Abdul Hamid Ahmad Abu Sulayman’s way of Thinking: A Study with Special Reference to His Integrated Approach to Education and Intellectual Reform

Abstract

Professor Emeritus Dato ‘Dr. Abdul Hamid Abu Sulayman (1936–2021) was a prominent scholar, a intellectual, a great Islamic scholar and a visionary with deep insight into societal problem faced by the Muslim world. His research, thoughts and leadership qualities endowed the fundamentals of Islamic thought with suasion and the practical aspects of societal problems with the expanse of vision. This is why he occupies a distinctive place in the rank of the world Islamic thinkers of the twenty-first century. Prof. Abdul Hamid Ahmad Abu Sulayman left his imprint in various fields such as knowledge, education and reason in relation to divine revelation. He made a significant contribution to Islamic thought, writing, compilation, editing, children’s literature, organization and training. This paper examines Prof. Abdul Hamid Abu Sulayman's valuable contribution to the current issues facing education in Muslim nations, as well as his attempts to find answers. The process of obtaining data from primary and secondary sources is part of the qualitative methodology employed in this study. The three main approaches—evaluative, descriptive, and critical analysis—were employed throughout the investigation to look at the available sources.