The slides illustrate the need for rethinking pedagogical approaches to enable a holistic teaching and learning and they show the fundamental role of proper teaching of tawhid. The slides contains Trends of human civilizations from hunter and gatherer to Wisdom age. The paradigm the 21st century required is the whole person approach . Critical thinking skills is emphasized as the key for

1. RETHINKING PEDAGOGIES: TAUHID AS THE
FOUNDATION OF SUSTAINABLE
DEVELOPMENT IN POST CONFLICT
SOCIETIES:
BY: ABDULMUMINI INDA PhD.
SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATIONS AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES
UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MALAYSIA.
PRESENTED AT:
THE 6TH MULTIDISCIPLINARY ANNUAL NATIONAL CONFERENCE
ORGANISED BY THE SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT STUDIES
FEDERAL POLYTECNIC DAMATURU, YOBE STATE, NORTH-EASTERN NIGERIA
8TH AUGUST, 2023.

2. QUR’AN FOR TAWHID
(Q.14:52)
•This (Qur'an) is a Message for
mankind (and a clear proof
against them), in order that
they may be warned thereby,
and that they may know that
He is the only One God and
that men of understanding
may take heed. Q.14:52
CRITICAL THINKERS
(Q.3:191-192)
• Verily, in the creation of the
heavens and the Earth, and in the
alternation of night and day, there
are indeed signs for men of
understanding. 191. Those who
remember Allah standing, sitting,
and lying down on their sides, and
think deeply about the creation of
the heavens and the earth,
(saying): "Our Lord! You have not
created this without purpose,
glory to You! Q.3.191-192
Ponder on Qur’an
• "(Here is) a Book,
which We sent down
unto thee, full of
blessing that they
may ponder on its
Signs and that men
of understanding
may receive
admonition". (Surah
Sad 38:29).
OPENING VERSES RELATED TO THIS
STUDY

3. 3
Modern Trends of critical thinking skills
TAWHID
Revelation (spiritual)
Reason (Material)
Reformation
(Eclectic)

4. TAUHID
RUBUBIYYA
TAUHID
ULUHIYYA
TAUHID
ASMAA WA
SSIFFAT
CLASSIFICATIONS OF TAUHID

5. - Lack of framework
-Methodology…
Insufficient literature on CTS
- Passive ISS Teachers who
are unresponsive to Current
issues
Research
Gap
- Inadequate
studies and
instruments.
Critical thinking
Skills (CTS)
Auto pilot of 21st century skills
Teaching Tawhid
RESEARCH GAP

6. Traditionalist
•Abstract Islamic
Theory
•Little relevance to
Modern life
•Teacher centred
•Memorization
•Imitation (Taqlid)
Modernist
•Focus on reason
•Follows western
norms and Values.
Revivalist
•Strict on the
fundamentals
•Emphasis on the
primacy
• of Qur’an and
Sunnah.
•Focus on spirituality
•negating material
world
Reformist
•Selective adoption of
western ideas.
•Islam is compatible
to reason, freedom
of thought and some
modern mode of
analysis.
•Translate western
works into Muslim
Languages.
EXISTING THEORIES IN TEACHING ISLAMIC STUDIES

7. Theoretical framework for
the study
Cognitivism Jean
Piaget,
1936, Mcleod, 2018
Ibn Khaldun 1969
(Farooq, 2017,
Machouche
& Bensaid, 2015)
Paul-Elder framework
of
Critical thinking,
(2001,2005)
Islamic theoretical
Model of Critical
Thinking.
(Nordin N, &
Surajudeen A, 2015
Islamic
Studies
Curriculum
Content
Elements of
Critical
Thinking
Skills in
teaching of
Tawhid
www.utm.my

8. .
Research Design
Qualitative
Data Collection
Qualitative
Data Analysis
Qualitative
Results
Quantitative
Data Collection
Quantitative
Data Collection Findings
Interview Thematic
Themes
Development and
validation of
questionnaire
Questionnaire
Administration
Parametric/SEM
SPSS/Smart PLSS
www.utm.my
(Qualitative
Phase)
(Quantitative Phase)
Study Area
Location
North Eastern Nigeria
6 States: Adamawa, Bauchi,
Borno, Gombe, Taraba, Yobe,
Public Sec. Schls offering ISS
in the NE
• Mixed method Research (Qual &
Quant)
• Sequential Exploratory mixed method
design

11. •Cognition
•Child Leadimg/Teacher
centred
Pedagogy
•Meta-cognition engagement
•Instructor/Learner centred
•Adult learner
Andragogy •Self determined
•Epistemic cognition
cultivation
•Learners contribute and
create (Researchers)
Heutagogy
Cybergogy
• Cognition
• emotional
• Social
• Virtual
learning
 Tawheedogogy
(One Allah-
Leading)
 Tawheedology
 Tawhidism
Call to Policy makers/ Take home message
if there is:
CT to teaching
1. Understanding knowledge
2. Negotiating Knowledge
3. Creating knowledge
4. Returming to (ALmul gayb washahada-Al-
aleemul Hakeem)

16. 21ST CENTURY SKILLS

18. RQ 6:What is the framework of
Critical Thinking Skills in
Teaching Tawhid.
www.utm.my

20. Critical thinking…is
urgently needed in
Nigeria…is an effective safe
guard against dogma…
(Leo Igwe 12 July, 2018)
Mal. Adamu Adamu, Honorable Minister
of Education, Federal Republic of Nigeria
…Certificate is not enough, today the
focus of the world is about your skills,
the soft skills and the hard skills, soft
skills like critical thinking... problem
solving when certificates are not
overloaded with skills then the aim of
acquiring the certificate are defeated.
26th June,2021
Prof. Dr Isa Ali Honourable Minister of
Communication and Digital Economy.
Federal Republic of Nigeria
URGENT NEED FOR CRITICAL THINKING IN
NIGERIA
i. The historical and contemporary development of Islam as well as
the lesson learnt from them.
ii. The spiritual, moral, socio-economic and intellectual roles of Islam
in society
iii. The practical application of Islamic teachings to life. (NPE,2013)

21. Thank you