The Educational System In Islam

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customs since it aims atachieving a comprehensive renovation of the
two. The Islamic education has taken in consideration all of the social
classestowhichithasdedicatedthemostexcellentcoursesbasedupon
the mostmodernmeans of civilization, development,progression, and
maturityof mankind.Itis theonlysource ofMuslims’ civilizationand
gloryallovertheirgoldenages.AnIslamic educationistsays,“Itisim-
possibleforanyeducationistorhistoriantodenythefactthattheIslamic
educationhasbeenthefirmgroundofMuslims’civilization.Theemin-
entidealitiesofthiseducationcomplywiththemoderntrends.Islamhas
sanctified knowledge and scholars, and elevated science to attain the
rankofworship.Ithascaredgreatlyforalltypesofeducationingeneral,
andthe spiritual,religious, and moralin specific. Islam has called for
liberty, equality, andequal opportunities of learning,disregarding the
socialclasses. Moreover, ithas eradicatedthe classification of societies
and imposed learning upon every Muslim -male and female- after it
provided every attainable means of studying.
The portals ofmosques, institutes,schools, andlibrariesin additionto
thescientificandliterarysessionswerewidelyopenbeforestudents.The
Islamic states provided the students and scholars with whatever they
needed,includinglodgings,freemedicalcare,andfinancialsupportsfor
guaranteeing good living and sparing enough time for studying. The
principalsofmoderneducation-thatcameforthinthetwentiethcentury
buthavenotbeenapplied yet-hadbeen conceivedandappliedbythe
Islamiceducationinitsgoldenagestensofyearsbeforethemodernfor-
mulation..Islamhaspresentedforallpeoplesonthisglobetheintellectu-
alboomsthat includedthe basesofrenaissance,progress,andcompre-
hensive rectification involving all of the courses of life.
Generally,Islamhasmadeknowledgetheessentialelementofthesocial
compositionand Muslims’collective revival.It has encouragedthe re-
ceiving of knowledge and made it one of the doctrinal precepts.
The imperialistic powers, initially, manipulated the Islamic homeland
anddivided itintosmallweakhumble statesthatlackthecapabilityof
self-defense. These small states wanted the potential of independence
sincetheimperialistsboundedthemtotheirwheel,andcontrolledthem
thoroughly. The next step of imperialism was terminating Muslims’
powersandgenuinenessbycontendingwiththeIslamicconscienceand
opposing the doctrine and morality.
TheyrecognizedthereasonthatmadeMuslimsachievethetriumphant
conquests-itwasthegenuinedoctrinethatrejectshumiliation,dishonor,
andslavery.Hence,theyequippedalltheirpowersandintelligencesfor

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