The Educational System In Islam

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The Neccesity of Education

Education is a life necessity anda genuine human concernthrough
whichmentalandsocialconstituentsareattained.Itissurelyman’sdis-
tinctivefeature.Aswellassocieties,educationisnecessaryforindividu-
als.Aneducationistsays,“Forindividuals,educationisaprocessofso-
cialnormalizationthatgivesthecharacterofhumanity,whichisthedis-
tinctivefeature.Everybodyknowsthatindividualsinherittheirbiologic-
alroots,suchascolorsofeyes,hair,tallness,andtheotherphysicalfea-
tures,fromtheirfathersandforefathers.Thementalandsocialconstitu-
entsofpersonalitiesaregainedonlythrougheducation.Onthataccount,
the basic chore of education helps in acquiring the human features.
Hence,education isnecessary forindividualsandsocietiesin anequal
degree.”.
Education provideswith the individual elementsandhabits the influ-
enceofwhichremainsforever.Somepsychologistsaffirmthatbabiesac-
tuallyrestuponothers,togreatextent,intheminimalneededhabits,the
most significant ethical andintellective specifications, and the general
manners of people, life, and labor. Mostly, babies behave unfeelingly,
butassoonastheylearn howtoimitate gentleindividuals,thisethical
andemotionalinfluencewillpersist.Shortly,thisimitationchangesinto
a habit that is a second nature. Imitation, however, is one of the two
waysthroughwhichtheindividualspecificationsareobtained,andper-
sonal ethics are constituted..
It is, then, a life element and a basic principal of personal perfection
sinceitplaystheroleofcoinciding,developing,andmaturingtheindi-
viduals. An educational analystsays,“Education is necessaryfor indi-
vidualsaswellassocietiesbecausethenewbornindividualscannotbe
regarded asmaturesocial humanbeings. Biologically, they arehuman
beings,butimmaturesincetheyareincapableofassociatingandaccom-
modating insocieties. Thisfact unveils the importanceof education in
helping in developing and maturing individuals and their potentials,
preparations,andskillstomaximum.Inlikemanner,educationhelpsin
acquiringthesocialcharactersforassociatingandbelongingtosocieties.
Thus,itisimportantforbothindividualsandsocieties.Itisasocialne-
cessity, and an individual necessity, too.”.
Educationistheoneandonlymeansofachievingmaturity,andraising
theindividualandsociallevels;therefore,itisabindingnecessityoflife
and a significant part in the entities of societies and individuals.

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