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 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 Turkistan Region 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 shaykhs 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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