Research Methodology
About this course
Imams, educators or daiya will often face issues that will require further research. It is crucial that the student of knowledge knows the proper sources and proper means to derive correct conclusions. This course will cover a survey of Islamic resources, both classical and modern, to allow the student to develop a proper sense of how to navigate text and produce beneficial outcomes. (2 credits)
About the Instructor(s)
Dr. David Solomon Jalajel is teaching Research Methodology and Logic at Mishkah University. Jalajel is also a researcher at the Prince Sultan Research Institute in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Formerly, he taught Islamic Theology and Legal Theory at the Dar al-Uloom in Cape Town, South Africa.
Jalajel holds a PhD in Arabic and Islamic Studies from the University of the Western Cape, where he also earned his MA. He graduated from the Dar al-Uloom in Cape Town, South Africa where he continued to earn the Higher Specialisation in Islamic Law and the Higher Specialisation in Arabic Language. He has published three books: Women and Leadership in Islamic Law: A Critical Analysis of Classical Legal Texts (Routledge), Expressing I’rab: The Presentation of Arabic Grammatical Analysis (UWC) and Islam and Biological Evolution: Exploring Classical Sources and Methodologies (UWC).
His research interests concern how traditional approaches to Islamic theology and law relate to contemporary Muslim society.
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