The Teachers Are The Problem, Not The Saudi Curriculum

By The Noble Scholar Saalih Bin Abdul Azeez Aalish Shaikh

By The Noble Scholar Saalih Bin Abdul Azeez Aalish Shaikh

Taken and adapted from the Riyaadh Newspaper

Issue date 11/8/2001

Translated by Abu ‘Abdis Salaam Siddiq Al Juyaanee

“Focus on the (reasons) for having a corrupt and incorrect understanding of Islaam!”

There are many reasons for having incorrect understandings about Islaam. However, from the greatest reasons for this are the teachers (and in particular those teachers) who teach grades before the university level, a good look needs to be taken at them. I am not from those who say that it is the curriculum which is the problem; rather, the problem is the teachers.

Presently, the teacher would be given a summarized curriculum which if properly explained, (would take quite some time to get through). However, if we take for example the Middle School Aqeedah curriculum; (due to its size) it is possible to read it from beginning to end in a day. This is because it only consists of about twenty or thirty pages. At this point, the teacher himself must make up lesson plans for the year or (a detailed lesson plan containing the activities) for each hour; outlining the explanation for this and that lesson.

(Unfortunately), some teachers (in their lesson teach) false and erroneous (concepts and) meanings. I have personally experienced this with my own children. They would come home saying the meaning for this is such and such, and the understanding of this is so and so, and such and such is implemented in this manner (and so on). Unfortunately, (you would find that what they have been taught) is totally incorrect. Even in some of the affairs of Tawheed and Aqeedah (they would be taught) to implement this or that in an incorrect manner.

This curriculum however, is the same Religious curriculum that all of you have studied and learned from. (With this being the case,) why didn’t we see the likes of this deviation and extremism in the religion thirty years go? This deviation and extremism did not arise until during the past twenty five years or so? During the past twenty five years there has been a (dangerous) eruption from the youth which needs to be remedied. The greatest cause for this eruption is the (misguided) teachers. I say this out of necessity and urgency so that the teachers of Islaamic studies could be properly prepared.

Not everyone who graduates from the college of Sharee’ah (Islaamic Legal Studies) or the college of (General) Islaamic Studies is suitable to teach.

The teacher must first be properly trained and prepared. They will also need a detailed teacher’s manual in religious affairs (for each discipline, outlining the proper explanation of each lesson,) which they would and should not deviate from. In the event that they do, they should and (MUST) be held accountable (and proper disciplinary measures should be taken).

Currently, there does not excise such a manual. There are books on Fiqh, (Islaamic Jurisprudence), Tawheed, Tafseer and so on, but what explanation would be utilized and who will develop it? (Without such a manual) there would many teachers giving various (and in some instances contradictory explanations); even to the point that in this time, it is possible that you would hear of some teachers even praising (the evil) Usaamah Bin Laadin. This is (clearly) a deficient, corrupt and incorrect understanding of Islaam!

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