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EasternEducationists


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Having read the struggles and nobles efforts of several western

educationists, now I would turn our attention to some of the eastern

educationists. In the context of this, only the background and

contributions of two such personalities will be presented, namely

HAMKA and Lao Tze.

1.0) HAMKA (Haji Abdul Mallik Karim Amrullah) (1908-1981)

Background

y He born in 1908 in Kampung Molek, Maninjau, West Sumtera.

y He got involved in teaching a religious teacher in Perkebunan Tebing

Tinggi and Padang Panjang two years later.

y After that, he assumed the post of dosen in Universitas Panjang andUniversitas Muhammadiyah from 1957 until 1958.

y HAMKA was a Rector in Perguruan Tinggi Islam and a Professor at the

Universitas Mustopo, Jakarta.

y He died in 1981 in Jakarta.


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Contributions:

he is recognized as a prominent Indonesia theologian and scholar.

HAMKA was a journalist, writer, editor and publisher. Since 1920s, he was

already a journalist for several dailies such as Pelita Andalas, Seruan

Muhammadiyah, Bintang Islam and Seruan Islam.

Some of his famous works include the following:

I. Taksir al-Azhar consisting of five volumes.II. creative works like novels and short stories. Some of his novels are

Tenggelamnya Kapal Van Der Wijck, Di Bawah Lindungang Kaabah and

Merantau ke Deli which have become the texts in Malaysia and

Singapore.

HAMKA was bestowed two honorary awards, that is Doktor Honoris Causa

from Universiti al-Azhar (1958) and Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (1974).

Moreover, he also was given the title Datuk Indono and Pangeran

Wiroguno from the Indonesian Government.


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2.0) Lao Tze (604- 521 BC)

Background

He was a Chinese philosopher as well as the founder of Taoist religion inChina. Lao Tze means Great Teacher or Old Master

He born in 570 B.C. in Luoyang, the former capital of ancient China.

According to history, Lao Tze was appointed as a Keeper of the Imperial

Archives by Emperor Zhou in Luoyang.

With the numerous books at his disposal, he wasted no time in reading allof the classic books. In the end, he became such a widely-read and

knowledgeable person. The situation in Luoyang become unsafe for LaoTse,

therefore he decided to leave the town on a bull and heading to west.

As Lao Tze arrived at Han Gu Pass, he was stopped by a security guard. Then

he has asked Lao Tze to share his wisdom and knowledgeable. Then, he gotdown from the bull and wrote about 5,000 words.

His master piece work, Tao Te Ching was create.


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Contributions

Based on Lao Tze reading, he concluded that the world is made up of sky,

earth, human beings and principles which he called dao . According to him, everything in this world is regulated by natural laws.

Hence, we have concept like poor and rich, life and death, and beautiful and

ugly.

The Tao Te Ching contains the teaching of Lao Tze.

It covers certain areas such as individual spirituality and interpersonaldynamics to political techniques. Besides, it also stresses the changes to how

human beings do something and they do not do.


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NationalEducationists


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Zaba (1895-1973)

Background

Zaba or his full name is, Zainal Abidin bin Ahmad was born in 1895 in BukitKampung Kerdas, Jempol, Kuala Pilah. He received his formal and religious

education in Malay school in Linggi.

Then, he further his studies at St Pauls Institution. The following year, he

taught at the English College in Johor Bharu as a Malay teacher.

By beginning of 1923, he was working as a translator in the FederatedStates and Federated ofMalaya Education Office in Kuala Lumpur. A year

later, he became a lecturer at the Sultan Idris Teachers Training College but

also a translator.

in 1939, he was transferred to the Information Department in Singapore.

Three years later, he left for overseas to work in School of Oriental andAfrican Studies, University of London.

Zaba then partner with Royal Professor Ungku Aziz to form students

language body, and two years later, the formation of Persekutuan Bahasa

Melayu, University Malaya.


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Contributions

1. Zaba was a linguist who contributed to the development of the Malaylanguage.

2. Zaba was also a school curriculum planner as well as textbook writer for

schools in Malaya and Sumatera during the Japanese era.

3. He was also active in community service.

4. In 1946, he was appointed as a committee member responsible forformulating the UMNO charter at Congress to oppose the Malayan

Union.


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ReferenceChoong Lean Keow. (2008). Philosophy and education

in Malaysia. Selangor: Kumpulan Budiman Sdn. Bhd

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