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**UrUROFlS** · 06-26-2012, 12:49 PM

There was colonial assault on Muslim lands by the inheritors of crusaders in which they liquidated many a Muslim (if not Islamic) Empires - Mughal, Ottoman, Sokoto.

The post colonial period is of economic colonialism - continuation of colonialism by other means.

One consequence of this political situation is increasing constriction of educational, social, cultural, economic and political space of Muslims.

How to reclaim that territory, not the physical but educational, social, economic and political, is the big question that faces the Ummah today.

What should be done in the education sector?

This thread was inspired by the following comment in another thread:

i dont doubt their sincerity but they are fixing a dam breach with a scotch tape. the best they can do in their term is:
a) introduce actual islamic education alongside secular education in schools and colleges.
b) take steps to eradicate central banking and usury.
this will hit the liberal/secularists hard and pave way for a more islamic government in future.

The highlighted statement is the one that concerns us.
Here brother MH16388 is suggesting that the newly elected Egyptian President should introduce Islamic education along side secular education.

Humble suggestion on part of yours truly is that we Muslims have to go a step further.

We Muslims have to go for wholesome education of our children in which separation of secular and religious education is at the level of specialization only.

Yours truly does not know about the education system in Egypt but expects the situation to be a mirror of that in India for the situation have far too many similarities. Both countries were former Muslim Empires (if not Islamic). Both were sacked by the British. If we, in India, had Jamaluddin Afghani, Sir Syed, Shibli Nomani and Maulana Maududi (talking about a certain streams only) then they too had Jamaluddin Afghani, Muhammed Abduh, Rashid Rida and Hasan Al-Banna and Syed Qutb.

So the educational situation too is likely to be the same. ( I shall insert the nuance that perhaps is not crucial but is firmly there on the periphery of the present topic. In India we have the appearance and rise of Deoband, may Allah (SWT) protect this blessing till the end times. In Egypt we have decline and disintegration of Al-Azhar - the institution that gave the modern university structure to the world including Europe.)

And the educational situation is either the same or worse in other Muslim countries.

So what is this whole some education?

It is complete integration of modern and religious education.

We can amplify on these points but for an OP it is already long and other brothers and sisters can take over from here.

06-26-2012, 12:49 PM	#1
UrUROFlS Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 466 Senior Member	Wholesome Education of Muslim Children There was colonial assault on Muslim lands by the inheritors of crusaders in which they liquidated many a Muslim (if not Islamic) Empires - Mughal, Ottoman, Sokoto. The post colonial period is of economic colonialism - continuation of colonialism by other means. One consequence of this political situation is increasing constriction of educational, social, cultural, economic and political space of Muslims. How to reclaim that territory, not the physical but educational, social, economic and political, is the big question that faces the Ummah today. What should be done in the education sector? This thread was inspired by the following comment in another thread: i dont doubt their sincerity but they are fixing a dam breach with a scotch tape. the best they can do in their term is: a) introduce actual islamic education alongside secular education in schools and colleges. b) take steps to eradicate central banking and usury. this will hit the liberal/secularists hard and pave way for a more islamic government in future. The highlighted statement is the one that concerns us. Here brother MH16388 is suggesting that the newly elected Egyptian President should introduce Islamic education along side secular education. Humble suggestion on part of yours truly is that we Muslims have to go a step further. We Muslims have to go for wholesome education of our children in which separation of secular and religious education is at the level of specialization only. Yours truly does not know about the education system in Egypt but expects the situation to be a mirror of that in India for the situation have far too many similarities. Both countries were former Muslim Empires (if not Islamic). Both were sacked by the British. If we, in India, had Jamaluddin Afghani, Sir Syed, Shibli Nomani and Maulana Maududi (talking about a certain streams only) then they too had Jamaluddin Afghani, Muhammed Abduh, Rashid Rida and Hasan Al-Banna and Syed Qutb. So the educational situation too is likely to be the same. ( I shall insert the nuance that perhaps is not crucial but is firmly there on the periphery of the present topic. In India we have the appearance and rise of Deoband, may Allah (SWT) protect this blessing till the end times. In Egypt we have decline and disintegration of Al-Azhar - the institution that gave the modern university structure to the world including Europe.) And the educational situation is either the same or worse in other Muslim countries. So what is this whole some education? It is complete integration of modern and religious education. We can amplify on these points but for an OP it is already long and other brothers and sisters can take over from here.
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