Divine Creativity and Its Impact on Revitalizing Muslims’ Creativity
In the twenty-first century, several skills and competencies have been emphasized by various countries for socio-economic progress. Creative thinking skills are the core skills emphatically stressed. However, the recent intellectual discourses in academia among Muslims and non-Muslims scholars h...
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Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia
2016
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| Summary: | In the twenty-first century, several skills and competencies have been
emphasized by various countries for socio-economic progress. Creative
thinking skills are the core skills emphatically stressed. However, the recent
intellectual discourses in academia among Muslims and non-Muslims
scholars have captured the necessity of creativity in the twenty-first century
in order to enhance human skills and competences in all facets of life.
Despite the paramount importance of contemporary discourse on creativity,
little attention is given to the creative power of God or divine creativity
in revitalizing creativity or creative minds among contemporary Muslims.
Therefore, the primary objective of this paper is to examine the divine
creativity (al-Ibdā’ al-Ilāhī) in order to revive the sense of creativity among
contemporary Muslims. Two creativities namely divine creativity and human
creativity are identified in the paper. The paper argues that divine creativity is
essential torchlight in awakening human creativity. The findings of the paper
indicate that the western discourse on creativity has isolated God as the
Originator of creative ideas. Likewise, the paper clarifies the misconceptions
of Muslims about creativity in relation to the concept of Bid’ah. The
findings further show that the creative power of God is manifested in the
divine creativity (al-Ibdā’ al-Ilāhī) as reflected in the Qur’ān. It is therefore
suggested that there are many perennial (dalīl naqlī) and philosophic
(dalīlÑaqlī) evidences to prove the creative power of God through which
the Muslims could enhance their creative skills and competences. Effective
teaching and learning of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Islamic education
integrate and harmonize content with divine creativity for the recognition of
the attributes of God as Al-Badī’, Al-Bāri, Al-Khāliq etc. as well as for the
maximization of positive benefit of the bounties and endowments of God on
human beings. |
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