DARK AGES

WAR

‘JAHILLIYAH’

Learning From Islamic

Perspective

General education And LearningFrom IslamicPerspective

Learning Approaches

LearningProcesses

Children’sEarly Education

Priorities ofKnowledge

General Education from Islamic General Education from Islamic PerspectivePerspective

• Involves Involves a teacher, a studenta teacher, a student and and knowledgeknowledge which are transferred which are transferred between them.between them.

•Learning as a means of Learning as a means of worshipping worshipping God God (ibadah).(ibadah).

•Consider the next life to be Consider the next life to be the most the most important phase of human important phase of human existenceexistence..

The Curriculum of Islamic The Curriculum of Islamic LearningLearning

• Based on the tradition of early scholars:- Based on the tradition of early scholars:-

-students were required -students were required to follow a to follow a particular school of legal though particular school of legal though (mathhab).(mathhab).

-the techniques of learning were -the techniques of learning were to absorb to absorb rather than questioning. rather than questioning.

-the -the Maulana, Maulana, religious scholar religious scholar dispense dispense formulae and prescriptions for things formulae and prescriptions for things without any explanation.without any explanation.

1. Educational Integrated Approach

2. An appreciation of Islam in Curricular Approach

3. Philosophy Approach

4. Spiritual Approach

5. Mankind Development Approach

• Educational Integrated ApproachEducational Integrated Approach -a source from -a source from Al-Qur’anAl-Qur’an and and HadisHadis --initiative and disciplineinitiative and discipline is strongly emphasize is strongly emphasize• Appreciation of Islam in Curricular ApproachAppreciation of Islam in Curricular Approach -included the -included the inculcation of Islamic valuesinculcation of Islamic values -to ensure that the students -to ensure that the students try to apply the Islamic try to apply the Islamic values to their daily lifevalues to their daily life• Philosophy ApproachPhilosophy Approach -children will be trained -children will be trained using the method of using the method of

philosophyphilosophy -this approach -this approach ensure the students to possess a ensure the students to possess a

healthy healthy mind mind • Spiritual ApproachSpiritual Approach -included -included worship worship (iman)(iman) and and devotion devotion (taqwa)(taqwa)• Human Development ApproachHuman Development Approach -involves the -involves the cultivation of moral values to mould the cultivation of moral values to mould the

students students -curriculum -curriculum needs to be carried outneeds to be carried out

Learning Process from

Islamic Perspective

FIRST LEVEL:Birth - 8months

SECOND LEVEL:‘mumayyiz’ age –

adulthood

Learning Process form the Learning Process form the Islamic PerspectiveIslamic Perspective

• The levels of the learning processThe levels of the learning process

--two levelstwo levels

• Learning process at the second stageLearning process at the second stage

-will be taught about -will be taught about Al-Qur’anAl-Qur’an

-should be guided -should be guided by the eldest and teachersby the eldest and teachers

-should be emphasize-should be emphasize about the appropriate about the appropriate waysways

to behave to behave (adab)(adab)

--should be taught should be taught how to behave sociallyhow to behave socially and and basic basic

educationeducation such as learning such as learning Al-Qur’anAl-Qur’an and and HadisHadis

Children’s Early

Education based on Islamic

Perspective

1.Inculcation of Faith

4. MentalEducation

5. Social Education

2. Moral Education

3. Physical Education

• Inculcation of FaithInculcation of Faith -will be able -will be able to recognizeto recognize and and differentiate the differentiate the bad and good thingsbad and good things -will be taught -will be taught how to pronounce each word of how to pronounce each word of

Al-Qur’anAl-Qur’an -at 7 year old, they have to be trained -at 7 year old, they have to be trained to prayto pray• Moral EducationMoral Education -involves -involves principlesprinciples and and believesbelieves concerning concerning right and wrong behaviourright and wrong behaviour -forbade adults -forbade adults to show lying habitsto show lying habits, , exposing exposing

theirtheir ‘ ‘aurah’aurah’ and and wearing silk for the sons wearing silk for the sons --treat the eldest welltreat the eldest well and and take good caretake good care of their of their parentsparents

• Physical EducationPhysical Education -need to be given more attention in fulfilling -need to be given more attention in fulfilling theirtheir physiological needs physiological needs -should be given -should be given proper food with enough proper food with enough nutrientsnutrients -encouraged doing -encouraged doing outdoor activitiesoutdoor activities• Mental EducationMental Education --Al-Qur’anAl-Qur’an and and lawslaws --IslamicIslamic and and secular matterssecular matters --Islamic historyIslamic history --Islamic cultureIslamic culture• Social EducationSocial Education -to prepare the children with the -to prepare the children with the appropriate appropriate

valuesvalues -inculcate the values of -inculcate the values of brotherhood, forgiveness brotherhood, forgiveness

and and braverybravery -need to understand well about the -need to understand well about the neighbourhoodneighbourhood

Priorities of Knowledge due to Priorities of Knowledge due to Islamic PerspectiveIslamic Perspective

• The sourceThe source -revealed knowledge-revealed knowledge -non-revealed knowledge-non-revealed knowledge

• The level of obligationThe level of obligation -individually requisite knowledge -individually requisite knowledge (fardhu ain)(fardhu ain) -socially requisite knowledge -socially requisite knowledge (fardhu kifayah)(fardhu kifayah)

• The social functionThe social function -praiseworthy knowledge-praiseworthy knowledge -permissible knowledge-permissible knowledge -blameworthy knowledge-blameworthy knowledge

The Islamic educational system never divorce mind from soul.Islamic education system must deeply rooted in a metaphysics derived from the comprehensive vision of the Al Qur’an.Islamic education aims is to provide a milieu for the total and balanced development of every student in every sphere.