The Islamization of Modern Knowledge 1.Reading Read the passage carefully.

It would be a great step forward if Muslin universities and colleges were to institute requisite courses in Islamic civilization as part of their basic studies program for all students.This will provide the students with deeper faith in their own religion and legacy and give them confidence in themselves to enable them to face and surmount their present difficulties as well as to forge ahead toward the goal assigned to them by Allah (SWT) But,this is not enough. The task of Islamizing knowledge (in concrete terms ,to Islamize the dislipines or,better, to produce university-level textbooks recasting some twenty disciplines in accordance with Islamic vision is among the most difficult the realize. It is most regrettable that the Muslim world is still devoid of a center where thinking and planning on such high level take plces .What is needed is a university that acts as a headquarter for Islamic thought,where the disciplines undergo Islamization and the processis tested in the classroom and seminar rooms of the undergraduate and graduate programs of study.Until the International Institute of Islamic Thought (IIIT) was established not one educational institution in the muslim world had plan to tackle the issue of islamiztion of knowledge,to produce Islamic textbooks for college use in the research necessary for writing those textbook. And yet,everywhere in the Muslim world ,one hears of the need to Islamize education,its men,and its institutions,and to prepare alternate curricula and textbooks. On the official level,where the power to make decisions lies, one find little more than lip service,which addresses mens emotion without having any essence or relation to practical execution without having any essence or relation to practical execution and application in the classrooms. The Islamization of knowledge is the noblest of all tasks,the most important cause animating and driving its adherents. The least argument in its favor is that Muslims have on otherchoice but to lend their soul to determination by a cause if they want to stop being the objects of history and to become its mekers.

Vocabulary Act And yet Adherent Animate By a cause Confidence Deeper Devoid Headquarter Institute Forge ahead Undergo : bertindak : padahal : pengikut : menghidupkan : dengan sengaja : kepercayaan : lebih dalam : sama sekali tanpa : markas : mengadakan : maju secara bertahap : menjalani/mengalami In favor Lip service Noblest Official One Recast Regrettable Requisite Surmount Take place : yang sesuai : basa-basi : paling mulia : resmi : orang : menyusun ulang : mengecewakan : syarat : mengaasi : terjadi

Equal and Unequal Comparative An equal comparison indicates that the two entities are exactly the same or are not the same (if negetife). For examples : 1) The Islamization of knowledge is as important as the Islamization of Muslims attitude. (Peng-Islam-an pengetahuan itu sama pentingnya dengan peng-Islam-an sikap orang-orang islam). 2) The Islamization of Muslims attitude is not as trouble free s the Islamization of knowledge. (Islamisasi sikap orang-orang Islam itu tidak sumudah Islamisasi pengethuan). 3) Ari does not speak Arabic as fluently as Hadi. (Ari tidak berbicara bahasa Arab sefasih Hadi). Note:Study the following rule carefully. Adjective Subject + verb + as + Adverb + as + pronoun noun

Be sure that you know the following adjectives and their corresponding nouns. Adjectives: Heavy,light Wide,narrow Deep,shallow Long,short Big,small Nouns: weight width depth length size

An unequall comparison implies that the entiies are comparable in a greateror lesser degree. For example : 1) The student faith in his religion is deepr then his frnds. (Keimanan mahasiswa itu lebih Mendalam dari pada teman-temannya ). 2) His friend read the holy Quran less frequently than he does. ( Teman-temannya Membaca kitab suci Al-Quran lebih jarang dari pada dia ). 3) He is much smarter than his friends. ( Dia jauh lebih cerdas dari pada teman-temanya)

Note : Study the following rules carefully. Adjective + er Adverb + er Subject + More + adjective/adverb Less + adjective/adverb Far Subject + verb + Much + adverb adjective + er + than + pronoun noun + than + pronous noun

Unequal comparisons can by further intensified by aading much for far before the comparative form. However, -er is not used with most three-sylablle adjective. Thus, more beautiful, for example, become much I far more beautifull, not much/ far more beatifuler. 2. Positive,Comparative,Superlative Most descriptive adjectives have three forms. They are the positive (such as happy,important),the comparative (such as happier,more important),and superlative (such as happier,more important,the most important). 2.1 The Positive The positive shows no comparison.It describes only the simple quality of a person,thing,or group. For examples: 1) Islamic education is important.(pendidikan Islam penting) 2) Muslim students faith in their religion has to be deep.(Keyakinan beragama para mahasiswa Islam harus mendalam) 3) The Islamization of Muslims attitude is difficult. (Islamisasi sikap kaum muslimin itu sulit). 2.2 The Comparatife The comparatife involves two entities and indicates a greater or lesser degree of differences between them. For examples : 1) Islmic education is more important than secular education.(Pendidikan islam lebih penting dari pada pendidikan sekuler).

2) University students faith in their religion has to be deeper then senior high school students. (Keyakinan beragama para mahasiswa harus lebih mendalam dari pada para siswa SMA) 3) The islamization of Muslims attitude is more difficult than the Islamization of knowledge. (Islamisasi sikap kaum muslimin itu lebih sulit dari pada Islamisasi pengetahuan It is,nevertheless,possible to use the comparative form without relating to any other entities, e.g. We have to be more careful in studying English grammar rules.(Kita harus lebih cermat dalam mempelajari aturan tata bahasa inggris).It is also possible to use more than and less than to show a comparative estimate (taksiran perbandingan) For examples : 1) A ministers salary is probably more than twenty million rupiahs a month.(Gaji seorang menteri mungkin lebih dari Rp 20.000.000,- sebulan). 2) Till the end of 2004 a primary school teachers take home pay was less than one million rupiahs a month.(Hingga akhir tahun 2004 penghasilan bersih seorang guru SD kurang dari Rp 1.000.000,- sebulan). 2.3 The Superlative In the superlative degree, three or more entities are compared,one of which is superior or inferior to the others. For examples 1) Of the knowledge Islamization tasks,producing Islamic scientific textbooks is the most difficult of realize.(di antara tugas-tugas Islamisasi pengetahuan yang paling sulit untuk di laksanakan adalah memproduksi buku-buku daras ilmiah Islami). 2) Muhammad (peace be upon him).was the greatest prophet among Allahs prophest. (Muhammad SAW adalah nabi teragung di antara nabi-nabi Allah). 3) He was the most honest man of Arabs. (Beliau adalah orang yang paling jujur di antara orang-orang Arab). Note : Be sure to remember the characteristics of degrees of comparison. Positive: Comparative: Superlative: Bad worse worst Good better best Hot hotter hottest Sick sicker sitkest Colorful more colorful most colorful Interesting more interesting most interesting Religious more religious most religious

3. Double Comparative A double comparative (perbandingan ganda)is used in a sentence that begins whit a comparative construction,and thus the second clause must also begins with a comparative. For examples: 1) The deeper the students study Islamic teaching,the stronger their faith in their religion is.(semakin mendalam para mahasiswa mempelajari ajaran islam,semakin kuat pula keyakinan beragama mereka). 2) The sooner you leave,the earlier you will arrive at the campus.(semakin cepat anda berangkat,semakin awal pula anda akan tiba di kampus). 3) The more the teacher studies educational psychology,the better his approach to teching is.(semakin banyak guru mempelajari psikologi pendidikan,semakin baik pula pendekatan mengajarnya). 4) The more you train your brain,the more intelligent you will become.(semakin sering anda melatih otak,akan semakin cerdas pula anda). Note:Study the following rules carefully. The +comparative+subject+verb+the+comparative+subject+verb The more you have the more you want

The more+subjet+verb+the+comparative+subject+verb The more you study the smerter you will become

4. Illogical comparative An illogical comparative (perbandingan tak logis) is one in which unlike entities have been compared.The items beging compared are alike (e.g. religion with religion). The from can be divided into three categories:possessive,that of,and those of. For examples: 1) Dinys hand-writing is as good as her fathers.(tulisan tangan diny sama bagusnya dengan tulisan tangan ayahnya).Her fathers = her fathers handwriting. 2) The belief in God of a Muslim is deeper than ofa Christian. (Kenyakinan kepada Tuhan seorang Muslim lebih dalam dari pada keyakinan seorang Kristen). 3) The textbooks in Madrasah Aliyah are fewer than those in SMA.(Buku daras di Madrasah Aliyah lebih sedikit dari pada di SMA).Than those in = than the textboos in.

4) Some religious duties of a Muslim are same as those of a nonMuslims,(sebagian kewajiban keagamaan seorang Muslim sama dengan sebagian kewajiban keagamaan seorang nonmuslim). The of = some religious duties of.