.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/105655/; https://hamdardislamicus.com.pk/index.php/hi/article/view/697

This paper studies the role of the Naleemiah Institute of Islamic Studies as a mediator in empowering Muslim religious leaders through proper Islamic education in Sri Lanka. Considerable criticism is directed towards traditional Islamic educational institutions for not exhibiting contemporary and co...