The Role of Scientific Family Traditions in Societal Advancement in the Levant and Egypt:A Focus on Ibn Saghīr’s Family (478-759 AH / 1085-1357 AD)

Riad Salim  Awad

doi:10.32350/jitc.142.03

Riad Salim Awad Department of History, College of Arts, Kirkuk University, Iraq https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4426-8650

DOI: https://doi.org/10.32350/jitc.142.03

Keywords: community service, Egypt, religious education, scientific education, scientific families, the Levant

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The current study aims to emphasize the importance of the ethical and scientific standards in child-rearing, encouraging parents to raise their children with a mindset that reflects the goals of modern society for holistic individual and societal growth. Additionally, it encourages the need to urge the ruling authority in the country to adopt a vision that reinforce and support the family unit’s role in society. The findings show that the Ibn Saghīr family maintained its esteemed reputation in Islamic history for over 280 years, due to their commitment to a well-rounded and morally-grounded education. This approach led to the emergence of around eighteen scholars, including a Hadīth scholar, jurist, poet, historian, engineer, and astronomer. They all spent their lives in significantly contributing to various fields within the Islamic community, such as science, administration, economics, and others. The government of that era recognized their contributions by appointing them on prominent positions like judge, minister, teacher, financial supervisor and royal envoy, honoring their academic achievements, administrative skill, and integrity.

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