Education Without Moral Training And Our Social Decline

By Kaniz Fatma, New Age Islam 29 April 2024 We Have Shown In This Article How Poor Our Education System Is And How, Despite The Existence Of Some Educational Institutions, They Are Morally Deficient. A Nation Needs Moral Instruction In Addition To Education For Its Development. ----- Moral training is more effective than education. If moral training teaches the constructive use of consciousness, then education creates consciousness in individuals. If education fosters introspection, the ability to discern right from wrong, and the ability to ask questions, then moral education fosters the ability to respond with civility and manners. Put simply, if people with education constitute a society, then people with training form an organised, civilised society. It is a historical fact that Muslims have lagged behind other nations in many areas of education, despite historical records attesting to their significant contribution to the advancement of science and knowledge. In terms of educational institutions, Muslim scholars built madrasas but ignored schools and colleges; those who achieved success after attending school had a duty to contribute to the establishment of a quality school. However, it appears that they are not particularly interested in humanitarian endeavours; instead, after attaining success in their own right, they are preoccupied with leading affluent private lives and give little attention to improving the state of education for the citizens of their nation. This explains why our education graph is so low, and why the moral training graph appears to be declining in areas with educational institutions. These days, I wonder why some Muslims hold Ulama responsible for all of their misfortunes. With the possible exception of a few noteworthy institutions like Jamia Millia Islamia and Aligarh Muslim University, let us assume that their primary concentration was on the construction of madrasas rather than schools, colleges, or universities for modern studies. However, given that the majority of Muslims are graduates of modern sciences, why did they not take up the task of founding modern studies schools and colleges? The second tragedy is that, while we are beginning to pay attention to raising the literacy rate, we are utterly ignoring the components of moral education. Girls' education was not given much priority in our society until a few years ago. We attended to their education when circumstances required it, but moral education is still lacking in this instance. Home is seen as the primary educational setting, followed by school and finally higher education, where Muslims have a far lower literacy rate than adherents of other religions. Parents who possess the valuable tools of education and training can educate and train their children on their own. Even now, children in households where some degree of training is being done will exhibit better morals and manners. But all in all, the training centre has been dismantled as an institution. A primary cause of this is insufficient education and training. The acquisition of education and moral training go hand in hand, according to the Qur'an and Hadith. The Holy Quran makes numerous references to the need to contemplate the cosmos and learn about its sciences. The first revelation of the Qur'an commands us to acquire knowledge and moral instruction. As a result, it's critical to emphasise the value and use of education while also concentrating on the moral education of children today. There can be no success without education and no education without moral instruction. When we look at the educational shortcomings of Muslim society, we find that our children are extremely lacking in both religious and modern education. For this reason, parents and guardians must put more effort into education than nutrition. Education is useless without moral guidance. The renowned work "Muqadama Ibn Khaldun" by Allama Ibn Khaldun, the renowned Islamic philosopher and historian, states that "a nation with bad morals declines whereas the people who reach the heights of development in the world always possess good morals." The historical narratives provide witness to the devastation and ruin experienced by the nations subjected to moral degeneration. Despite reading these tales, people do not take anything away from them. Although our people are trained to learn words, they do not learn how to respect them. Their interest in raising their consciousness is non-existent. Because of this, people nowadays appear to be in a state of disconnection from social morality and respect. There are camps of egotism, agitation, negligence, and poor manners everywhere. Social norms are being disregarded, and self-interest has become so ingrained that it has made it so that people dislike one another. The same is true of institutions that operate behind religious guises and promote a culture of discord everywhere. Anger among Muslims has increased, backbiting is rampant, and all of the energy is being expended on meaningless arguments. The Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) defined a Muslim as "one from whose tongue and hand other Muslims are safe." The beauty of any civilization undoubtedly lies in its capacity to uphold decency, justice, patience, and moderation. In the absence of them, extremism, irresponsibility, fear, intolerance, and lawlessness flourish, and this is the environment we currently observe. We have forgotten that we belong to the Ummah of the greatest Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, who lived a morally upright life, upheld justice and equity, dedicated his time to teaching humanity as a whole, and raised his hands in prayer for his enemies even after he had been brutally attacked in Taif. It's a space to reflect on why we behave in such an uncivilised manner. What are the contributing causes weakening the foundation of our society? The reason is obvious: intolerance naturally develops when there is a lack of knowledge and training. Putting equal emphasis on moral training and education is the only way to reverse the current social degradation. ------- Kaniz Fatma is a classic Islamic scholar and a regular columnist for New Age Islam. 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