The document provides an overview of Islamic teachings, focusing on the core principles of Islam, including the belief in the oneness of God and the importance of Muhammad as His messenger. It elaborates on concepts of reality, knowledge, values, aims of education, and methods of teaching within the Islamic framework, emphasizing the significance of acquiring beneficial knowledge and the moral responsibilities of Muslims. Additionally, it outlines the curriculum designed to foster an integrated understanding of both religious and worldly knowledge, aimed at nurturing righteous individuals and developing a just society.

1. Ghulam Ghaus
M.Ed. (2015-17)
Jamia Millia Islamia

2. 1.INTRODUCTION
Islam is
 Monotheistic Abrahamic Religion originating with
the teachings of Muhammad (SAW).
 Islam is from Asslamah, means “to accept, to
surrender, to submit, submission, or “the total
surrender of oneself” to Allah.
 An adherent of Islam is known as a Muslim,
meaning "one who submits (to Allah)."

3. MOTO
The prime message of Islam is
 The Unity of God, that the Creator of the world is
One and He alone is worthy of worship and
 Muhammad (SAW) is His Messenger.
Surah Al-Akhlas Defines Allah In This Manner.
 Say: He is Allah, the One and Only;
 Allah, the Eternal, Absolute;
 He begetteth not, nor is He begotten;
 And there is none like unto Him.

4. A MUSLIM’S OTHER BELIEFS
 God’s angels.
 Previously revealed Books of God.
 All the prophets, from Adam to Jesus (peace be on
them both).
 The Day of Judgment and indeed the Decree of
Allah.
 Life after death.
 Fate, good and bad all are from Allah.

5. FIVE FUNDAMENTALS OF ISLAM
1. Bearing witness to the Unity of Allah and
Muhammad (SAW) as His Messenger.(Tauheed)
2. Observing the prescribed prayer.(Salat)
3. Payment of Zakat.
4. Keeping the fasts of Ramadan.
5. And performing the pilgrimage to Mecca.(Hajj)

6. 2.CONCEPT OF REALITY IN ISLAM
ULTIMATE REALITY: ALLAH
Reality, in everyday usage, means "the state of things
as they actually exist."
The term reality, in its widest sense includes both
being and nothingness, whereas existence is often
restricted to being.
The ultimate reality is Allah as in Qur’an & Hadith:
 He is the sole self-subsisting, all pervading, eternal
and Absolute Reality, the first and the last, the seen
and unseen, beyond the limitation of time, space, and
sense-content.

7. Allah denoted His attributes by His names, that can
all be summarized under a few essential heads:
 Life, Eternity, Unity, Power, Truth, Beauty, Justice,
Love, and Goodness.
 As compared to the essence of Allah, these
attributes are only finite approaches, symbols or
pointers to Reality and serve as the ultimate human
ideals, they are not illogical symbols.

8. ALLAH’S RELATION TO MAN
 Allah created the first man Adam and from him his mate
Eve and form the twain produced men and women in
large numbers.
 Man is the highest of all the creation. He is born with the
divine spirit breathed into him. So man should achieve
divine attributes. Allah is always near man nearer than
his jugular vein.
 Man has Free Will to choose, decide, and resolve to do
good or evil.
 Besides this Allah has given him guidance through
revelation & inspiration and Wisdom.
 Therefore, whatever good or evil the man does, he is
responsible for that.

9. SOUL
 The soul of man is of divine origin.
 It is a deep mystery, a command of Allah
The conscious self or mind has three degrees.
1. Nafs-e- Ammarah Impulsive mind which man shares
with animals.
2. Nafs-e-Lawwamah Careful or morally conscious mind
which struggles between good and evil and regretful
for the evil done.
3. Nafs-e-Mutma’innah it is the mind perfectly in tune with
the divine will, the mind in peace.

10.  Death has been decreed by Allah. Every soul shall be
given a taste of death.
 For everyone after death there shall be an interval
lasting till the Day of Resurrection. On that day all the
dead shall be raised up again.
 All shall fully remember their past deeds. Anyone who
would have done an atom of good shall see it and
anyone who will have done an atom of evil shall see it.
 All in proportion to their respective deeds and for a
period of longer and shorter shall go to the state of pain
and sorrow, designated in the Quran as hell, and the
righteous saved from hell shall enter a state of perpetual
peace, designated as paradise
DEATH AND LIFE AFTER DEATH

11. 3.CONCEPT OF KNOWLEDGE IN ISLAM
Knowledge can be defined as “the state of knowing the
fact.”
 Superiority of Adam to angles & their bowing down to
Adam because of his knowledge.
The first revelation of the Quran is about reading and
knowledge. Allah says:
 “Read! In the Name of your Lord Who has created (all
that exists). He has created man from a clot (a piece of
thick coagulated blood). Read! And your Lord is the
Most Generous. Who has taught (the writing) by the
pen. He has taught man that which he knew not”
[al-‘Alaq 96:1-5]

12. Allah created man and provided him with the tools for
acquiring knowledge. Allah says:
 “And Allah has brought you out from the wombs of your
mothers while you know nothing. And He gave you
hearing, sight, and hearts that you might give thanks (to
Allah) [al-Nahl 16:78]
 “And say: ‘My Lord! Increase me in knowledge”
[Ta-Ha 20:114]
The Prophet (SAW) says:
 “The scholars are the heirs of the Prophets and that the
Prophets did not leave behind dinars and dirham (i.e.,
money), rather their inheritance was knowledge, so
whoever acquires it has gained a great share.”
 “Whoever follows a path in the pursuit of knowledge,
Allah will make a path to Paradise easy for him.”
[Bukhaari, Kitaab al-‘Ilm, 10]

13. “When a man dies, all his deeds come to an end except
for three – an ongoing charity, beneficial knowledge or
a righteous son who will pray for him.”
[Muslim, 1631]
In the Qur'an the words occurred so many times.
Ilm: 140 Al-Ilm: 27 Al-kitab: 230
associated words with ilm: 704 Qalam: 2
words associated with writing: 319
 Islam motivates to learn all kinds of beneficial
knowledge.
 The main purpose of acquiring knowledge is to bring us
closer to Allah, not simply for the satisfaction of the
mind or the senses. Knowledge must be linked with
values and goals.

14. STAGES OF KNOWLEDGE
According to Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyyah there six stages to
knowledge.
1. Asking questions in a good manner.
2. Remaining quiet and listening attentively.
3. Understanding well.
4. Memorizing.
5. Teaching.
6. Acting upon the knowledge and keeping to its limits.

15. DEGREE OF KNOWLEDGE
Knowledge can be gained by three degrees:
1. Knowledge by inference (Ilm al-Yaqin)
 It is based on actual experience (observation or experiment)
of phenomena.
2. Knowledge by perception (Ain al-Yaqin)
 It is either scientific knowledge based on experience and the
study of natural phenomena which are signs of God &
symbols of the Ultimate Reality or historical knowledge
based on trustworthy reports.
3. Knowledge by personal experience or intuition (Haq Al-Yaqin)
 It is based on the inner experience of minds(anfus), because
Allah reveals His signs through inner experience of the
people too.

16. 4.CONCEPT OF VALUES IN ISLAM
 Values: Those things that are important to or valued by
someone, some society or organization.
 Values determine what is right and what is wrong.
There are some basic values in Islam that should be
protect or at least to respect these basic values
1. Life
2. Religion
3. Eternity
4. Unity

17. 5. Power
6. Truth or Wisdom
7. Knowledge
8. Justice
9. Love
10. Goodness
11. Beauty

18. 5.AIMS OF EDUCATION IN ISLAM
General objectives of Islamic education:
 To teach students the fundamentals of Islam which
includes:
 Tawheed
 Iman (faith)
 Ibadah (worship)
 Akhlaaq (morals)
 Shariah (Islamic Law)
 To develop in students a deep rooted belief in, and a
commitment to, the fundamentals of Islam.

19.  To help student establish the knowledge and practice of
Tawheed
 To develop students knowledge of the Prophet (pbuh)
and appreciate and practice the teachings of his
Sunnah.
 To help the students gain the realization that the
Prophet, his companions, and the righteous people are
the ultimate examples in our lives.
 To help students develop their identity as believers
(Mu’aminun).
 To help students to define the Islamic way of worship
and living.
 To clarify to students the Islamic laws in the light of
Qur’an and Sunnah of Rasulullah.

20.  To develop students understanding the types of Shirk.
 To develop students understanding the concept of sin
in Islam and its consequences.
 To develop student personal relationship to the Qur’an
as the word of Allah.
 To develop students’ respect and appreciation for the
Qur’an as the final source of guidance and final
criterion in Islam.
 To develop students’ appreciation for the Sunnah as an
explanatory source of the Qur’an.
 To develop in students an appreciation for the
memorization and understanding of the Qur’an and its
unique linguistic style.

21.  To help students develop an awareness of the wisdom
behind Allah’s creation.
 To emphasize students to the responsibility of Muslims
toward self, family, the Muslim nation, and humanity at
large.
 To help students realize that Allah’s word is truth and the
teachings of the Prophet are truth.
 To lead students to develop the practice of the Truth in
all aspects of their lives according to the examples and
teachings of the Sunnah.
 To teach students Islamic manners and etiquette in
relation to themselves and all others.
 To help students develop a moderate practice of Islam
in all aspects of their lives based on the Qur’an and the
Sunnah.

22.  To encourage students to appreciate all branches of
knowledge of Allah’s creation such as applied
sciences, history, and languages.
 To make students aware of their responsibility as
Muslims to their environment.
 To prepare students to contribute to the establishment
of an Islamic society.
 To make students aware of the Muslim communities
around the world.
 To encourage students to work toward the uplifting and
unity of the Islamic Ummah

23. 6.THE OBJECTIVES OF EDUCATION IN ISLAM
 Strengthen the connection between man and his
creator.
 Preserving life’s order.
 Developing knowledge and connection with the
universe.
 Cultural construction.
 Nurturing the righteous individuals.
 Establishing justice.
 Protection of religion.
 Protection of life.
 Protection of intellect.
 Protection of wealth.

24. 7.CURRICULUM OF EDUCATION IN ISLAM
Curriculum contains on these point:
 Education for leadership has its focus on creativity,
original thinking and decision making.
 In Islam, leadership has a different concept. It is
based on knowledge and Taqwa or piety and not on
wealth and political power.(the reign of Hazrat Abu
Bakar r.a.)
 The generation of Muslim should be produced
within the context of Islam.
 Islamic system of education stresses to synthesize
the knowledge of science and technology in the
light of Quran and sunnah.

25.  Muslim have to develop children who are both living
manifestation of Allah's final revelation and knowledge
of these branches of knowledge that had to mastery of
this creation. And thus to develop a sense of
competition.
 It also emphasizes on organizing curriculum
programmes with such time table that it becomes a
positive contribution for performing five salat and one
month fast.
 Thus Islamic curriculum includes religious, scientific &
technical, vocational education and also study of
English as it is a link language etc.

26. 8.METHODS OF TEACHING
According to Islamic philosophy and the history of
Islamic Education these are Method of Teaching:
 Lecture Method
(Khutba-e- Hajjatul Wida & Khutba before Prayer of
Juma)
 Question-Answer Method
(Questions of villagers & holy companions related to
religion, management, administration etc.)
 Discussion
(the discussion of As’hab-e- Suffa)

27.  Group Discussion
(Group discussion of Imam Azam’s pupils in his class)
 Demonstration
(Hazrat Ali’s [r.a.] performing Wazu and other practices)
 Debate
(Debates among the pupils of Imam Azam [r.a.] on
varios topic like time table of prayers etc)

28. TEACHER’S RELATIONSHIP WITH STUDENT
 Like Father and son.
 Giving chances to express himself.
 Maintaining the respect to the teacher.
 Behave kindly to the students.
 Not beating the students.
(the case of Hazrat Anas [r.a.] with the prophet [pbuh]
 Ignoring little mistake.
 Praising on good performance.
 Motivating for good deeds.

29. CONCLUSION
Islam not only promotes education but also thinks it as a
fundamental duty on each and everyone.
Islam divides all types of knowledge & education into 2
categories.
1. Ilm-e- Nafe
Education which is beneficial not only for the person but
also for the society, country and the humanity.
2. Ilm-e- Gair Nafe
Education which is harmful for the society or humanity
or that make the person far away from his creator.