ملخص الجهاز:
Finally, four methods of inquiry, are proposed as transformative I' methods that have the potential for producing Islamic knowledge, Abstract Being concerned about the knowledge produced by Muslim scholars and thousands of graduate students at western universities, I] propose using research methods that are open, yet rooted in the Islamic paradigm and the essence of tawheed: oneness and unity.
An aggressive clash or a peaceful dialogue between extremes opens the channels for flow of energy and transformation, An important point in the process of transf ormation is that the researcher adopts a holistic paradigm, a paradigm that holds as its basic premise that reality is ideal and relative, subjective and objective, spiritual and material.
"13 The constructivist paradigm and interpretive research methods can be described, cautiously though, as open systems that possess dissipative structures, subjective, dialectic, holistic and interactive.
On the other hand, the, constructivist paradigm and interpretive inquiry and research methods ire considered too-open systems, because of their underlying assumptions, which are not appropriate for the production of Islamic knowledge.
Transformation occurs as energy moves from unconscious side of the person to the conscious side, Another way of appreciating the significance of this process and the importance of the unconscious in social life, stems from the realization that transformation lies at the basis of meaningful action, Meaningful experiences involve the discovery of capacities and potential in self and situations that have previously remained hidden.