The Educational System In Islam

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Chapter 1


INTRODUCTION


Theintellectualrenaissancesalloverhistoryhavebeentheinevitable
resultofthedevelopment,prosperity,andprogressofeducationandthe
reciprocal response to the social and individual lives. People that are
suppliedwiththe elementsofconsciouseducationwillindisputablyat-
taintheirgoalsinthefieldsofsociety,policy,andeconomy.Ontheother
hand,peoplelackingsuchdisciplineswillsurelyretardandbeunableto
catchthe procession of thecivilization andthe coincidingwith thede-
veloped nations.
Without the availability of the conscious education, -that aims at
achieving atrue composition anddevelopmentof the cognizance, and
constructingthepersonalities- manwilldefinitelybetooshorttoattain
scientific maturity and social evolution. Education should not be con-
sideredasaluxuriousmarkoranextradeluxephenomenon.Itis,incon-
sequence, a life necessity and a humane original affair that plays the
greatestroleintheindividuals’general,aswellastheprivate,lives.With
allofitsschemesandissues,educationisresponsiblefortrainingthein-
dividualsforassociatinginsocietiesaltogetherwith theirrules,regula-
tions, principals, and traditions. Moreover, it enables to socialize with
othersintheframeofsuchrules.Somecharacterizetheeducationasthe
mirroronwhichphilosophy,expectations,andgoalsofthesocietiesare
reflected.Humancivilizationhadneverbeenaheritagethatisreceived
easily. It was indeed a social tradition that took the greatest share of
man’sendeavorsforacquiringandsavingitforthousandsofyears.Edu-
cationhas been the onlycourse through which suchan effort-exerting
heritagewasconveyedtothe othergenerations.Thiseducationcarried,
trustfully,theintellectualfortunes,noblevalues,andesteemedhabitsto
thenextgenerations.Aneducationistexpresses thatthe reasonbeyond
the essentialityof education isthe fact thatbabies are not born ashu-
mans, but they become so through education..

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