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The Age of Faith& KnowledgeIslamic Golden Age

Up till 15th Century

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This is Just an Overview of EducationSystem During Muslim Era

Most of the Accessible Material About That Age is Developed by the Westerns.

A Point to Think!

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The Holy Quran, Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 165:Verily, in the creation of the heavens and the earth and in thealternation of night and day, and in the ships which sail in the sea with

that which profits men, and in the water which Allah sends down fromthe sky and quickens therewith the earth after its death and scatterstherein all kinds of beasts, and in the change of the winds and theclouds pressed into service between the heaven and the earth areindeed Signs for the people who use their understanding.

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Islamic Empire

Expansion under Hadhrat Muhammad (s.a.w), 622-632Expansion during the Rashidun Caliphate, 632-661Expansion during the Umayyad Caliphate, 661-750

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Islamic Empire gathers knowledge from various civilizations such asNorth African, Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Byzantine, Mesopotamian,

Persian, Indian, & Chinese. Baghdad, Cairo, & Cordoba were intellectuacenters.

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But One Can findMostly ,Western Writers Mention Greek Civilization and Sciences as the

Source of Inspiration for Muslim Scientific Development

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Paper is Just an Example

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First Degree Awarding Institute

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Concept of degree-grantinguniversity originated in Muslimworld. Worlds oldestuniversities are University of Al-Karaouine in Fez, Morocco

in 859 and Al-AzharUniversity in Cairo, Egypt in975.

Al-Karaouine in Fez, Morocco

Bimaristan (hospitals ) wereseparate from mentalinstitutions and quarantinehospitals. They also issuedIjazah degree for medical

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Educational Institutions

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Major Types

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Types of Institutions

Elementary EducationMaktab

Helqa-e-dars

The Bookshop Schools

Vocational Institute

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Types of Institutions

Higher EducationMedresah:Law School

Bimarista: Medical CollageLibrary Schools

Halqa-e-darsLiterary SalonsObservatory

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The Curriculum

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The Ultimate Purpose

to make students to beable to understand the

divine guidance

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Consciousness of

Almighty Allah

Strengthening Islamic

Beliefsystem

Life skills

for self-reliancedliving

Medical

knowledgefor healthyliving

PracticingWays ofIslamic

code of life

Prophet hoodof Hazrat

Muhammad(S.A.W )

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Islamic Ideology

Islamic EducationSystem

Teachers Trainingin Islamic

Perspective

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The Curriculum

E l e m e n

t a r y

E d u c a

t i o n Subjects

Quran

Islamic addab

Language

Oratory

Poetry

Arithmetic

SkillsReading

Writing

Speech

Calculations

Riding

Swimming AgeGroup:

6-14

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The Curriculum

E l e m e n

t a r y

E d u c a

t i o n

VocationalSubjects

Medicine Geometry Trade Commerce

Engineering Age

Group:14+

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The Curriculum

H i g

e r

E d u c a

t i o n Quran

Hadith Comparative Religion Law Sociology& Psychology Linguistics & Literature Philosophy Natural Sciences Mathematics Medicine Geography {Music}

Subjects

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Dont nag for

correction

Freedom from

anxiety forlearning

Instructionsaccording to

students ability

Physical

Punishment last resort

Praise andmotivation for

learning

Simple food insmall quantity

Class instructionIs better than

individual

Never Abusestudents

Teacher mustbe kind tostudents

Beliefs About Teaching and Learning

History of Islamic Origin of Western Education by Nakosteen

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Teaching

Argumentation

Questioning

Article Readings

Lectures Discussion

Study Circle

Peer Reviews

Muid (Assistant Teacher)

Memorization

Writing

Learning

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Women Education

Separate classes in Holy Prophet's(PBUH) era

Ummhat-ul-mominin as Source of Islamic Education

Women can earn degree and teach

Normally, no participation in vocational training

13 th century scholar mentioned 1075 female scholars

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Schools in Muslim India

Southern India: one school for each 500 people

Bengal: 100,000Madaras, 19 th Centery

Punjab: literacy ishigher than British raj

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This is Just an Overview

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