Six Stages of Knowledge

February 20, 2006 on 2:40 pm | In General, Tazkiyyah
| By Ilm Seeker

There are six stages of knowledge.

  1. Knowledge of Facts: know the information (eg. what year did 'Umar (radiallahu 'an) become the Khalifa?)
  2. Comprehension: think about the information and understand it (eg. the khalifa is in charge of the entire Muslim ummah)
  3. Application: learn and apply the knowledge--it helps you remember. Apply it to your context. What does it mean for you and me, here, today?
  4. Analysis: Analyze the information critically. Get a deeper understanding of the meaning.
  5. Synthesis: Link the information to other information you know.
  6. Evaluation: recognize more authentic information over other information.

If you study at a university in Canada, you may notice that most of what they teach you doesn't go beyond the Comprehension stage. Some may reach the Application stage, depending on your field--or it may not.

Learn to think critically!

May Allah protect us from knowledge that does not benefit us, ameen.

Source: Someone with a Ph. D. in Education.

References

Project: Revision. By Al-Khurasani. Paltalk. 19 Feb. 2006.

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  1. lol.. interesting source

    Comment by Abdullah — February 20, 2006 #

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