Silsilat al-Tarbiyah Limadha
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Silsilat al-Tarbiyah Limadha (Why Upbringing? Series) is a work transcribed from a series of educational lectures by the contemporary Egyptian preacher Muhammad Hassan, dedicated to examining the principles, necessity, and methods of Islamic education and upbringing (tarbiyah) .
Objectives and Foundations
The series addresses the critical role of upbringing in reforming Muslim society and confronting contemporary social and psychological crises . Hassan frames the project around three primary motivations: bridging the rift between theoretical Islamic methodology and actual practice, countering assimilation into imported Western educational concepts alien to Islamic creed, and providing the contemporary Islamic revival with an authentic pedagogical framework to prevent its efforts from being wasted .
The foundational sources for this educational method are established as the Quran and the Prophetic Sunnah . Hassan emphasizes that theoretical curricula remain ineffective unless translated into living, observable practice .
Educational Methods and Structure
The work is organized around the distinct elements of the pedagogical process, transitioning from the foundational sources and characteristics of Islamic education to practical methods and the essential attributes required in an educator . It categorizes the primary vehicles of Islamic upbringing into specific methods:
- Role modeling (al-tarbiyah bi-l-qudwah): Identified as the most crucial method, centered on the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ as the exemplary model whose character embodied Quranic principles .
- Admonition (al-tarbiyah bi-l-mawʿizah): Direct exhortation and heart-softening counsel .
- Scriptural stories (al-tarbiyah bi-l-qisas al-Qurʾani wa-l-Nabawi): Utilizing stories from the Quran and Sunnah to stir positive emotion and moral reflection without indulging in sensationalism .
- Parables and analogies (al-tarbiyah bi-l-mathal): Prophetic and Quranic metaphors used for illustrative instruction .
- Habituation and current events (al-tarbiyah bi-l-ʿadah wa-l-ahdath): Leveraging unfolding circumstances and repeated good habits .
- Acts of worship (al-tarbiyah bi-l-ʿibadah): Spiritual discipline through regular ritual practice .
- Discipline (al-tarbiyah bi-l-ʿuqubah): Measured corrective measures applied where appropriate .
The text further outlines the necessary qualities of the mentor (al-murabbi), defining who is qualified to undertake the responsibility of educating and mentoring others .
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