Education and Muslim Ummah
By Saleem Kolachi • Nov 3rd, 2011 • Category: Politics • 67 CommentsEducation has always been used as an effective tool for change and it helped the nations to achieve for what they longed for centuries. A cursory glance will reveal that in today’s world the accessories that a common person uses are invented by the army of englishmen. Muslim Ummah on the contrary remembers it’s centuries old scientists and try to progress which is an impossiblity.
Muslim Ummah has not produced a single scientist during the first decade of twentinth 1st century which is a matter of shame. The elite and rich states among Muslims have never bothered to speak for the cause of education because they cant sacrifice their kingdoms at the hands of educated youth. Though arab countries have 60% of the world’s oil yet they are silent due to the luxuries they enjoy. Nelson mandela-a well known leader across the world-defines education in the following words;
” Education is the most powerful weapon that you can use to change the world”
The words of Mandela further explain the necessity of education but it will not have impacts over the the deaf airs of muslim leaders. Education makes on unmakes the destiny of nations because it is the only source of a nation to build its international standing. Denmark was ranked as the most happiest country (PEW poll of 2010) that is all because it has 100% literacy ration.
Whenever the criticism crosses the limits, an orgainistion is formed by Muslim Countries to tell the world that we care about our community which is the worst form of deception. Take the example of Pakistan where analyst say that we have very low budget that is why education is in tenterhooks. At the same they should be asked a question that during freedom moment a single institution (Aligarh) revolutionized the whole population but currently we have hundreds of universities but their is no intellectual renaissance.
Education enables a community to flourish and equips it with an army of educated people who make policies for the future. Muslim Ummah has forgotten the importance of knowledge for which they are paying a price in the shape of Kashmir, Palestine, Afghanistan, CHECHNYA etc. It is heartening to note that in the list of top 300 hundred universities of world their is not a single university of Pakistan which reminds Pakistanis of their backwardness and sends a clear message to the world that Pakistan is yet to develop.
It is the the right time for Muslim Ummah to wake up from the deep slumber and struggle for the rights of their brethren in faith by promoting the cause of Education.
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Marvelous Saleem, I agree with what you mentioned here and that is exactly what I am trying to make Pakistanis understand. Just to add one thing that these are not just leaders who are responsible for the educational state of present day Muslims but also these Muslim masses especially in Pakistan
Present day Pakistan is littered with racial and ethnic discrimination, and education would help Pakistanis to realize this situation. In addition to education, the masses must also be practiced in a set of morals and ethics acceptable and considered standards for the civilized world. We would also be able to get rid of this religious insanity and extremism which has found its roots among the illiterate masses
Do you know that in the west, anxiety pills and anti-depressants are a million dollar business. Which prosperity are you talking about? The whole family structure has collapsed, with divorces going through the roof. Western society is hedonistic and materialistic, and that is why millions of westerners have converted to Islam.
Are India, China, Japan progressing?
One suicide in China every 2 minutes - Read here.
One suicide in India every 4 minutes - Read here.
One suicide in Japan every 15 minutes - Read here.
Education alone will not solve anything.
Education and Muslims!
impossile to unite
What is education? As you very correctly said about AMU, what ordinary masses of Muslims in backward countries need is English education and not what MUSLIM UMMA offers rote learning of Holy Quoran in Madrassas. In India Dalits are demanding English education.
Education is actually the real challenge. The absence of education has resulted in extremism and radicalism.
I completely agree with what the author is trying to maintain.And to add more to his thoughts,i would like to draw the attention of the author to critical plight of our institutions which are weakening with the ticking of the clock.The reason for this simple:Because,this is a nation of dreamers whose job is to weave dreams every second minute of their life and blow them apart.A nation that talks less about God and more about politicians is a nation which has dithered off course and needs to be pulled back from the hell of nothingness in which it finds itself slithering.A good attempt at enlightening us but i would love saleem to come up with some solid proposals to rid us of this hellish shallowness.
very nice saleem kolachi
ilike ur essay
Rote learning of Quran does not harm anyone.Learing Suras sharpens memory and improves retention which is a skill in itself. Quran is a wonderful Divine book which sould be read with translation by non-Arabic Muslims Translations by Ibn Kathir or Maulana Mauduadi are very detailed. I am sure there must be others which are equally good.Education in relegious schools should have the component of modern education also. The Government and public school are no better in Pakistan. There is rote learning there as well and that rote learning is of modern subjects which is actually harming our education system. There is no research and analytic work in schools.Assessment and evaluation of students work is not done properly as the examination system is so out dated.On top of all thi there is the plague of tuitions. A good education should make a child independent and not dependent on teachers.
Mohamed Yusha,
You are correct about suicide statistics.
Do you mean to say China,India and Japan are backward because of suicides?Are they uneducated countries?
In India bangalore which is the richest city has most of the suicides.Same is thecase of Kerala state which is 100% literate.
Let us not confuse suicides with education.
My point is that education (alone) will not help solve anything. If it did, we would not have so many suicides in countries that are said to be progressing.
Education gives you the sanity and ability to analyze things and make better decisions. But the education must be scientific and logical and must not include religion. I mean probably this is only Pakistan where religion is taught in schools and colleges. And therefore, we have such insanity and extremism in Pakistani society. Religion must be removed from Pakistani schools, colleges and universities
Those who talk about western societies being bad, are unaware of the facts and they are brain washed by Mullah propaganda. I have lived there for years and I have seen them closely. They are much much better than Pakistanis and common Muslims. I have taught in Pakistani as well as US universities and the respect and authority I availed in USA has no match with what I got from Pakistani students. They respect their adults and teachers. They have countless good qualities and good attributes and they are much much better than those insane, corrupt, criminal and illiterate barbaric people whom you call followers of Religion
This again shows that you do not need religion to be a good person. You may be a good, civilized person and human being without being associated with any religion
One more thing as follows:
THE MOST RACIST AND DISCRIMINATING PEOPLE ARE THOSE WHO ARE MOST RELIGIOUS
They look down upon other non-believers, use bad name for them, hate them, ridicule them and think that these infidels would go to the hell while these believers would enjoy paradise. How insane and racist they are
As far as crime is considered, I have lived in Chicago and Karachi and Lahore and Islamabad and I feared most while living in Pakistani cities and felt not even 5% of the fear and threat in Chicago and Houston as compared to Karachi and Islamabad
I was never robbed in any city of USA during my stay of approximately 10 years, while I and my family has been robbed in Karachi several times. Once I paid 3 lacs, then jewelry worth one lac, then mobile phone, then car ( recovered ), then my company motorcycle, then mobile, then few thousand rupees etc etc. Also white collar robberies are countless in terms of bhatta by police, discrimination and racism by various nationalities, injustices, religious threats, non-merits etc
I am a regular reader of newspapers while staying in USA and also while in Pakistan. The kind of heinous crimes I read about happening in Pakistan is far far worst and unbelievable as compared to what I have read in US news papers. Disrespect and suppression of women in the name of Honour is unbelievable and unthinkable in western world. Pakistanis parade women naked in streets and rape them in public by Jirgas etc in the name of justice and equality on both sides
So Mr. Yusha, do not befool these illiterates and unaware people. Your religious Pakistan is far worst than atheist Japan, USA, GB, France, Canada, Australia etc etc
Want proof then come and live here and you would see by yourself what I am writing here
I mean probably this is only Pakistan where religion is taught in schools and colleges. And therefore, we have such insanity and extremism in Pakistani society.
Religion is taught in many countries all over the world. If there is extremism in Pakistan, then Pakistanis are to blame, not religion.
Those who talk about western societies being bad, are unaware of the facts and they are brain washed by Mullah propaganda.
No one is saying that western society is bad. What is being said is that they are facing a lot of problems that is a result of a Godless, materialistic, hedonistic society. That is the reason why millions of westerners have converted to Islam
the respect and authority I availed in USA has no match with what I got from Pakistani students
How many of those Pakistani students would you call religious?
I was never robbed in any city of USA during my stay of approximately 10 years, while I and my family has been robbed in Karachi several times.
The people who robbed you were religious, bearded people?
The kind of heinous crimes I read about happening in Pakistan is far far worst and unbelievable as compared to what I have read in US news papers.
I agree. I have blogged about quite a few of them. But they don’t come from religious people.
Your religious Pakistan is far worst than atheist Japan, USA, GB, France, Canada, Australia etc etc
Pakistan isn’t religious. Haven’t you read my articles?
Pakistanis parade women naked in streets and rape them in public by Jirgas etc in the name of justice and equality on both sides
Those jirga basta*ds are not religious.
Your whole comment is misleading. You have written about the crimes committed by ordinary Pakistanis and then put the blame on religion for their crimes.
One woman is beaten by her husband or partner every 15 seconds in the United States - Source
If education is the solution and turns people into better human beings, can you tell me why domestic abuse is so high in western countries, especially the U.S.?
What these are called domestic abuses in western countries are daily practices under the permission of Mullahism in Pakistan and another Islamic countries
Mr. Yusha you just answer me one question:
Why Islam could not bring any change among Muslims?
Why Islam could not bring any peace in the world?
Why Muslims are the worst in character and behaviour as compared to non-Muslims?
Why Muslims pray five times but behave like S@t@ns
I know personally Muslims who pray five times and practice R@cism as Punjabis, Sindhis etc
I know personally Muslims who pray five times and take bribe, built their houses on bribes, practice s0d0my, have s@x with boys, lie, cheat, have extra marital relations, belong to drug and land mafia.
I know personally a member of dawah who when go to houses for tablig-e-Islam keep his eyes down so that he might not see a women but I have seen him holding hands of a kafir girl and staying in her house whole night
I know personally a Muslim old man with white beard praying all the time while travelling in bus but when the bus stopped at Sindh and Baluchistan border, and when police came in and dragged out a bag after search, this bearded man snatched the bag and dragged the policeman out of the bus and paid him the bribe and everything was okay
Mr. Yusha, I am a learned man and would never accuse religion or its teachings or an associated group without any basis, all I am mentioning have involvement of both bearded and non-bearded people
Religion has been and is an opium to the masses
A Punjabi uses it to practice racism and shut the mouths of minorities
A Sindhi uses it to justify KaroKari and other crimes
A Urdu for conquering the lands of infidels
A Pathan to blow the Imam Bargahs
A Baluchi to keep his tribesman away from education etc etc
A Pakistani to hate Indians and Bengalis and kill and rape millions of them
Pakistanis are Muslims and almost every house has atleast one or two members praying five times or atleast Jummah prayers. Had Religion been so convincing, these Pakistanis would have not been this worst in their character and behaviour
All I have learned when I was a child and then a young man that in order to be a good person I had to be a good Muslim or otherwise I could never be a good human being
But when I traveled around the world and met people I found out that the religious people are no better than non-religious people and especially Muslims are no better than the non-believers. I realized that I was brain washed and all I was taught in Pakistan by Mullahs was hatred, discrimination, filth, racism, insanity. Religion made man worst than what he or she could have been or atleast I do not see a difference between a religious person and non-religious person as far as moral, ethical and social aspects of society and its members are concerned. Please tell why is this so?
As far as your day-dreaming about millions getting converted to Islam is considered is just an exaggeration. Muslims in millions getting away from religion and adopting western life style with Muslim boys and girls dating and having all kinds of freedom is the reality. I think that within 50 years religion would probably be a history thing for mankind
I also found that there were very good human beings but they were not practicing religion, thus I came up to the conclusion that to become a good human being you do not need to be follower of a religion
As far as your statement about crime rates and domestic violence is considered I have already mentioned that these things are much higher in Pakistan and Muslim countries than western countries, but they do not appear to be happening because they are never reported. I have been a victim of physical torture ( being beaten up by sticks and slaps for no valid reasons ) in my primary as well as secondary schooling, and so my classmates, but never reported, while here in West these incidents invoke judiciary actions and get media coverage
S@xual abuse by teachers is so common in Pakistan and especially by Mullahs, being allowed in houses to teach Quran to boys and little girls, that I can safely assume that more than 50% of the children would have been victims of s@xual abuse in their life, while in West a teacher was charged and punished for doing so and this whole incident got enough coverage in media
You forgot to add that Pakistan is the land of black magic - something that is practiced in the west but on a much smaller scale. Now why is black magic practiced in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan?
First and foremost, how many people follow Islam? On Friday (Jumuah) the mosque is full to the point that people have to pray outside the mosque, and during other prayers, there are two rows. I can say with confidence that only 10% people pray. When 90% people are not following the first order of Allah SWT, then no one can say that Islam is being followed. Pakistan is a land if sins, that is why natural disasters take place, left, right, and center.
>Why Islam could not bring any change among Muslims? Why Islam could not bring any peace in the world? Why Muslims are the worst in character and behaviour as compared to non-Muslims? Why Muslims pray five times but behave like S@t@ns
Islam has brought change in the lives of millions who choose to follow it the way it is supposed to be followed. There are some Muslims who commit sins and crimes under the guise of Islam; they are not religious but are using religion for their selfish purposes. I would not say that character of Muslims is the worst. Please look at the rate of murder, rape, domestic abuse, and “crimes of passion” in the west.
>I know personally Muslims who pray five times and take bribe, built their houses on bribes, practice s0d0my, have s@x with boys, lie, cheat, have extra marital relations, belong to drug and land mafia.
I am sure they do not pray 5 times daily. In fact, many of these people would not remember the last time they prayed.
>I know personally a member of dawah who when go to houses for tablig-e-Islam keep his eyes down so that he might not see a women but I have seen him holding hands of a kafir girl and staying in her house whole night
I am not sure what the problem is here. First off, fornication is practiced worldwide by people of all religions, races, cultures, etc. Secondly, the guy fornicated (of which there is no evidence - maybe he stayed with her to talk), but he didn’t cut someone’s throat, did he. Maybe he fell in love with her. Is that a crime?
>Pakistanis are Muslims and almost every house has atleast one or two members praying five times or atleast Jummah prayers.
Someone who prays just the Friday (Jumuah) prayers is not religious.
>S@xual abuse by teachers is so common in Pakistan and especially by Mullahs, being allowed in houses to teach Quran to boys and little girls
True. But that is also done by Christian priests. The molestation of little boys is in the newspaper every second day. Why single out Islam?
People are bad in every religion. If religion could not make them better, then the people are to be blamed. Once again, I agree that Pakistanis are bad, and they need to come back to Islam, instead of blaming leaders.
- We are responsible for our problems.
Why are so many women converting to Islam - HERE
Priest burns himself over spread of Islam - HERE
- Can you tell me why westerners always invade Muslim lands on one pretext or another?
- Can you tell why why black people were treated like animals in the west, often being labelled nigge*s?
- Can you tell me why westerners dump their parents in old people’s homes?
- Can you tell why people like Terry Jones threat to burn the Quran whenever they feel like it?
According to the christian plain truth magazine issue 2nd February 1984, and also published in an edition of the readers digest magazine, shows statistics of the growth of the major world religion, with Islam at the highest increase at 235% with Christianity second place at 46%, this data was acquired by comparing numbers from 1934 to 1984, across half a century. A notable point, is the widely known Islamic Da’ee (preacher) Dr. Zakir Naik, has stated that although many claim that the growth was due to Violence and forced conversions, no such ‘Islamic war’ had taken place during this period. according to thomas carlyle, a scottish historian, claims in his book ‘Heroes and Hero Worship and the Heroic in History’ refers to the spread of Islam “That he takes a sword and try to propagate with that, will do little for him” and De Lacy O’Leary another historian in his book ‘Islam at the Crossroads’ has stated “History makes it clear, however, that the legend of fanatical Muslims sweeping through the world and forcing Islam at the point of sword upon conquered races is one of the most fantastically absurd myths” (Source: Wikipepdia)
Islam continues to be successful in the developed world, and elsewhere, because its call is in accordance with the natural inclinations of mankind, and it advocates the best of human values, such as tolerance, love, mercy, truthfulness and sincerity.
Islam educates people and lifts them up to righteous conduct, good manners and virtue. Its call is distinguished from others by its realism, balance and moderation. Islam pays due attention to both the soul and the body. It neither suppresses physical desires nor allows extravagance in this regard; it makes a distinction between the natural inclination to enjoy the pleasures of this world and forbidden desires that come under the heading of depravity and perversion.
People embrace Islam because they find security, comfort and peace in it, they see a cure for their problems in it, and through it they are able to get rid of their feelings of confusion, anxiety and loss.
Islam is the religion of the fitrah, the natural inclination or pattern on which Allaah has created mankind. For this reason, people of sound minds and upright inclinations embrace Islam, as Abu Hurayrah (may Allaah be pleased with him) said: “The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: ‘There is no child who is not born in a state of fitrah (i.e., Islam), then his parents make him into a Jew, a Christian or a Magian (Zoroastrian), just as animals produce whole animals (i.e., the animals are born perfect with no part of their bodies missing). Do you find any born with their ears cut off?’” Then Abu Hurayrah (may Allaah be pleased with him) said: “ ‘… Allaah’s handiwork according to the pattern on which He has made mankind: no change (let there be) in the work (wrought) by Allaah: that is the Standard Religion…’ [al-Room 30:30 – interpretation of the meaning – Yusuf Ali’s translation].” (Reported by al-Bukhaari, 1359). What is meant is that Allaah has created mankind with the potential to learn the truth, accept Tawheed (pure monotheism) and submit to Allaah. Their natural inclination is to learn Islam and love it, but a bad education, a kaafir (disbelieving) environment, their own whims and desires and the devils among jinn and mankind turn them away from the truth.
Mankind is basically inclined towards Tawheed (pure monotheism), as the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) reported that his Lord (Allaah) said: “I created all my slaves as ‘hunafa’ (pure monetheists), but the devils turned them away from their religion.” (Reported by Muslim). For this reason the one who becomes a Muslim after having been a disbeliever is described as having “reverted” to Islam, as this is more correct than saying that he “converted.” When Islam enters a country where there is no nationalism or great legacy of jaahiliyah (ignorance), it spreads quickly because of its strength and the small number of obstacles. You may also see that Islam is suitable for all people, educated and uneducated, male and female, old and young; everyone finds in it what he wants and needs. Those who become Muslim in developed countries realize what their country’s civilization and laws, which have been fabricated from men’s whims and desires, have done to them, and they realize the extent of the misery in which people in developed countries are living. They see how prevalent psychological illnesses, nervous breakdowns, insanity and suicides are, despite the technological advances and great number of discoveries and inventions and modern systems of management. This is because all of that is concerned only with the physical and the outward, but it neglects the inward and fails to nourish and nurture the heart and soul. Allaah says of these people (interpretation of the meaning): “They know only the outside appearance of the life of the world, and they are heedless of the Hereafter.” [al-Room 30:7]
Islam will continue to succeed, with the permission of Allaah, so long as those who work for its sake are sincere and its followers adhere to it and believe in it, and apply its laws.
The fact that there are those who are not committed or who fall short will not prevent Islam from succeeding, with the permission of Allaah, and nothing can distort its beauty. Its light will not falter because some people abandon it or fail to adhere to it. What Islam has given humanity in the way of progress and civilization, and lifting them up from the darkness of oppression and enmity, is pride enough.
Source: The Modern Religion
@Muhammad Yusha
good job brother.
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