Education and Islam

Education is very important for any society because prosperity and well being of a society totally depends upon education. More educated a society is, greater it will grow and prosper. Several states in the past and now developed after doing effective reforms in education.A person who spend his whole life without knowledge is like finding a needle in a room without light. In Islam, the importance of knowledge can be judge by the first verse of Quran which says, “Read. Read in the name of Lord who created”. Another Surah of Quran says, “ Are those who have knowledge equal to those who do not have knowledge?!”(39:9). Knowledge enables a person too deeply know the God and all things in surroundings. 

  Importance of knowledge in Islam

Prophet Muhammad (S.A.W), focused on the importance of education. He (S.AW) even ask the prisoners to teach  ten Muslim children in order to get released after Battle of Badar. According the meanings of different Hadees by Prophet Muhammad (S.A.W), “ One will seek knowledge from cradle to grave”. This Hadees indicates that every time one should try to seek knowledge at every time in this whole life. Meaning of another Hadees are, “  Try to gain knowledge even you have to go to China”. This shows the importance of a place to get knowledge. Importance of knowledge for both men and women can be  judge from this Hadees, “It is duty of every Muslim to seek knowledge”.

 Division of knowledge

Islam has divided knowledge into two major types which are, gaining knowledge about religion and knowledge about world.From the beginning Islam has provided freedom to conduct research. As a result, several Muslim scientist were appeared and contributed a lot to this world. Even later, several Muslim leaders focus on the importance of education and build many universities in their states in order to  promote education. Students from the whole world come to these states in order to seek knowledge. Even now, almost all Muslim countries are focusing on education in order to complete in this modern world.