Summary of Sunni concepts | 45- Concepts about the purpose of education

0:00 Summary of the concepts of Ahl al-Sunnah

0:09 The primary objective of education

0:13 The primary objective of Islamic education

0:16 It is the realization of true worship of Allah Almighty

0:20 That worship which encompasses the entirety of human life and its orientations

0:26 As Allah Almighty said:

0:29 “Say: Lo! my worship and my sacrifice and my living and my dying are for Allah, Lord of the Worlds.” (6:162)

0:36 He has no partner

0:38 “He hath no partner. This am I commanded, and I am first of those who surrender (unto Him).” (6:163)

0:42 And Almighty Allah said:

0:44 “I created the jinn and humankind only that they might worship Me.” (51:56)

0:51 Grasping the reality of this worldly life

0:54 When the human soul clings to the earth and succumbs to its attractions

0:59 It views this worldly life as immensely grand

1:02 And worthy of a person living for it every single moment of their life

1:08 But when the soul detaches from its earthbound connection and transcends above it

1:13 And reflects upon what lies beyond it

1:16 It beholds this world for what it truly is

1:19 "And the worldly life is nothing but the enjoyment of delusion."

1:23 It realizes then that it is worth nothing in comparison to the life of the Hereafter

1:29 “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)

1:34 “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)

1:39 The liberation of man

1:43 Indeed, among the aims of Islamic education

1:48 Is the liberation of man in its comprehensive sense

1:52 It is a liberation from every form of servitude other than servitude to Allah, the Truth

1:58 A liberation from all false values

2:01 And from the obstacles that hinder humanity's elevation, progress, and flourishing

2:07 When this liberation is realized

2:10 A person senses within themselves a formidable, active strength

2:14 Unbound by anything other than the truth

2:17 Submitting to nothing except what its Creator has commanded

2:21 Thereupon, this strength establishes a system on earth that actualizes the way of Allah

2:28 Meanwhile, modern advocates of human liberation seek his release from human moral restraints

2:35 Through this untrammeled liberation, he becomes like an animal driven solely by its bestial desires

2:42 Cultivating the righteous individual

2:47 The process of cultivating the righteous individual

2:51 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)

3:00 “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)

3:07 Reciting to them His verses, purifying them, and teaching them the Book and wisdom

3:13 Although they were previously in clear error

3:18 Ibn Ashur said: "Purification means cleansing:

3:22 Cleansing the souls through the guidance of Islam."

3:26 Thus, when Islamic education strives toward that end

3:30 It does not strip man of his humanity

3:33 Rather, it nurtures him into a deeply humanistic person by nature

3:37 His heart overflowing with compassion for fellow human beings

3:41 Despite all their inherent human weaknesses

3:44 So when he enjoins good, forbids evil, and strives in the cause of Allah

3:50 Which is an essential, defining trait of his character

3:53 He does so because he desires guidance and goodness for people

3:58 Performing these deeds out of love for Allah and as an act of worship

4:02 Not because he seeks to dominate them or drive them before him in subjugation

4:08 He is a balanced human being who does not yield to fleeting impulses

4:13 For his intellect restrains him from rashness

4:16 In short, he is a person who lives to his fullest potential in the real world

4:22 While simultaneously striving to realize the ideal

4:26 With no dichotomy in his inner self or in his world between reality and the ideal

Summary of Sunni concepts | 45- Concepts about the purpose of education | Concepts (785-788)

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