The idea that people should pay attention to religious education only is very disturbing. In Islam, a person is only required to acquire that amount of knowledge which will enable him/her to follow Islam. The rest is optional. Allah SWT did not ask everyone to become a scholar. On the point of scholars, there are some who are found in bars. On the other hand, there are people who only know the very basics of Islam and yet they are punctual with their daily prayers and righteous in their conduct. There are some very religious people in the world today who are PhDs.
There are many people who preach that people don’t follow Islam because they don’t read the translation of the Holy Quran and Ahadith, so they don’t know what Islam teaches. The question is, who does not know what Islam teaches? Is there anyone who does not know that a person is required to pray daily, be upright morally, pay zakat, avoid drinking, avoid giving/taking interest etc.
Realizing the importance of an academic education in Islam, a lot of madressas have now added Maths, Science and English along with the religious curriculum. This is because Islam does not teach that a person remain a ‘jahil’. Islam encourages a good, comfortable life. Even money is important in Islam.
An academic education is a great blessing of Allah SWT and a person should be grateful for it.
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