The Moral Vision
Education
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EDUCATION
Knowledge is of two distinct kinds: that which we
have been blessed within the Qur’an and the
Hadith, and that which we acquire as a result of our
own research and endeavour. The first kind
acquaints us with our Lord, and makes plain the
issues to be faced in the everlasting world which
awaits us after death. More important, it shows us
how, in the course of our present life, we may
prepare ourselves to meet those issues. The second
kind of knowledge provides solutions to the social
and economic problems which we encounter in
everyday life.
It is imperative that Muslims should seek both
forms of knowledge, but they should never lose
sight of the fact that they vary considerably in
importance. Their primary aim in life should be a
knowledge of the Qur’an and the Hadith, while the
acquisition of a knowledge of the other sciences
should come about as a matter of worldly necessity.
Without a knowledge of religion, what must be
done in this world to earn an everlasting reward,
will constantly elude one’s understanding, and it
