Burhan al-Din al-Zarnuji or Burhan al-Islam al-Zarnuji also spelled az-Zarnuji was a

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scholar and the author of the celebrated

pedagogical Pedagogy (), most commonly understood as the approach to teaching, is the theory and practice of learning, and how this process influences, and is influenced by, the social, political and Developmental psychology, psychological development of le ...

work ''Ta'līm al-Muta'allim-Ṭarīq at-Ta'-allum'' (''Instruction of the Student: The Method of Learning''). zarnuji

Life

Al-Zarnuj was born and lived in Zarnuj, a well-known town beyond the river

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in the present

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of Kazakhstan. Burhan al-Din (proof of Din) or Burhan al-Islam (proof of Islam) al-Zarnuji were his

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, or moniker. Collections of biographies believed that his given name was al-Nu'man ibn Ibrahim. He studied with many

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s including: Shaykh Burhān al-Dīn ‘Alī ibn Abī Bakr al-Marghīnānī author of ''Al-Hidāyah'', Shaykh Abu al-Muhamid Qawaduddin Hammad ibn Ibrahim al-Saffar; the great Shaykh Hasan ibn Mansur Qadiykhani; and others. The exact date of his death is unknown, though it is speculated that he died in 620AH (1223CE) in

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Works

Al-Zarnuji's treatise, ''Ta'līm al-Muta'allim-Ṭarīq at-Ta'-allum'', is a short introduction to the secrets of attaining knowledge. Acknowledged by many as a book in which even the most advanced and experienced teachers find advice they have yet to apply in their teaching, this book serves to create the proper framework for the

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program and its students and teachers alike.

References

* * * Huda, Miftachul; Kartanegara, Mulyadhi (April 2015). "Ethical Foundation of Character Education in Indonesia: Reflections on Integration between Ahmad Dahlan and Al-Zarnuji." Persidangan Antarbangsa Tokoh Ulama Melayu Nusantara (PanTUMN 2015). Selangor, Malaysia: Kolej Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Selangor. do
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External links

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