This PowerPoint slides are one of the 12 series of slide shows. It is based on the book The History of Islamic Thought written by Dr, Mayeser Peerzada and Dr. Masood Jamali.

1. Historyof IslamicThought
Session One
Education
i) In Pre-Islamic Arabia
and
ii) In Islam
Presentation by Dr. Mayeser Peerzada,
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2. The Arabian Desert
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3. The Land of Arabia
Arid land
• No rainfall
• Few oasis
Struggle to
survive
• Neither time nor
means for cultural
refinement
Complete
isolation from the
rest of the world
• No fruitful relation
with the Romans
and Persians
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4. Lifestyle and Occupation
Simple lifestyle
Craftsmanship
and animal
husbandry
Trade and
Commerce
Yemen, unlike
Makkah, was a
fertile-artificial
irrigation
practiced earlier
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5. Language of the Arabs
The present Arabic is derived from two distinct ones
• The southern Arabic
• The northern Arabic
• The sorthern Arabic is now only known though scriptures
• The northern one is the one existing now
Poems – the most famous among the arabs
• Fairs like Ukaz, Majannah and Dhi al-majaz – exchange of ideas
and poetry competition would take place
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drmayeser@gmail.com
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6. Intellectual and scientific
knowledge
• was confined to poetry , stories and anecdotes
• Had sharp memory
Intellectual
ability
• Based on day to day experiences
• Very Little know how
Scientific
knowledge
• No particular system
• Writing was famous among the Makkans
• People among them had knowledge of other languages
besides Arabic
Educational
system
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drmayeser@gmail.com
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7. Religion
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8. Watch the documentary
Please pay careful attention and recognize in
which context the following words are used
Simply
on
faith
Dark
ages
Cube
Year
one
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10. Knowledge in Islam
Adam (AS)
• What makes him superior to angels
The Quran
• First revelation
• High status given to the people of knowledge
• Demands to learn for financial transaction, inheritance etc
Hadith
• The Prophet (pbuh) sent as a teacher
• Those on the way of knowledge equal to the path of Allah
• Various measures taken by the Prophet (pbuh) to spread education
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drmayeser@gmail.com
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11. Measures to promote education
The verses revealed were asked to be written and memorised and repeated in
prayers
The Prophet(pbuh) would repeat the instruction thrice
Delivered regular but short lectures
Darul Arqam as the first Islamic Educational Institute
As-habul suffa
The captives of Badr asked to teach Muslims
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12. The role of Masajid
As a
centre of
education
Regular
lectures even
for ladies
Dignitaries
welcomed for
discussion
Court for legal
and social
hearings
Treating the
sick
War strategies
Injured in the
war treated in
Masjid
Baitul Maal
Entertainment
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13. Curriculum
The Quran and the Sunnah
• Primary sources
Morals and ethics
• Etiquettes of life
Horse-riding, archery, wrestling and swimming
• Physical wellbeing
Reading and writing
• Scribes of the Quran
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drmayeser@gmail.com
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14. Proof
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15. THIS TREND CONTINUED IN THE
LIFE OF THE RIGHTLY GUIDED
CALIPHS
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16. JAZAKALLAHUKHAIR
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