The Educational System In Islam

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Itcalledforconfiningintemplesandchurches.TheChristianeducation,
asaneducationistemphasizes,dedicateditsmission tothepreparation
fortheotherlife.Meanwhile,itneglectedthediscussionofanyworldly
affair, includingthose aiming fordeveloping the acceptabletastes and
intellectuals.From thiscause, we canrule thatthe Christian education
antagonizedthe liberalindividualeducationofthe Greeks,andthe sci-
entific one of the Romans..
Priestsdevotedalleffortstotheaffairsoftheotherlife.Willulaconfirms,
“The essential purpose of education is reforming what ourforefathers
hadruined,bydecidingonthe bestrecognitionof Godandoptingfor
thebestwayofcherishingHimandcommittingtoHispaththroughac-
quiring virtues.”.
Thechurchstoppedinthefaceoftheintellectualsandanyinvitationto
progression and reformation. In the same way, it was recruited for
servingthebenefitsandtheilldeedsoftheimperialism.MerrillKurthy
says,“The alliance of the churchandthe rulingauthorities reachedits
climaxinthe occupiedterritories,especiallythestatesofNewEngland.
The variousreligious sects exploitededucation, which issurely a stra-
tegicweaponpurposedforsupportingthepoliticalpowersoftheruling
authoritiesandprotectingthemagainstthecompetitionofprincipalsand
anti habits..
Suchstatesgavethemissionsofteachingtothechurchmenexclusively.
Hence, it depended upon churchmen’s recognition..
Churchmen courted three hundred thousand scientists, among whom
thirtytwothousandweresentencedtoburningpenalty.Churchmenalso
punishedBorneothenaturalistforhisopinionofthepluralityofworlds.
Hewasburntalive.Bythe sametoken,Galileowassentencedtodeath
penalty for claiming the movement of the earth around the sun.
Asa result of suchstruggle, the revolutionarynaturalists decided that
science and religion should never come to an understanding..
This caused the other scientific and reformist organizationsto declare
waragainstchurchmenforeradicatingtheirfablesandintolerableregu-
lationsthatantagonizedthescientificandthelogicrules.Thisintellectu-
aluprisingbroughtabouttheFrenchrevolutionthatproducedtheChart
ofHumanRights.Themostremarkablearticlesofthischartwerethede-
clarationofequality,freedom,andjusticeamongpeopleapartfromtheir
different nationalities and races.
Inanyevent,thechurchcouldnotissueanyarticlereferringtothe sci-
entificorprofessionaleducation.Generally,theChristianeducationwas
subject to fables, myths, and parables of the churchmen.

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