Syed Muhammad Naquib al-Attas

Syed Muhammad al Naquib bin Ali al-Attas (born September 5, 1931) is a prominent contemporary Muslim philosopher and thinker from Malaysia . He is one of the few contemporary scholars who is thoroughly rooted in the traditional Islamic sciences and who is equally competent in theology, philosophy, metaphysics, history, and literature. He is considered to be the pioneer in proposing the idea of Islamization of knowledge . Al-Attas' philosophy and methodology of education have one goal: Islamization of the mind, body and soul and its effects on the personal and collective life on Muslims as well as others, including the spiritual and physical non-human environment. He is the author of twenty-seven authoritative works on various aspects of Islamic thought and civilization, particularly on Sufism , cosmology , metaphysics , philosophy and Malay language and literature.

Syed Muhammad al Naquib bin Ali al-Attas ( Sayyid Muḥammad Naqīb al-ʿAṭṭās ; born 5 September 1931) is a prominent contemporary Muslim philosopher and thinker from Malaysia . He is one of the few contemporary scholars who is thoroughly rooted in the traditional Islamic sciences and who is equally competent in theology, philosophy, metaphysics, history, and literature. He is the pioneer in proposing the idea of Islamisation of knowledge . Al-Attas' philosophy and methodology of education have one goal: Islamisation of the mind, body and soul and its effects on the personal and collective life on Muslims as well as others, including the spiritual and physical non-human environment. He is the author of twenty-seven authoritative works on various aspects of Islamic thought and civilisation, particularly on Sufism , cosmology , metaphysics , philosophy and Malay language and literature.

Malaysian philosopher ( Learn how and when to remove this message ) Dr. Syed Muhammad al Naquib bin Ali al-Attas ( Sayyid Muḥammad Naqīb al-ʿAṭṭās ; born 5 September 1931) is a Malaysian Muslim philosopher. He is one of the few contemporary scholars who is thoroughly rooted in the traditional Islamic sciences and who is equally competent in theology, philosophy, metaphysics, history, and literature. He is the pioneer in proposing the idea of Islamisation of knowledge . Al-Attas' philosophy and methodology of education have one goal: Islamisation of the mind, body and soul and its effects on the personal and collective life on Muslims as well as others, including the spiritual and physical non-human environment. He is the author of twenty-seven works on various aspects of Islamic thought and civilisation, particularly on Sufism , cosmology , metaphysics , philosophy and Malay language and literature.

Malaysian philosopher In this Malay name , there is no surname or family name . The name Ali al-Attas is a patronymic , and the person should be referred to by their given name , Syed Muhammad al Naquib . The word "bin"/"ibn" or "binti"/"binte" means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively. Syed Muhammad al Naquib bin Ali al-Attas ( Sayyid Muḥammad Naqīb al-ʿAṭṭās ; born 5 September 1931) is a Malaysian Muslim philosopher. He is one of the few contemporary scholars who is thoroughly rooted in the traditional Islamic sciences and studies theology, philosophy, metaphysics, history, and literature. He pioneered the concept of Islamisation of knowledge . Al-Attas' philosophy and methodology of education have one goal: Islamisation of the mind, body and soul and its effects on the personal and collective life on Muslims as well as others, including the spiritual and physical non-human environment. He is the author of 27 works on various aspects of Islamic thought and civilisation, particularly on Sufism , cosmology , metaphysics , philosophy and Malay language and literature.

Malaysian philosopher In this Malay name , there is no surname or family name . The name Ali al-Attas is a patronymic , and the person should be referred to by their given name , Syed Muhammad al Naquib . The word "bin"/"ibn" or "binti"/"binte" means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively. Malaysian English Syed Muhammad al Naquib bin Ali al-Attas ( Arabic : سيد محمد نقيب العطاس Sayyid Muḥammad Naqīb al-ʿAṭṭās ; born 5 September 1931) is a Malaysian Muslim philosopher. He is one of the few contemporary scholars who is thoroughly rooted in the traditional Islamic sciences and studied theology, philosophy, metaphysics, history, and literature. He pioneered the concept of Islamisation of knowledge . Al-Attas' philosophy and methodology of education have one goal: Islamisation of the mind, body and soul and its effects on the personal and collective life of Muslims as well as others, including the spiritual and physical non-human environment. He is the second Malaysian to be awarded the title of Royal Professor ( Profesor Diraja ) after the late Ungku Abdul Aziz . He is the author of 27 works on various aspects of Islamic thought and civilisation, particularly on Sufism , cosmology , metaphysics , philosophy and Malay language and literature. The Star . 23 October 2024 . "Tan Sri Dr Syed Muhammad Naquib dikurnia gelaran profesor diraja" (in Malay) .