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| SOCA 1010 | 1 | INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY | 3 |
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| SOCA 1010 | 2 | INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY | 3 |
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| SOCA 1010 | 3 | INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY | 3 |
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| SOCA 1010 | 4 | INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY | 3 |
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| SOCA 1010 | 5 | INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY | 3 |
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| SOCA 1050 | 1 | INTRODUCTION TO ANTHROPOLOGY | 3 |
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| SOCA 1510 | 1 | MALAYSIAN SOCIETY | 3 |
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| SOCA 2010 | 1 | SOCIOLOGICAL THEORY I | 3 |
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| SOCA 2110 | 1 | SOCIOLOGY OF MARRIAGE & FAMILY | 3 |
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| SOCA 2410 | 1 | SOCIAL STRATIFICATION | 3 |
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| SOCA 2510 | 1 | SOCIOLOGY OF DEVELOPMENT | 3 |
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| SOCA 2520 | 1 | INDUSTRIAL SOCIOLOGY | 3 |
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| SOCA 2530 | 1 | INTRODUCTION TO SOCIAL WORK | 3 |
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| SOCA 2620 | 1 | ISLAM AND INDUSTRY | 3 |
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| SOCA 2999 | 1 | RESEARCH METHODOLOGY I | 3 |
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| SOCA 3140 | 1 | ETHNIC RELATIONS AND IDENTITY IN MALAYSIA | 3 |
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| SOCA 3300 | 1 | WORK AND SOCIETY | 3 |
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| SOCA 3310 | 1 | SOCIAL PROBLEMS | 3 |
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| SOCA 3330 | 1 | SOCIOLOGY OF POLITICAL BEHAVIOUR | 3 |
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| SOCA 3540 | 1 | SOCIOLOGY AND ANTHROPOLOGY OF ORGANIZATION | 3 |
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| SOCA 3550 | 1 | SOCIAL CHANGE AND DEVELOPMENT | 3 |
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| SOCA 3620 | 1 | SOCIAL POLICY AND ADMINISTRATION | 3 |
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| SOCA 3670 | 1 | ENVIRONMENT AND SOCIETY | 3 |
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| SOCA 3999 | 1 | RESEARCH METHODOLOGY II | 3 |
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| SOCA 4110 | 1 | POPULATION AND SOCIETY | 3 |
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| SOCA 4140 | 1 | SOCIOLOGY AND WESTERN IDEOLOGIES | 3 |
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| SOCA 4210 | 1 | SOCIOLOGY OF EDUCATION | 3 |
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| SOCA 4220 | 1 | SOCIOLOGY OF ECONOMIC BEHAVIOUR | 3 |
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| SOCA 4310 | 1 | ISLAMIC IDEOLOGY AND MUSLIM SOCIETY | 3 |
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| SOCA 4520 | 1 | SOCIAL ANTHROPOLOGY | 3 |
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| SOCA 4540 | 1 | ISLAMIC PERSPECTIVE OF SOCIOLOGY AND ANTHROPOLOGY | 3 |
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| SOCA 4612 | 1 | SOCIETY AND TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE | 3 |
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| SOCA 4632 | 1 | YOUTH AND SOCIETY | 3 |
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| SOCA 4993 | 1 | MEDICAL SOCIOLOGY AND ANTHROPOLOGY | 3 |
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| SOCA 4997 | 1 | ACADEMIC EXERCISE II | 3 |
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According to the renowned Quranic scholar, Abu Abd-Allah Al-Qartabi (d. 671 A.H.) this verse lays the foundation of Islam's education policy. The goal of that education is described as seeking 'tafaqquh fid deen', translated above (by Pickthall) as sound knowledge in religion. It can also be translated as sound understanding of religion. The choice of fiqh (understanding) over ilm (knowledge) here points out that what is required is not mere literacy, but insight. And it has to be of such a level that it can be a force against evil. A purely intellectual exercise bereft of that practical utility does not qualify.
This message itself is very important but what is even more important is the context in which this verse was revealed. For it happened after the Tabuk expedition, which saw the largest mobilization of the Islamic State under the leadership of Prophet Muhammad, Sall-Allahu alayhi wa sallam himself. To face up to one of the two super powers of that time, every able bodied Muslim was called upon to join the jihad. Despite the most adverse circumstances, everyone responded, except ten Companions who were reprimanded and later forgiven. Sura Al-Taubah contains a detailed account of all this, emphasizing the importance of responding to the call for jihad when that call is made by a competent authority. Then this verse explains that jihad should not be the only preoccupation of the Islamic State. Seeking knowledge is so important that even during the prosecution of a war, a segment of the society must be engaged in it.
