Abstract—The element of certainty or
al-yaqin in the context
of Islamic critical thinking deals with the Islamic epistemology,
which normally relates to the certainty of knowledge. This
element is deemed as the highest criterion of an Islamic
epistemological state of knowledge that is engaged in the critical
thinking process as well as its aimed result. Thus, the objective
of this study was to analyze the perception of Muslim
engineering students in Malaysian higher education institutions
towards the concept of
al-yaqin as an essential element of
Islamic critical thinking. The study employed a survey-based
descriptive research and the data were analyzed using a
descriptive analysis. A total of 557 Muslim engineering
undergraduates from six Malaysian universities participated in
this study. The findings revealed that Muslim engineering
undergraduates in the Malaysian higher learning institutions
have rather good comprehension and consciousness of the
element of certainty or
al-yaqin. It also revealed that the
students’ perception on the theoretical context is better than
their perception in the methodological context of
al-yaqin.
Index Terms—Certainty, engineering education,
epistemology, Islamic critical thinking.
The authors are with the Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Bandar Seri
Iskandar, 31750 Tronoh, Perak, Malaysia (e-mail:
nuriend@petronas.com.my, urrahman_amin@petronas.com.my,
zulqab@petronas.com.my, iskandar_yaacob@petronas.com.my).
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Cite: Mohd Nuri Al Amin Endut, Abdur-Rahman Mohamed Amin, Zulqarnain Abu Bakar, and Raja Ahmad
Iskandar Raja Yaacob, " Al-Yaqin in Critical Thinking: The Perception of Muslim
Engineering Undergraduates in Malaysia," International Journal of Social Science and Humanity vol. 4, no. 3, pp. 183-188, 2014.