WEBVTT 00:00:00.240 --> 00:00:09.019 Summary of the concepts of Ahl al-Sunnah 00:00:09.019 --> 00:00:13.080 The primary objective of education 00:00:13.080 --> 00:00:16.079 The primary objective of Islamic education 00:00:16.079 --> 00:00:20.079 It is the realization of true worship of Allah Almighty 00:00:20.079 --> 00:00:26.079 That worship which encompasses the entirety of human life and its orientations 00:00:26.079 --> 00:00:29.079 As Allah Almighty said: 00:00:29.079 --> 00:00:36.079 “Say: Lo! my worship and my sacrifice and my living and my dying are for Allah, Lord of the Worlds.” (6:162) 00:00:36.079 --> 00:00:38.079 He has no partner 00:00:38.079 --> 00:00:42.079 “He hath no partner. This am I commanded, and I am first of those who surrender (unto Him).” (6:163) 00:00:42.079 --> 00:00:44.079 And Almighty Allah said: 00:00:44.079 --> 00:00:51.009 “I created the jinn and humankind only that they might worship Me.” (51:56) 00:00:51.009 --> 00:00:54.619 Grasping the reality of this worldly life 00:00:54.619 --> 00:00:59.619 When the human soul clings to the earth and succumbs to its attractions 00:00:59.619 --> 00:01:02.619 It views this worldly life as immensely grand 00:01:02.619 --> 00:01:08.620 And worthy of a person living for it every single moment of their life 00:01:08.620 --> 00:01:13.709 But when the soul detaches from its earthbound connection and transcends above it 00:01:13.709 --> 00:01:16.709 And reflects upon what lies beyond it 00:01:16.709 --> 00:01:19.709 It beholds this world for what it truly is 00:01:19.709 --> 00:01:23.709 "And the worldly life is nothing but the enjoyment of delusion." 00:01:23.709 --> 00:01:29.709 It realizes then that it is worth nothing in comparison to the life of the Hereafter 00:01:29.709 --> 00:01:34.840 “O ye who believe! What aileth you that when it is said unto you: Go forth in the way of Allah, ye are bowed down to the ground with heaviness. Take ye pleasure in the life of the world rather than in the Hereafter? The comfort of the life of the world is but little in the Hereafter.” (9:38) 00:01:34.840 --> 00:01:39.840 “O ye who believe! What aileth you that when it is said unto you: Go forth in the way of Allah, ye are bowed down to the ground with heaviness. Take ye pleasure in the life of the world rather than in the Hereafter? The comfort of the life of the world is but little in the Hereafter.” (9:38) 00:01:39.840 --> 00:01:43.859 The liberation of man 00:01:43.859 --> 00:01:48.859 Indeed, among the aims of Islamic education 00:01:48.859 --> 00:01:51.859 Is the liberation of man in its comprehensive sense 00:01:52.859 --> 00:01:58.859 It is a liberation from every form of servitude other than servitude to Allah, the Truth 00:01:58.859 --> 00:02:01.859 A liberation from all false values 00:02:01.859 --> 00:02:07.920 And from the obstacles that hinder humanity's elevation, progress, and flourishing 00:02:07.920 --> 00:02:10.919 When this liberation is realized 00:02:10.919 --> 00:02:14.919 A person senses within themselves a formidable, active strength 00:02:14.919 --> 00:02:17.919 Unbound by anything other than the truth 00:02:17.919 --> 00:02:21.919 Submitting to nothing except what its Creator has commanded 00:02:21.919 --> 00:02:28.919 Thereupon, this strength establishes a system on earth that actualizes the way of Allah 00:02:28.919 --> 00:02:35.919 Meanwhile, modern advocates of human liberation seek his release from human moral restraints 00:02:35.919 --> 00:02:42.919 Through this untrammeled liberation, he becomes like an animal driven solely by its bestial desires 00:02:42.919 --> 00:02:47.139 Cultivating the righteous individual 00:02:47.139 --> 00:02:51.379 The process of cultivating the righteous individual 00:02:51.379 --> 00:03:00.379 Is the purification (tazkiyah) mentioned among the favors Allah bestowed upon the believers by sending the Messenger (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) 00:03:00.379 --> 00:03:07.419 “Allah verily hath shown grace to the believers by sending unto them a messenger of their own who reciteth unto them His revelations, and causeth them to grow, and teacheth them the Scripture and wisdom; although before (he came to them) they were in flagrant error.” (3:164) 00:03:07.419 --> 00:03:13.419 Reciting to them His verses, purifying them, and teaching them the Book and wisdom 00:03:13.419 --> 00:03:18.419 Although they were previously in clear error 00:03:18.419 --> 00:03:22.419 Ibn Ashur said: "Purification means cleansing: 00:03:22.419 --> 00:03:26.419 Cleansing the souls through the guidance of Islam." 00:03:26.419 --> 00:03:30.539 Thus, when Islamic education strives toward that end 00:03:30.539 --> 00:03:33.539 It does not strip man of his humanity 00:03:33.539 --> 00:03:37.539 Rather, it nurtures him into a deeply humanistic person by nature 00:03:37.539 --> 00:03:40.539 His heart overflowing with compassion for fellow human beings 00:03:41.539 --> 00:03:44.610 Despite all their inherent human weaknesses 00:03:44.610 --> 00:03:50.610 So when he enjoins good, forbids evil, and strives in the cause of Allah 00:03:50.610 --> 00:03:53.610 Which is an essential, defining trait of his character 00:03:53.610 --> 00:03:58.610 He does so because he desires guidance and goodness for people 00:03:58.610 --> 00:04:02.610 Performing these deeds out of love for Allah and as an act of worship 00:04:02.610 --> 00:04:08.610 Not because he seeks to dominate them or drive them before him in subjugation 00:04:08.610 --> 00:04:13.669 He is a balanced human being who does not yield to fleeting impulses 00:04:13.669 --> 00:04:16.670 For his intellect restrains him from rashness 00:04:16.670 --> 00:04:22.670 In short, he is a person who lives to his fullest potential in the real world 00:04:22.670 --> 00:04:26.670 While simultaneously striving to realize the ideal 00:04:26.670 --> 00:04:32.670 With no dichotomy in his inner self or in his world between reality and the ideal