The great educators:-

Quranic verses as regards Rasulullah being a teacher :-

The Quran affirms the fact that Rasulullah is a teacher to the people and to all mankind despite
his illiteracy and his desert environment.

Allah says: “It is He who sent among the illiterate ones a Messenger from among them —
reciting to them His verses,
purifying them and teaching them the Book and wisdom.Although they were in manifest error
before this.” (62: 2)

Allah says: “We sent you to the people as a Messenger.Allah is sufficient as a witness.” (4: 79)

Allah says: “We sent you to all the people as a bearer of glad tidings and a Warner. But most
people do not know.” (34: 28)

The Sunnah testifies that Rasulullah is a teacher:-

The pure Sunnah also testifies that Rasulullah is an insightful teacher.

Hadith 1: Ibn Majah and Darami narrate on the authority of 'Abdullah

ibn ‘Amr Ibn al-‘As who said: "Once Rasulullah came out of one
of his room and entered the musjid [an-Nabawi]. He saw two groups
of people: one group was reciting the Qur'an and supplicating to Allah
& while the other group was engaged in learning and teaching. [Upon
seeing this] Rasulullah said: ‘All of them are doing good. These are
reciting the Qur’an and supplicating to Allah If Allah wills, He will give them [what they are
supplicating for] and if He wills He will not give them. As for these, they are teaching and
learning, and I have been sent as a teacher.' He then sat with this second group.
Indeed, Allah certainly sent him as a teacher. This teacher and this great tutor -there is no
human who is a greater teacher than him - and this insightful unlettered guide, and this
Messenger who was a luminous conveyor [of Allah’s message] - it is for his teaching and
guidance that many nations are indebted to and many nations and societies numbering
hundreds of millions in various corners of the inhabited world respect, who pay heed to, who
seek direction through his guidance, and who seek the pleasure of Allah by following and
emulating him.
Whoever ponders over his superb consideration to the Arabs
despite their hard nature, their extreme crudeness, the mutual
aversion of their temperaments, how Rasulullah led them,
bore their crudeness and exercised patience over their taunts till
they submitted to him, rallied around him, fought for him and in defence of him the most revered
people in their eyes, i.e. they fought their fathers and relatives to the defence of Rasulullah gave
preference to him over their own selves, and they gave up their loved ones, their homeland,their
families and brothers in his obedience and for his pleasure. All this was done solely for him
despite his not having learnt to
read and write, not having studied the books of the past peoples nor of previous reformers. The
one who contemplates over all this will realize that Rasulullah alone is the first teacher, the
Messenger who was sent [by Allah ] and that he is the leader of the worlds. Allah’s peace and
salutations.

Hadith 2: Muslim narrates in the Book of Divorce in his Sahih the

incident concerning the Prophet giving the choice to his noble wives
[of remaining in marriage to him or in separating from him]. He
commenced with ‘A’ishah radiyallahu ‘anha and she chose to remain
with him. She also desired that he does not inform the other wives that
she chose to remain with him. So Rasulullah replied to her thus:
“Allah neither sent me as a person who causes difficulty to others
nor did He send me as one who desires hardship and difficulty for others. Rather, He sent me as
a teacher and one who causes ease [to the people],.”

Hadith 3: Muslim narrates on the authority of Mu'awiyah ibn al-Hakam

as-Sulami & who said: “While I was offering the salah with Rasulullah, a person in the
congregation sneezed. So I made the following supplication for him: 'May Allah ? have mercy on
you.’ [Upon saying this], all the people began staring at me. So I said: ‘How great is the
affliction of my mother for she is bereft of me! What is wrong with you
people? Why are you staring at me in this manner?' They then began
striking their thighs with their hands [an indication to remain silent].
When I saw them asking me to remain silent, I remained silent.’ When
Rasulullah completed the salah, he called me. May my father and
mother be sacrificed for him, I never came across a teacher before
him nor after him better than him in teaching. I take an oath by Allah
that he neither reproached me, nor struck me nor was he abusive to
me. [All that he said to me was this]: 'In this salah there should be no
speech of mankind. All that it should have is the glorification [of Allah], mentioning the greatness
[of Allah ] and recitation of the
Quran."’
Apart from the praises of Allah, glorifying Him, reciting the Qur’an, supplicating, etc. the speech
of mankind is prohibited
in salali. Therefore, replying to a person who sneezes, a person
who greets you, a person who asks you a question, etc. are acts
that would nullify the salah.
In commenting on this Hadith, Imam Nawawi rahmatulldhi ‘alayh writes: “This Hadith displays
the grand character of Rasulullah which is testified by Allah Himself. It also shows his kindness
to an ignorant person, his compassion and beneficence to his followers. The Hadith teaches us
to adopt the character of Rashlullah in being kind to an ignorant person, in teaching him in a
nice manner, in being compassionate to him and teaching him the correct thing to do.”
HISTORY TESTIFIES TO RASULULLAH'S PERFECT PERSONALITY AS A TEACHER:-

History also bears testimony to the fact that Rasulullah was a

teacher and what a great teacher he was! A cursory glance at the state of humanity before him
and what it was transformed into after his messenger-ship will give us the clearest testimony
and proof in establishing this fact.
If we were to consider the teaching examples from the human race and which mankind
witnessed after the Messenger, the teacher, we will see that they portray the strongest proof of
the eminence of this great teacher and instructor. The names of all other great personalities in
the world of teaching and training become insignificant before him.
Is there another teacher at whose hands there qualified a greater
number and more guided students than at the hands of this noble Messenger at whose hands
so many Sahabah and their
followers qualified? In what condition were these companions before his advent? And how were
they transformed thereafter?
Every single one of these companions is a clear proof of the greatness of this unique and
matchless teacher and instructor.
This reminds us of a statement made by a very brilliant legist. He says: “If Rasulullah had no
miracle but the Sahabah
alone, they would have been sufficient to prove his prophet- hood.

The educational methods of our prophet (PBUH) :-

1:He rewarded and appreciated positive behaviours .

2 :He used to give examples suitable to the topic.
3:He taught by practice.
4: He used to explain making use of drawings.
5: He used to repeat things.
6:He made learners write.
7:He used to criticize the BEHAVIOUR NOT THE AGENT.

Reference:-
Book name : prophet Muhammad,the perfect teacher.
Writer : shaikh Abdul fattah,Abu ghuddah, and rahamtullahi
Publisher : zam zam publisher Karachi.