Islamic And Arabic Studies In The Philippines: Historical Overview And Current Status
Abstract
The teaching of Islamic and Arabic Studies in the Philippines is as old as the Islamization of the Phillipines itself. From the early times when Islam was brought to the Phillipines by Muslim da'wah workers and traders, there was already the teaching of Islamic and Arabic Studies, though in the beginning it was not as formal as the current system of teaching the subjects. This informal form of teaching...