The nature of Islamic education
Education is a transmission of values and knowledge. It involves teaching, learning, socialization and enculturation. Islamic education is comprehensive (shamil), balanced, and it targets personality development, cognizant mind set, patriotism, open-mindedness, intellectual, spiritual and harmonio...
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Center for Promoting Ideas, USA
2017
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| Summary: | Education is a transmission of values and knowledge. It involves teaching, learning, socialization and
enculturation. Islamic education is comprehensive (shamil), balanced, and it targets personality development,
cognizant mind set, patriotism, open-mindedness, intellectual, spiritual and harmonious coexistence. Education in
Islam focuses on beneficial knowledge which has a direct influence on the receiver. It moulds both the intellectual
faculties and character of the individual. The best educator in Islam was Prophet Muhammad and he is a perfect
role model for all teachers (uswatanhassanah) and educators. He was able to educate humans through the
Qur’an and the hadith, the fundamental sources of Islamic education, through action and speech and through
wisdom, with its diverse levels and varieties. It is important to note that Islamic education is not mere
memorization of some Islamic texts; rather it is the comprehensive and conscious understanding of all aspects of
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