Chapter 29

ISLAMIC MENTAL and SPECULATIVE

EDUCATION

Islamhasbetakenman’sconscience,aswellasthementalandspecu-
lativepowers,asthechiefgroundofconstructingtheeducationalentity.
Thus,itdedicatedthegrandpowerstothereformationofimpulses,the
maturityof thenobletendencies, andtheincapacity oftheevilones so
that manwould be actuallyGod’s representative inthis earththrough
constituting the right and enjoining justice and seeking the good.
Islam hasfocused its concernment onthe mental frames in orderto
savethem from disintegration, collapse, and frailty, andsaturate with
thespiritsoffaith,willpower,andself-determination.Infact,Islamhas
appliedthisexcellenteducationtothelife.Theoldmenwererushingto
thebattlefieldsforthesakeofguardingtheprincipalsoftheirgrandreli-
gion.The youthwerealsoarmored withpowers ofbelief andstruggle
forthesakeofright.Theyattainedthetopofloyaltywhentheylefttheir
fathersand brotherswho tarriedin the battleof Tabuk. However, the
Prophet asked them to associate with their families later on.
TheIslamiceducationoverflowedwithimmensespiritualpowersthat
arekept inthe firstMuslimswhosefeelings andemotionsweretotally
capturedbyIslam.Theyformedasinglebodythatwastiedbyreligious
emotionsandsinglewordsandtrends.Thepowersofbelief,whichisthe
most fastening than any other bond, tied these trends.