Educational Philosophy and Practice of Syed Muhammad Naquib al-Atlas: An Exposition of the Original Concept of Islamization. By Wan Mohd Nor Wan Daud

On visiting the International Institute of Islamic Thought and Civilization (ISTAC) , I was told, "with Professor Syed Muhammad Naquib al-Attas you are either his disciple or his intellectual enemy." Yet there are many who admire al-Attas as the only living Muslim philosopher. To them, he is a visionary who founded and directs the model Islamic University known as ISTAC. Wan Mohd Nor Wan Daud's The Educational Philosophy and Practice ofSyed Muhammad Naquib al-Attas is, by and large, an exposition of both the philosophical ideas and the praxis of al-Attas, the person and the institution. It will not be entirely unfair to say that this book is the work of a disciple. Yet it is not a "mirror image" of the master defending the oxymoron and appreciating the ridiculous. Rather, it is a systematic and thoughtful work, full of psychological insights, and contributing significantly towards understanding al-Attas and ISTAC.