দারুল_উলুম_দেওবন্দের_শিক্ষাক্রম
শিক্ষাগত বৈশিষ্ট্য
As much as the word education is simple and brief, to the same extent it is important , affecting the deepest recesses of the soul. Education is not merely the name of pictures of letters, phonetory lines , dialects and big and small books. On the contrary it is the name of such an intellectual, mental and academical training through which the latent faculties and talent of man are developed to be adorned and organized and human sentiments and feelings are civilized and polished by bringing them under an excellent and lofty ideal , so that useful fruits and consequences thereof may be brought into play for mankind. It is a very difficult task to teach man to use his talents correctly but it is as much necessary as it is difficult In other words, if education is limited to merely knowing the unknown things , then it is not something extraordinary , but if it is employed for action , then its difficulties are increased manifold. Although every nation of the world apprecaites the value of knowledge, the Muslims ' view of knowledge is quite different from that of the other nations. The non Muslims acquire knowledge so that through it they may gain power and greatness, progress and superiority in the world. Knowledge for the most part is considered the means of acquiring wealth but it is a peculiarity of the Muslims that instead of a means they have considered knowledge an end ; they have never considered it a means of livelihood. The Muslims have always acquired knowledge for the sake of knowledge ; they never acquired it in order to earn their livelihood through it. According to the Muslims the acquisition of knowledge is a duty, by discharging which a Muslim , besides woridly benefit , also gains absolution in the afterlife. The statement of the Sovereign of the Universe ( Allah's peace and blessings be upon him ! ) is - " It is an obligation upon every Muslim man and Muslim woman to acquire knowledge ". This obligatoriness has been made necessary for action only, and it is incumbent upon every person as per need. It is an acknowledged fact of history that no nation in the world could become exalted until its powers of knowledge and action did not awaken. Education alone is the means through which spiritual and moral, civilisational and cultural progress can be made , which is the raison d'etre for the creation of humanity. In view of such progress it is essential that every seeker of knowledge provided. an opportunity to develop his talents in the best possible manner. In other words, it is the primary duty of society that it provide such facilities whereby every student may display his best talents. In fact, nations are made through knowledge and are deteriorated through ignorance. On this account it is necessary that every person should have equal opportunities. for the acquirement of knowledge. Emanicipating knowledge from the monoply of the particular stratas of society, Islam has done such a great obligation upon humanity that it is difficult to assess it. The history of every developed nation is a witness to the fact that the secret of its progress and advancement is hidden in its commonalty's. being educated, and this is not easy until there is arrangement for free eduation. In the present system of education the heaviness of expenses has deprived the majority of the advantages of education. After an experi ence of hundreds of years the educational experts of the twentieth century I have at last arrived at the conclusion that the education of the common people ought to be free, and as long as this system is not adopted, it is difficult for education to be universal.