TEACHER

EDUCATION
IN
PAKISTAN
(8626)
 TEACHER
AND
Unit 2 TEACHING
(ISLAMIC
PERSPECTIVE)
 OBJECTIVES
Understand the spirit of
Islamic education and
the foundations laid
down for the teachers.

Explain the
After studying this unit development of
you will be able to teacher training in the
period of Islamic Era.

Develop teaching
strategies in the light of
Quran and Hadith.
 Teacher in Islamic Education
The teacher had a key position in the Islamic Education system.

During the early stages of Islamic History, teacher made supplanted contribution
in 'spreading the message of Islam.

They had a clear understanding of their responsibility and wonderful ability to

discharge it through the course of centuries under varied conditions.

Teacher during the early period were none other than the bare soldiers who carried
the message of Islam to remote lands under very unfavorable circumstances.
Teacher in Islamic Education
The Islamic system of education is
essentially different from the
education of monasteries in the
medieval ages in the sense that
there was no priest crafts or
degree among the Muslim who
held undisputed monopoly over
education.
The system of Islamic Education helped
the teacher to make the best of his
abilities and to educate his students in a
balanced way. Teachers in the Islamic
Education system has to set a good
example and society demanded higher
standards of morality from them than
others.
 They should be
open minded

They should be
Distinctive ambassador and
features of the peace maker
teachers in the
Muslim world are
briefly given
They should be
below
judges and muftis.

They should be
revolution arise.
 They instruct and
There were three
trained the
classed of They were not full The major
children under
teachers in the time teachers. purpose of
Islamic
early stage of The teachers teaching is to
education
Islam the devoted greater intimate contact
system where
companions of part of their time between mature
purposeful broad
the Prophet to teaching personality and a
based education
(PBUH), their religious less mature
has precedence
successors and chronicles. personality.
over narrow
the Ulema.
specialization.
 Responsibilities of Teachers in Islamic Education
To hold an intimate study of the social
problems, these will have not only a
historical value, but will also provide us
with certain organizational and
administrative patterns which may help us
The in solving the educational tangle at
present.
teachers
were An assessment of the status of teaching
responsible profession can be made by considering
professional autonomy, for system of rights
and responsibilities the remuneration, the
professional pride, the freedom to take
part in public affairs and the degree of
public recognition.
 Quranic Concept of Teacher Education

The significance that

“Read. In the name has been attached
of the Lord Who to education in Islam
Islam and Education creates man from a is amply illustrated in
The most repeated
are interconnected. clot, read: And the Quran where the
word in Quran after
The very first Lord (Allah) is the essential pre-
‘Allah’ is that of
revelation is about most Bounteous, Who requisites of
“Knowledge”.
education. teaches by the pen, education such as
teaches man that pen, ink and paper
which he knew not”. have been greatly
edified.
 ‫قرآن پاک میں خدا فرماتا ہے‬
‫کہ خدا نے حضرت آدم کو وہ‬
‫"علم" عطا کیا تھا جس سے‬
‫فرشتوں کو محروم رکھا گیا‬
‫تھا۔ “اور اس نے آدم علیہ‬
‫السالم کو تمام نام سکھائے‬
‫‪ ،‬پھر فرشتوں کو دکھایا‪ :‬اگر‬
‫تم سچے ہو تو مجھے ان کے‬
‫نام سے آگاہ کرو۔ انہوں نے‬
‫کہا‪ :‬تسبیح کرو! ہمیں کوئی‬
‫بچت نہیں بچتی لو! صرف‬
‫وہی ‪ ،‬جاننے واال ‪ ،‬عقلمند "۔‬
‫‪◦In Surah Al-Mujadila of Quran, God says,‬‬
‫“ہللا ان لوگوں کو جو تم میں سے ایمان الئے گا ‪ ،‬اور جو ◦‬
‫اعلی درجہ کے علم رکھتے ہیں ان کو بلند فرمائے گا۔ جو‬
‫کچھ تم کرتے ہو ہللا اس سے باخبر ہے۔‬
Prophet (PBUH), Education and Teacher

The example of guidance and

knowledge with which Allah has
sent me is like abundant rain falling
The life of Prophet (PBUH) is a
on the earth. Some of which was
complete and perfect model of an
fertile soil that absorbed rainwater
educator (Muhalim). He taught the
and brought forth vegetation and
people regarding all aspects of life.
grass in abundance. This is the
Bukhari narrated that Prophet said:
example of person who
comprehends Allah; religion and
learns and then teach others.

There is an organic
relationship between
education and the
traditions and beliefs
of a given society.
The Quranic facts and
principles cannot be
treated by a
To start with man is committed Muslim as
considered to have a assumption or
good nature (fitrah). hypotheses which are
potentially provable
through observation or
any other means.

In a democratic
society, the school
tries to promote the
democratic ways of
life among its pupils,
the very sante thing
should apply to an
Islamic society.
This fact is emphasized
These all facts must be
in the Quran and the
a part of a Muslim
Hadith, but is referred
teacher.
to as an assumption.
Methods of Teaching from Islamic Perspective

The kindness of the Prophet (PBUH) to his followers is mentioned in

the Quran Surah 3: 159 stated that the Prophet been severed or harsh
hearted they would have taken away from about him”.

In Surah 1:88, he ordered “Lower his wing ingentleness to the

believers. “Phrase” wa-kfid Janakha” which is used in the Ayeh in
reference to this intimate relationship is originally used to describe
birds which cover their youngsters with their wings.
 When the educator
The teacher who is In order to achieve fails to choose the
keen to make easy the aim, he will light time, negative
for his student to have to consider results are likely to
arouse their interest the methods which come. This principle
will not achieve this will employ, such as is in accordance
by merely having choosing the with a Hadith,
feeling of this kind. proper timing. attributed to Ibn
Masud.
 Teaching pupil how to
write a sentence correctly
may be achieved by
asking to write it on the
writing board or in the
notebook or by asking to
watch a skillful pupil.

Many other methods of

teaching were used by the
Prophet: Some of them are
telling stories, asking
questions, dedication and
giving metaphase etc