The Educational System In Islam

to the hadiths in Khorasan, Iraq, Hijaz, Egypt, Syria, and the Arabian
Peninsula.
AsAbut-Teyib at-Tabariintended toemigratefor learningfrom Mo-
hammedbin Ayubar-Radi,hiswife preventedhim. Whenheknew of
ar-Radi’s decease, he moaned, tore his clothes, smeared in dust, and
shouted, “Ihave been informedof the death of the manthat you had
preventedmefromjoininghim.”Hence,hiswifeconsoledhimandper-
mitted to emigrate for learning.
Abdullahbinal-Mubaraksaid,“Iexaminedthescholarsandcheckedthe
Syrian, Iraqi,Persian,andHijazi people,butI couldnotfind literature
butwiththreemen;IbnAwnwhoseimpulseisliterature,andabdul-Az-
izbinDawud,whoseprofessionisliterature,andWahabal-Malikiwho
was born with the literature.”.
Muslimsinthegoldenagewerecompetingwitheachotheronlearning
andrecordingthehadiths.Theyusedtowelcomeandreceivetheschol-
arswarmly forlisteningandcomingbytheirinformation.WhenImam
as-SadiqarrivedinKufa,peoplecrowdedaroundhimtoaskforfatwas
and religious rulings. Mohammed bin Maruf al-Hilali reported, “I
traveledtoHiraformeetingJafarbinMohammed–as-Sadiq-,butIcould
notreachhimforthecrowdsthatencompassedhim.Onthefourthday,
hesawmeandaskedtoapproximatehim.Hence,peopleleft.Ifollowed
whenhewenttothetombofImamAli.IheardhiswordswhileIwasac-
companying him.”.
Historiansrelatethat peopleofBaghdadwelcomedAbuBakrJafarbin
Mohammed,the famousscholar,beforehereachedtheland.He prom-
isedhewoulddeliveralectureinacertainplace.Thirtythousandindi-
viduals attended the lecture and 316 were dictating..
AlibinMohammedal-Basrirelated:Aswe attendedthesessionofAbu
IsaacIbrahimbinAliforreceivingtheknowledgeofhadith,hewassit-
tingonhishouseandpeoplewerefillingthestreettoexcess.Iintended
totakeagoodplace;hence,Iwentthereinthedawn,butIfoundsome
peoplehadpreceded me.Theremusthavebeen morethanthirtythou-
sand persons who attended these lectures.”.
Abdullahbinal-Mubarakwasaskedwhatheshoulddoifherealizeshe
would die a few hours later. He said, “I will take initiative to learning.”.
ThishighlyconsiderablespiritisoneoftheIslamicinspirationsandillu-
mination.TheyprovethefactthatMuslimsweregreatlyconcernedwith
learning.Circumstancesthathelpedintheemigrationforlearningwere
theextensionof theIslamicStateandtheunityofthe formallanguage,