I used to be an Islāmiyya Teacher. I taught for about 2-3 years and throughout my stay, I didn't beat a single child.
I made this conscious decision to be linient with students and I immediately understood why beating was necessary.
As for the Qur'an itself, majority of them
I made this conscious decision to be linient with students and I immediately understood why beating was necessary.
As for the Qur'an itself, majority of them
understood it without beating.
Majority of the students preferred my teaching style & will frequently form flocks around me. But I knew I could afford not beating because they were other teachers who would.
The problem isn't the Qur'an itself.
Islāmiyya students are stubborn!
Majority of the students preferred my teaching style & will frequently form flocks around me. But I knew I could afford not beating because they were other teachers who would.
The problem isn't the Qur'an itself.
Islāmiyya students are stubborn!
Many of them take it as a getaway or a place to play, unlike their conventional schools.
If you take an eye off them, trust me, they will turn the entire place upside down.
Is it the girls & the boys will often engage in certain exchanges that'd leave you shocked?
If you take an eye off them, trust me, they will turn the entire place upside down.
Is it the girls & the boys will often engage in certain exchanges that'd leave you shocked?
Or some female children who make passes & advances at their teachers? Or is it the big boy who's feeling airy because he is in JS3, therefore at the top of his career? Or the spoilt kid that has all the terrible information on the phone he inherited from his elder brother?
My eyes saw things in Islāmiyya that my fingers can't type, but I say this from experience: 70% of Islāmiyya beatings is as a result of bad behaviour, not Qur'an itself.
Islāmiyya teachers have done a lot more to maintain discipline in our society than we give them credit for.
Islāmiyya teachers have done a lot more to maintain discipline in our society than we give them credit for.
Again, remember it's the Qur'an we're talking about. 99% correct in Qur'an is an average score. The only good score is a 100%.
How many children are born with the requisite discipline to learn anything to a painstaking level without disciplining? Yeah, exactly.
How many children are born with the requisite discipline to learn anything to a painstaking level without disciplining? Yeah, exactly.
Staying discipline is additionally difficult for children, who probably just returned from an 8-4 school & haven't had any time to play.
After spending most of their day learning the western stuff, they end up bringing their play to Islāmiyya, forcing teachers to use more force.
After spending most of their day learning the western stuff, they end up bringing their play to Islāmiyya, forcing teachers to use more force.
This force is the reason why you can tell apart a child that went to Islāmiyya from a child that didn't. Islāmiyya expands brain capacity by stimulating their young brain cells, improves discipline, concentration, determination & the spirit of never giving up.
Most importantly, children learn the words of Allāh in Islāmiyya. These make it a worthy sacrifice for both student & parent.
Parents must remember to respect Qur'an teachers & teach their children to do same; for indeed, they are the best amongst us according to RasūluLlah (s).
Parents must remember to respect Qur'an teachers & teach their children to do same; for indeed, they are the best amongst us according to RasūluLlah (s).
As for the teachers, you have the best job in the world according to Sayyidul Wujud (s); "the best of you are those who learn the Qur'an & teach it".
Your goal as an Islāmiyya Teacher is to mentor students who love the Qur'an, not fear it.
Your goal as an Islāmiyya Teacher is to mentor students who love the Qur'an, not fear it.
One day, they'd leave the Islāmiyya never to return. You want to leave them with enough love for & attraction to the Qur'an that would keep them glued to it forever.
Be gentle.
Be gentle.
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