Islamic Concept Of Education
Faisal siddique in analysis education islamic thought 05 03 2012 2 comments this is the fifth article in the islamic education series.
Islamic concept of education. This information was systematically organized in the 2nd century ah and in the following century a sound corpus was. It is the religion of nature. Islamic system does not make division of education into religious education and non religious education as it stresses that course of study should positively contribute for the knowledge of islam. Professor al attas is former director of international institute of islamic thought and civilization istac.
Islam placed a high value on education and as the faith spread among diverse peoples education became an important channel through which to create a universal and cohesive social order. The islamic sciences the philosophical and natural sciences. Accordingly men being the creation of allah are free from all kind of defects and faults. Islam islam education.
The concept of education in islam 13 references islamic perspectives on education by mamoun abuarqub published by islamic relief worldwide19 rea street south birmingham b5 6lb united kingdom international journal of humanities and social science vol. Muslim educational activity began in the 8th century primarily in order to disseminate the teaching of the qurʾān and the sunnah of the prophet. The first task in this endeavour was to record the oral traditions and collect the written manuscripts. The importance of learning in the islamic tradition is reflected in a number of hadiths attributed to muhammad including one that instructs the faithful to seek knowledge even in china.
Islamic concept of education islam has presented the concept of accountability of deeds in hereafter and the universal philosophy of life. The centrality of scripture and its study in the islamic tradition helped to make education a central pillar of the religion in virtually all times and places in the history of islam. In islam social existence has exactly the same goal as the individual existence. The concept of education in islam posted by.
19 special issue october 2012 islamic philosophy of education page no. Sobhi rayan senior lecturer department of education. Islam is the discipline or religion created by allah. This is the keynote address delivered by professo.
The concept of education in islam book. Education education aims and purposes of muslim education. Thus islamic education can never be an individual affair. The realization on earth of divinely ordained moral imperatives.
Read 15 reviews from the world s largest community for readers. Islamic education pt 5. Education may be used as the means to transmit and preserve a community s or society s cultural heritage and traditional values.