Historians, anthropologists and educationists have long maintained that the need for education is fundamental to the growth and development of any individual be it a male or female. The importance of that cannot be overemphasized today when young Muslim children are pursuing their dreams of being more successful than their past generation.
Does religion differentiate men and women?
Does religion differentiate men and women?
If one studies the Holy Scriptures attentively, they will observe that not even on one instance has anything being said about preventing women from their right to proper education, in fact The Quran and The Sunna does not distinguish between men or women on the issue of being admitted to a Muslim College. Moreover the Holy Prophet says that a tutor be appointed to educate women a day every week. Unfortunately, that has not been the case; blame it on whatever you will, but a majority of Muslim women in the last century were completely ignorant and knew nothing much of modern science or history. Today, things have changed. The world has come to realize that education is the key maker and changer of destiny and irrespective of gender; everyone is entitled to a good education in their life.
The new dawn of Islamic education in the life of modern Muslim women
Modern governments have recognized the need for education and efforts are being to redefine citizenry that is defined by a common culture and a national identity. This began several generations ago under the Ottoman regime where students got the best Islamic education at Islamic College. In stark contrast to how women were educated back in the past few decades when irrespective of their financial condition no girl was allowed to leave the premises of their homes for education. Today, truly the emphasis is on how to prepare modern men and women in the ways of being a truly modern Muslim.
