The Role of Muslim Psychologists in the New Paradigm of Human Development 5-7 April 1995 15-7 Dhl al Qa‘dah 1415 Lahore, Pakistan

Abstract

The Islamization of Knowledge movement is gaining steady momentum
among Muslim scholars. Efforts are being made to examine different
academic disciplines from an Islamic perspective, which is a clear indication
of the growing desire to develop a new hework of knowledge. One
result of this is the above-mentioned conference, which was organized by
the Society for the Advancement of Muslim Psychology (SAMP), Pakistan,
with the collaboration of the International Institute of Islamic Thought
(IIIT), Pakistan.
SAMP was founded by Syed Azhar Ali Rizvi, chairman of the
Department of Psychology, Government College, Lahore, some ten years
ago. Among the society’s objectives are:
to promote the cause of Muslim psychology as a basic as well as
an applied science, and of Muslim psychologists as academicians
and professionals working for the welfare of the individual and the
society; to explore ways and means of improving the quality of
training, research, and professional competence of Muslim psychologists;
and to apply the teachings of the Qur’an and hadith and
the interpretations of eminent Muslims thinkers in the diagnosis,
treatment, and rehabilitation of those who need psychological care ...