Abstract

This study aims to find out the purpose of Islamic Schools and to investigate that if the practices are aligned with the purpose. Farther more to explore the challenges, Islamic school’s administrations are facing and how they are coping with these challenges. Finding of the study suggest that being a Muslim and being a Pakistani citizen, these Institutes are offering education which is fulfilling the educational need of the society. Their purposes, curriculum and other daily practices are very much aligned with the constitution and the Ideology of Islamic republic of Pakistan. However, the goal of a complete framework for a balance Islamic Educational System, which was presented and discussed in the six world conferences on Muslim education held in various Islamic Countries, after almost fifty years, has not been completely achieved yet. Islamic Schools have managed to adopt modern educational trends in education, such as student centered, cooperative, and activity-based teaching and learning. Islamic schools are working individually to achieve their goals, they need to work together for the common purposes as Ummah to take benefits from the expertise of each other and can save their resource.

Highlights

  • This study aims to find out the purpose of Islamic Schools and to investigate that if the practices are aligned with the purpose

  • Finding of the study suggest that being a Muslim and being a Pakistani citizen, these Institutes are offering education which is fulfilling the educational need of the society

  • With increasing number of Muslims all over the world the demand for an educational system according to the vision and philosophy of Islam is increasing in Pakistan and in the west, The rise of private Islamic schools that are intended to provide an “Islamic” alternative to the mainstream secular educational system has been noticed in every major city in the west

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Introduction

According the Pew Research Center, Islam is the second largest and fastest growing religion in the world, the study estimates that in the second half of 21st century Islam will be the largest religion in the world.1 All Islamic countries has a Western type educational system up to university level.2 “The current educational system in the Muslim countries is an imitation of Western education which is secular in nature”.3 With increasing number of Muslims all over the world the demand for an educational system according to the vision and philosophy of Islam is increasing in Pakistan and in the west, The rise of private Islamic schools that are intended to provide an “Islamic” alternative to the mainstream secular educational system has been noticed in every major city in the west.4 For instance, in Britain a significant number of Muslim parents are inclined to send their children to Islamic Schools.5 In this study.

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