tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7497628230127885101.post3527386076880659665..comments2024-03-27T10:54:51.037+05:00Comments on Learning and Life: Education as Tazkia: Is a child like a clean slate?Dr Irfan Hyderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18217888664188184954noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7497628230127885101.post-51998909660989398122018-07-09T20:42:05.633+05:002018-07-09T20:42:05.633+05:00Aniket Singh has launched numerous scholarship pro...Aniket Singh has launched numerous scholarship programmes for underprivileged students at IIT-Madras. Determined to give back to the country and alma mater that has provided him with so much, Aniket has launched the scholarship which helps students cover the costs of tuition and accommodation that they will incur during their four years on campus.<br />You can read more about the scholarship at :<br /><a href="https://www.aninews.in/news/business/business/aniket-singh-launches-scholarship-programme-for-underprivileged-students-at-iit-madras201804181835480003/" rel="nofollow">https://www.aninews.in/news/business/business/aniket-singh-launches-scholarship-programme-for-underprivileged-students-at-iit-madras201804181835480003/</a><br />Also visit him at : <a href="http://aniketsingh.com/" rel="nofollow">Aniket Singh</a><br />Check out his book at : <a href="http://internabroadthissummer.com/" rel="nofollow">Intern Abroad This Summer</a>aNaveed Mughalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10692198202169963899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7497628230127885101.post-86231315761940456092017-09-08T06:46:19.397+05:002017-09-08T06:46:19.397+05:00Thanks for the references. I think you need to hav...Thanks for the references. I think you need to have your own blogDr Irfan Hyderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18217888664188184954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7497628230127885101.post-73914681229466065112017-08-31T00:08:00.655+05:002017-08-31T00:08:00.655+05:00Mashallah. really an antique piece of work.this id...Mashallah. really an antique piece of work.this idea about children is one of the closest reflections of Shariyah's teaching about children as Prophet Muhammad ﷺ said:مَا مِنْ مَوْلُودٍ إِلاَّ يُولَدُ عَلَى الْفِطْرَةِ فَأَبَوَاهُ يُهَوِّدَانِهِ وَيُنَصِّرَانِهِ وَيُمَجِّسَانِهِ كَمَا تُنْتَجُ الْبَهِيمَةُ بَهِيمَةً جَمْعَاءَ هَلْ تُحِسُّونَ فِيهَا مِنْ جَدْعَاءَ<br /><br />“No child is born except on the Fitrah and then his parents make him Jewish, Christian or Magian. Just as an animal produces a perfect young animal: do you see any part of its body amputated?”<br /> Imam Navavi explained different meanings of "Fitrah" in his book ' Sharh Muslim" in which he said:"And it is said, “It’s meaning is that the child is born having the awareness of Allah and affirmation of Him. So there is no one born except that he admits that Allah is his Maker, and if he called by other than His Name, or worshiped others alongside Him, then the most accurate position is the meaning that every child is born prepared for Islam......."<br />This quotation clearly opposes the idea of "clean slate"<br />Jazak Allah Dr.Sahab<br />Hammad Rasheedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09146324447413335619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7497628230127885101.post-2068647848239355302013-08-24T12:47:58.060+05:002013-08-24T12:47:58.060+05:00Subhan Allah! Very Good Post Masha Allah Sir Irfan...Subhan Allah! Very Good Post Masha Allah Sir Irfan Hyder! Only Great Minds Like You Criticize The Western Education System, And You Have Very Rightly Put It As " A child is a resouce, a "human resource" just like land, capital and machinery that needs to be put to the service of the global capitalist machinery. Therefore, schools have the responsibility to make the child malleable enough for becoming a cog in the machinery."Sarfaraz Ahmed Abbasihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16018863683055148245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7497628230127885101.post-75095277643114934042013-08-18T07:06:23.526+05:002013-08-18T07:06:23.526+05:00Received via email from Mr. Zaid Scheik:
Masha’Al...Received via email from Mr. Zaid Scheik:<br /><br />Masha’Allah, you have rightfully linked the Quranic concept of “Tazkiah” with the Ayah of Surah At-Tin “ Laqad Khalqnal Insana Fee Ahsan-e-Taqweem”. Surah At-Tin clearly depicts the idea that a human being is born with the best potential, to develop gently, possess a good personality and character and own a thankful and submissive attitude towards his Lord. But at the same time he tends to spoil his God-given potential by refusing to surrender against his wishes and abides by the instructions given to him by Allah SWT and as a result he is demoted to own a worst human character and attitude ”Summa Radadna hu Asfala Safeleen”. So Prophets come to educate people in their best interest, covering all dimensions of human personality, and to make this task workable they do “Tazkiah” (cleansing & nurturing people) and try to explore the best potential given to them by Allah SWT. Rasulullah SAW said “Boistu Moalliman”, i am deputed as a teacher/mentor.<br /> <br />Capitalist culture and philosophy has made human being a market commodity, so they have nothing to do with human character. In Islamic perspective we can say that they are spoiling human potential, Deen-e-Islam takes character at the first priority for the success of human being in this world and the world here after. Skills and talents, which are mostly concerned with the trades and professions, and can make people a good bread winners, but in-fact they utilize a very small part of human potential and have no comparison with the value and worth that can be added to a human personality by exploring his character traits.<br /> <br />The agenda of exploring human skills and talents in a right direction makes a good co-relation with Islamic ideology, because of its concepts of “Tazkiah” (cleansing & nurturing people) and “Ahsan-e-Taqweem” (realization of best potentials inherited in human beings). So how do I perceive is that , the similarity of approach persists all around the various aspects of an ideology. That’s why the education system adopted and practiced by Islamic scholars and teachers in past centuries looks more productive and fruitful to explore human talents and skills as compared to all of the secular and capitalist education systems being practiced in the recent ages.<br /> Dr Irfan Hyderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18217888664188184954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7497628230127885101.post-9239341804216640292013-08-11T13:00:41.231+05:002013-08-11T13:00:41.231+05:00Thanks for the reply, Dr Sahab. May Allah (SWT) co...Thanks for the reply, Dr Sahab. May Allah (SWT) continue giving you all the strength and wisdom for the betterment of society.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7497628230127885101.post-29720032347415640132013-08-11T06:17:56.152+05:002013-08-11T06:17:56.152+05:00I am aware of Chomsky's work only. However, &q...I am aware of Chomsky's work only. However, "pre-programmed" is too a strong word, and because of its relationship with the classical computer programming languages and has rightly come under criticism. Interactionist Theory seems to be influenced by the recent advances in artificial intelligence where learning systems evolve through collaboration and interaction based on some initial builtin potential (programmed machine). <br /><br />However, this clean slate post of mine was analyzing this concept from a strictly Islamic conception. Dr Irfan Hyderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18217888664188184954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7497628230127885101.post-61221128267401850032013-08-10T18:12:27.520+05:002013-08-10T18:12:27.520+05:00Dr Saheb, what a beautiful connection developed to...Dr Saheb, what a beautiful connection developed to help us see the missing link between how-to-kill-creativity-based standardized education system and an (in)visible creative being inside a child. As a learner of language studies, please allow me to share the Nativist Theory and the Interactionist Theory of language acquisition in connection of language acquisition. <br /><br />Advocating Nativist Theory Chomksy (1972 ) argued that there is an innate faculty of (first) language acquisition in a child’s brain that facilitates language acquisition, which is known as Language Acquisition Device (LAD). Therefore, young children learn language effortlessly but lack the mental ability to analyze the rules and structure of the language logically. In contrast, despite being aware of ‘grammar’ of a second language L2 learners (this L2 stands for second language learners) experience difficulty of mastering the complexities of grammar, usage, meanings, and word order that are part of any language system. Chomsky's LAD has been invisible but it is generally accepted that the human brain is innately programmed for language acquisition. However, in the political arenas of rapidity and recency of expansion of different varieties of English across the world the Nativist Theory is being criticized against the backdrop of racial tension between the North and the South. This criticism is limited to the English language only though.<br /><br />Interactionistsm however, argue that language development is both social and biological and children are born with a powerful brain that influences them to share their new understandings beyond the existing ones through/in their language. Lev Vygotsky, a key proponents of Interactionist Theory, introduced collaborative learning framework on his concerns on the inter-relationship of language development and thought. He perceived a child’s inner speech (unique thinking or higher cognitive functions) different from his external speech (normal language). The inner speech becomes intelligible through the external speech. Although Vygotsky’s model/theory was not initially critically appreciated in the West, the critics are reevaluating his theory now. <br /><br />Sir, language studies do support that argument that a child is indeed born with a thought to share. We should encourage him to contribute his unique part.<br /><br />Selected readings on the core issue:<br /><br />Chomsky, N. (1972).Language and Mind. New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich.<br /><br />Kachru, B. (2012). World Englishes: Overiew. The Encyclopedia of Applied Linguistics.<br /><br />Vygotsky, L. (1934/1986). Thought and language. Cambridge: MIT Press.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Wajdan Raza<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7497628230127885101.post-64803588561389419952013-08-07T06:51:38.610+05:002013-08-07T06:51:38.610+05:00Thanks for pointing it out.
I have updated the pos...Thanks for pointing it out.<br />I have updated the post with the correction:<br /><br /><br /><br />Dr Irfan Hyderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18217888664188184954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7497628230127885101.post-49470872905311139382013-08-07T01:44:32.190+05:002013-08-07T01:44:32.190+05:00Salam!
Dr. Sahab, kindly give the exact reference ...Salam!<br />Dr. Sahab, kindly give the exact reference of this Quranic Ayah:<br />"luqad khalaqna kum fi ashun i taqveem".<br />Thanks.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15039981825123225059noreply@blogger.com