The Educational System In Islam

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hadruined,bydecidingonthe bestrecognitionof Godandoptingfor
thebestwayofcherishingHimandcommittingtoHispaththroughac-
quiring virtues.”.
Thechurchstoppedinthefaceoftheintellectualsandanyinvitationto
progression and reformation. In the same way, it was recruited for
servingthebenefitsandtheilldeedsoftheimperialism.MerrillKurthy
says,“The alliance of the churchandthe rulingauthorities reachedits
climaxinthe occupiedterritories,especiallythestatesofNewEngland.
The variousreligious sects exploitededucation, which issurely a stra-
tegicweaponpurposedforsupportingthepoliticalpowersoftheruling
authoritiesandprotectingthemagainstthecompetitionofprincipalsand
anti habits..
Suchstatesgavethemissionsofteachingtothechurchmenexclusively.
Hence, it depended upon churchmen’s recognition..
Churchmen courted three hundred thousand scientists, among whom
thirtytwothousandweresentencedtoburningpenalty.Churchmenalso
punishedBorneothenaturalistforhisopinionofthepluralityofworlds.
Hewasburntalive.Bythe sametoken,Galileowassentencedtodeath
penalty for claiming the movement of the earth around the sun.
Asa result of suchstruggle, the revolutionarynaturalists decided that
science and religion should never come to an understanding..
This caused the other scientific and reformist organizationsto declare
waragainstchurchmenforeradicatingtheirfablesandintolerableregu-
lationsthatantagonizedthescientificandthelogicrules.Thisintellectu-
aluprisingbroughtabouttheFrenchrevolutionthatproducedtheChart
ofHumanRights.Themostremarkablearticlesofthischartwerethede-
clarationofequality,freedom,andjusticeamongpeopleapartfromtheir
different nationalities and races.
Inanyevent,thechurchcouldnotissueanyarticlereferringtothe sci-
entificorprofessionaleducation.Generally,theChristianeducationwas
subject to fables, myths, and parables of the churchmen.
Thanks to God, Islam has been using and equipping positively all
powersforfindingthesoundeducationaimingatdevelopingthehuman
conscienceandexpandingthesocialandintellectuallevelsinthebound-
aries of a single educational process upon the base of which the indi-
viduals are formed in one mode. This formation tends to pursue the
rightandjusticeandcompeteinthe fieldsofvirtueandgoodness.Un-
likeChristianityandJewism,thefeatureoftheIslamiceducationhasnot
beenasortofutterreligionorutterworldlyregulations,likethatofthe
Romans. It has been a harmonious structure of religion and worldly

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