The Educational System In Islam

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consequentcrises.Thisweaknesscausedthemostterriblecalamitiesthat
overcamethesocietiesandtraveledovertheintellects.Italsocomposed
thehorroranddismaythatthemodernmanhashadtoface.Involuntar-
ily,peoplesofthisworldhavebeenmisguided intoadeadend.Mean-
while,thegreatpowershavebeenchasingeachotherintheouterspace
andthe deepoceans,usingweaponsoftermination,suchasthe atomic
andnuclearbombs,forextendingtheirsupremacyandcolonialismover
the powerless peoples who possessed nothing for defending their
homelands.
Theprevalenceofthemoderncultureandtheincreaseofthescientific
renaissancecouldprovidenohelpinthefieldsofsavingmanfromwars
andtheotherarduousproblems.Somepeoplepresupposethatthepro-
motionofsciencesandcultures,asasubstituteforthereligiousandmor-
aldisciplines, mayguarantee peaceandluxury. Thispresuppositionis
toodegradedtobediscussed.Scienceisatwo-edgedweapon.Likebeing
usedforconstructionandreformation, itmaybe usedfordemolishing
anddeformation.Ithasbeenturnedintoacrisisandanessentialorigin
oftheinternationalhorrorandfearonlywhenpoliticiansandrulersneg-
lectedthe religiousrestraint.RobertMilkan says,“The mostimportant
matterinthislifeisthefaithintheactualityofminds,andthevalueof
ethics.The decline of thisbeliefhas been the directreasonbeyondthe
publicwar.Wemustnowexerteffortsforacquiringorbracingthisfaith,
lestsciencewillbeworthless,andthisworldwillbedisastrousforman-
kind.”.
RobertHushanceaffirms,“Asthematerialsciencehasattaineditsclimax
in the fields of knowledge, technology andnature, it has attained the
deepest point in the circle of policy and morality.”
Inconsequence,peoplehavebeenrecordingtheiroutstandingtriumphs
in the fieldsof biological and geologicalsciences. We areliving in the
competitionofinventions,andtherehasbeenamagnificentprogressin
theouterspaceandtheotherplanets.Humanityhadneverevendreamt
of reaching the surface of the moon. Moreover, there are serious en-
deavors to reach the other planets.
Weshouldaskwhethersuchexplorationsandinventionshaveachieved
goodforhumanityinthe fieldsofcooperation,association,andluxury,
ornot.Theansweristhatthecontraryhasoccurred.Suchscientificpro-
gresshastakenhumanitylowerandlowerinto thesavagefightingand
theenormousdisputation thatcarriedpermanenthorrortomankind.It
hasalsotakenmantothebottomofethicalworseningandsexualconfu-
sion.

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