Chapter 11

DUTIES OF TEACHER

Theteachingmessageisnotlimitedtoenlighteningthepupilswithin-
formation.In fact,the teachers’tasksare more comprehensive.Besides
teachingandstuffing the pupils with knowledge,teachers shouldpre-
parethemsoundlytoassociateandestablishtheirownlivesinthevari-
ousfields.Teachersshouldalsoprovideforempoweringthepupils’tal-
ents,discipliningtheirmorals,undertakingtheirdesiresandtendencies,
plantingvirtues in theirhiddens,andeducating themaccordingto the
systemsthatconfirmtheirsocieties’traditionsformakingthemgoodcit-
izens. Moreover, the teaching staffs are responsible for founding the
bondsofcooperationwiththepupilssothattheycanidentifytheirprob-
lems and behaviors. They should never misuse their positions. They
shouldshowtheirstudentsafraternalspirittoleadthemtotherightand
establish in their minds the immunity against falling in crooked paths.
“Teachersareplayingtheroleofthepupils’pioneersandtheirguardi-
ans’guidesandmasters.Thisisthebaseofcomposingsoundsocieties.”
Teacherscan prepare virtuousandorthodoxgenerations in thesociety
onlywhentheyfulfill theireducational missionssoaptlyandseedthe
tiesofconfidenceandlovewiththepupils.Teachersshouldevadealign-
mentsanddefectssincethese restrainthe pupils’individual andsocial
activities.They are alsorequired to describe the most significantgaps
thathinderthepupils’scientificdevelopment.Islamiceducationistsrefer
to other duties that the teachers ought to care and undertake.
-Teachers shouldprovide a detailed studyof the Islamic civilization
anditsvaluesanddevelopments.The influencesoftheIslamicciviliza-
tion on the other civilizations should be focused, too.
-TeachersshouldprovideastudyofthecurrentIslamicsocietyforfa-
miliarizingtheelementsoftheceaselessmodificationandidentifyingthe
aspectsofitspowerandweakness.Pupilsshouldhavefullacquaintance
with all of the parts of the participation in establishing a perceptive,