[Slideshare] tafaqqahu-#5(august-2016)-lesson-#3-elucidation of the problem-in–education-(3-sept-2016)

UNDERSTANDING OF THE DEEN (AL-ISLAM)Intermediate Islamic (FIQH) course in English

Conducted by Ustaz Zhulkeflee Hj Ismail

LESSON # 3aLESSON # 3a

Using text & curriculum he has developed especially for Using text & curriculum he has developed especially for Muslim converts and young Adult English-speaking Muslims. Muslim converts and young Adult English-speaking Muslims.

““To seek knowledge is obligatory upon every Muslim (male & female)”To seek knowledge is obligatory upon every Muslim (male & female)”

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IN THE NAME OF ALLAH,IN THE NAME OF ALLAH,MOST COMPASSIONATE,MOST COMPASSIONATE,MOST MERCIFUL.MOST MERCIFUL.

"O my Lord! Let my entry be by the Gate of Truth and Honour, and likewise my exit by the Gate of Truth and Honour; and grant me from

Thy Presence an authority to aid (me)”(Qur’an: Isra’: 17: 80)

RENEW TO THE SHIP (UMMAH) RENEW TO THE SHIP (UMMAH) EDUCATION (KNOWLEDGE) EDUCATION (KNOWLEDGE)

Elucidation of the problem identified – Elucidation of the problem identified – challenges in area of education –and suggestions challenges in area of education –and suggestions for the classfor the class

Updated 3 SEPTEMBER 2016

PARTPART # 4 # 4(Aug-(Aug-20162016))

“O Allah! Grant favours in our hearing, in our sight and in our strength to be

always upon Your Path. And make our yearnings and desires to be in accord

with everything (teachings and guidance) which has ben brought by Your

beloved Muhammad - salutations of Allah and peace be upon him.”

ALLAA-HUM-MA – MA-TI’-NAA – BI-AS-MAA-INAA – WA

– AB-SWAA-RI-NAA – WA- QUW-WAA-TI-NAA- FEE- SA-BEE – LIK, -

WAJ – ‘AL – HA-WAA-NAA –TA-BA-’AN- LI-MAA – JAA – A – BI-HI – HA-BEE-BU-KA

– MUHAM-MADUN – SWOL-LAL-LAA-HU –’ALAI-HI - WA-SAL-LAM

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Hadith extracted from: ‘NASA-IHU AL-’IBAAD ‘ALAA SHARHI AL-MUNABBIHAT ‘ALA AL-ISTI’DAD LI-YAUMI AL-MA-’AD’

Sheikh Imam Muhammad Nawawi bin Umar al-Jawi al-Bantanifamous Nusantaran scholar and Imam in Makkah (1813-1897)


YAA ABAA- DZAR! JAD-DI-DIS-SA-FEE-NATI – FA-IN-NAL-BAH-RAL – ‘A-MEE-Q

WA-KHU –DHIZ – ZAA-DA – KAA-MI-LA - FA-IN-NAS - SAFARA – BA-’EE-D

WA-KHAF- FI – FIL – HAM-LA – FA –IN-NAL – ‘A-QOBA-TA – KA-UU-D

WA – AKH-LI – SWIL – ‘A-MALA – FA-IN-NAN- NAA-QI-DA – BA-SWEE-RAN-NAASEEHAHThe Sincere Advice


THE HADITH

PREVIOUS LESSON

O Aba Dzar! Renew the ship, for verily the ocean is deep,

And take complete provision, for verily the journey is far,

And lighten the load, for verily the obstacles are almost insurmountable,

And be sincere in your deeds, for verily the scrutinizer of faults

is The Seeing (Allah).AN-NAASEEHAHThe Sincere Advice


THE HADITH

PREVIOUS LESSON


CHALLENGES CHALLENGES TOWARDS THIS TOWARDS THIS

UMMAHUMMAH

EXTERNAL

IDENTIFYING THE THREAT

PREVIOUS LESSON

TA’ARUF AND SHORT GROUP DISCUSSION

The ‘The ‘EducationEducation’ which we are privileged to have been brought ’ which we are privileged to have been brought

up with has without doubt benefitted us muchup with has without doubt benefitted us much. Yet, when we . Yet, when we

critically measure this against the ‘critically measure this against the ‘Islamic perspective of Islamic perspective of EducationEducation’ – aims, objective, concern, philosophy and ’ – aims, objective, concern, philosophy and

methodology, etc. - identify how its shortcomings (viz. how it can methodology, etc. - identify how its shortcomings (viz. how it can

be a challenge, etc.) threatening the proverbial ‘be a challenge, etc.) threatening the proverbial ‘shipship’, and later ’, and later

perhaps identify how we can renew and benefit fully from it.perhaps identify how we can renew and benefit fully from it.

Break into groupings (of not more

than 8 person in each).

Do brief introduction of each other.

Proceed to discuss


LACKING ISLAMIC PHILOSOPHICALRESPONSE TO ‘SECULARISM’

NEGLECT MASTERY OF LANGUAGES

CONFUSIONIN KNOWLEDGE

ABSENCE OFAN ACTIVE CULTURAL

EDUCATIONBREAKDOWN

OF ADAB

RISE OF FALSE LEADERS AND FAILED LEADERSHIP

SCARCITY OF TRULYISLAMIC EDUCATORS

AND THINKERSTRUNCATION FROMHISTORY OF ISLAMIC

CIVILIZATION

LACK OF READINGCULTURE AND OF

SERIOUS RESEARCH



Our traditional Ahlus-Sunnah wal Jama’ah, in matters of AQEEDAH,

has been successful in refuting all ideological attacks to our creed

from the Rationalists, deviant mystics, atheist of its time – using its

own philosophical methods and discourses.

Many Muslims may have undervalued the intellectual heritage of

traditional Islam. With resurgence of Islamic discourse from a

certain ‘group’ which is gaining much follower on the YouTube,

‘philosophy’ and “ILMU- AL-KALAM” is branded as a ‘heresy’ to be

shunned.

Whereas our remedy to these challenges is this heritage of Islam.

SEEKING TO KNOW ‘WHAT IS REALITY?’

SEEKING TO KNOW ‘HOW DO WE KNOW?’

‘WHAT WOULD MAKE US BE ATTACHED TO?’

ETHICSWhat is right?

AESTETHICWhat is beautiful?


SEEKING TO KNOW ‘WHAT IS REALITY?’

SEEKING TO KNOW ‘HOW DO WE KNOW?’

‘WHAT WOULD MAKE US BE ATTACHED TO?’

ETHICSWhat is right?

AESTETHICWhat is beautiful?

And today SECULARISM, HUMANISM, PRAGMATISM etc. being dominant and promoted – thus they either have no notion of the Absolute or refuse to submit to the evidence brought by religion, they are in a perpetual state of loss

“THE TINKER”


WHAT CAN WE DO

ABOUT THIS?


In the context of Singapore Malay-Muslims, many may have lost

their mastery of the Malay language while their English literacy does

not entail enough competency to understand serious intellectual

discourses.

Also, since we are living in a multi-racial multi-lingual society, and to

uphold the legacy of Prophetic Da’wah to others, we should seriously

prepare our young generation to master other languages.

Perhaps we can begin by preparing a simple immersion program in

daily interactive conversational courses – Mandarin, Hokkien,

Cantonese, Tamil, French, Tagalog, Japanese, etc.

WHAT CAN WE DO

ABOUT THIS?

TO BE CONTINUED – INSHA-ALLAH