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ajiss-1658	Johnston, David L.	Creative Thinking: An Islamic Perspective by Jamal Badi and Mustapha Tajdin (Kuala Lumpur: International Islamic University Malaysia 2004. 248 pages.)	2006.0	3	.pdf	application/pdf	977	31	40	The rest of the book (less than a third) interacts with western thinking on the subject of creativity: discussing the literature (chapter 5) on psychol- ogy (they quote from two encyclopedias), philosophy (two books on creativ- ity theory), pedagogy (how to impart creativity to students), and business and management (the lion’s share of the chapter, mainly because the mate- rial is eminently practical and seeks to train people to become creative in their thinking and apply it to their work); and attempting to integrate philo- sophical language, mind, and thought (chapter 6). The first part is devoted to Islamic civilization’s contribution to human civilization: tafakkur and other Qur’anic words calling for people to think creatively (chapter 1); applying secular “thinking styles” literature to the Qur’an, including the inquisitive, objective, positive, hypothetical, rational, reflective/contemplative, visual, metaphorical, analogical, emotional, per- ceptual, conceptual, intuitive, scientific, and wishful thinking styles (chapter 2); analyzing the concept of ijtihad and its vocation to constantly adapt Islamic law to changing circumstances and find creative solutions to persist- ent socioeconomic and political challenges (chapter 3); and summarizing Muslim contributions to science, philosophy, and medicine (chapter 4).	cache/ajiss-1658.pdf	txt/ajiss-1658.txt