![]() Originality/value – The paper demonstrates that what is unique to the Islamic pedagogy of al‐Qarawiyyin is the deep certainty of belief in God and this underpins the oral transmission, thus facilitating memorisation, and the didactic approach towards sacred texts. This fascinating work profiles Abu Hamid al-Ghazali (1058-1111), the foremost Islamic scholar and mystic of the medieval period. ![]() Islamic pedagogy is understood by the way these aspects are woven together. Findings – The fieldwork has shown that teaching methods of particular significance are based on the characterising concepts of knowledge and the sacred and on the development of skills such as orality (both seen as oral transmission from teacher to students and as a traditional mode for transmitting knowledge in the Arab cultures) and memorisation of the sacred text. The participant observation was achieved from engaging in the daily life of al‐Qarawiyyin and from developing relationships with teachers and students of the university. ![]() Design/methodology/approach – The authors conducted daily participant observations of “teaching circles” over a seven‐month period. Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide an insight into teaching practice of the University of al‐Qarawiyyin, Morocco, with a particular focus on Islamic pedagogy. An insight into Islamic pedagogy at the University of al ‐ Qarawiyyin An insight into Islamic pedagogy at the University of al ‐ Qarawiyyin
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