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Al-Hajj Abu Ja'far al-Hanbali joins me to discuss this crucial topic. Talking points:
1) The epistemology of knowledge
2) The difference between intrinsic knowledge and acquired knowledge
3) Why people are educated and not knowledgeable; what is the difference?
4) Why 15 years of education?
5) What does college/university do to the individual?
6) Simple literacy vs. functional literacy: Microwave Islam: actual study vs casual perusal/read vs. read for all its worth
7) The workplace of ideas – how ideas are poured into you and you are made to think that they are yours.
8) The three stages of the parent-child relationship and what role the education system plays in this.
9)Solutions:
a) Usul vs Funun
b) The difficult task of shedding received culture vs handed-down culture
c) The erection of new institutions to convey age old knowledge.
d) The willing and the able
10) Closing thoughts
Related Podcasts:
The Secular Mindset: youtube.com/watch?v=p-AeYdFqX2w&t=
The Nature of Reality: youtube.com/watch?v=288DzbsYHEc&list=PLZ4FhGpTjMgj3CRBFnsZLCO69Ul7-UcW8&index=21&t=0s
Who Are The Arabs?: youtube.com/watch?v=McmDo99WD5o&t=
Anglosphere Schooling: youtube.com/watch?v=bP_ez16sZRY&list=PLZ4FhGpTjMgj3CRBFnsZLCO69Ul7-UcW8&index=18&t=
Related Courses:
The Signs of the End of Time: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCJTt87rY2Xl_0GO7SQk0N50gAZT4XIrW
13 Centuries of Islamic History: youtube.com/user/TheReasons4Faith/playlists?view=50&sort=dd&shelf_id=5
Further Reading:
The Scientific Method For Researching The Truth: mahdinnm.blogspot.com/2018/07/the-scientific-method-for-researching.html
Western Mass Education: mahdinnm.blogspot.com/2011/01/western-mass-education.html
Teen 2.0: amazon.co.uk/Teen-2-0-Children-Families-Adolescence/dp/1884995594
Please like, share and subscribe. You can also support this channel by buying a book:
The Big Step: mahdinnm.blogspot.com/2018/07/book-release-big-step.html
The Big Step (eBook): mahdinnm.blogspot.com/2019/07/ebook-release-big-step.html
The Wonders of Waqf: mahdinnm.blogspot.com/2019/07/book-release-wonders-of-waqf.html (UPDATE: This book is now available for only £6 from Lulu: lulu.com/en/us/shop/mahdi-lock/the-wonders-of-waqf/paperback/product-176gq7mp.html)
The Great Event Has Occurred: mahdinnm.blogspot.com/2019/07/book-release-great-event-has-occurred.html
Islamic Law Is Not Misogynistic: mahdinnm.blogspot.com/2019/08/book-release-islamic-law-is-not.html
(NEW) The Approach to Human Civilization in the Qur’an: mahdinnm.blogspot.com/2019/11/book-release-approach-to-human.html
Upcoming titles include:
The Opening of The Hearts (Sharh as-Sudur): mahdinnm.blogspot.com/2017/10/are-nafs-soul-and-ruh-spirit-same-or-not.html
Man And Allah’s Justice on Earth: mahdinnm.blogspot.com/2019/10/uthman-ibn-ertugruls-advice-to-his-son.html
Al-Wafi (A Commentary on The Forty Hadith of Imam An-Nawawi): mahdinnm.blogspot.com/2019/07/victory-is-with-patience.html
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Al-Hajj Abu Ja'far al-Hanbali joins me to discuss this crucial topic. Talking points:
1) The epistemology of knowledge
2) The difference between intrinsic knowledge and acquired knowledge
3) Why people are educated and not knowledgeable; what is the difference?
4) Why 15 years of education?
5) What does college/university do to the individual?
6) Simple literacy vs. functional literacy: Microwave Islam: actual study vs casual perusal/read vs. read for all its worth
7) The workplace of ideas – how ideas are poured into you and you are made to think that they are yours.
8) The three stages of the parent-child relationship and what role the education system plays in this.
9)Solutions:
a) Usul vs Funun
b) The difficult task of shedding received culture vs handed-down culture
c) The erection of new institutions to convey age old knowledge.
d) The willing and the able
10) Closing thoughts
Related Podcasts:
The Secular Mindset: youtube.com/watch?v=p-AeYdFqX2w&t=
The Nature of Reality: youtube.com/watch?v=288DzbsYHEc&list=PLZ4FhGpTjMgj3CRBFnsZLCO69Ul7-UcW8&index=21&t=0s
Who Are The Arabs?: youtube.com/watch?v=McmDo99WD5o&t=
Anglosphere Schooling: youtube.com/watch?v=bP_ez16sZRY&list=PLZ4FhGpTjMgj3CRBFnsZLCO69Ul7-UcW8&index=18&t=
Related Courses:
The Signs of the End of Time: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCJTt87rY2Xl_0GO7SQk0N50gAZT4XIrW
13 Centuries of Islamic History: youtube.com/user/TheReasons4Faith/playlists?view=50&sort=dd&shelf_id=5
Further Reading:
The Scientific Method For Researching The Truth: mahdinnm.blogspot.com/2018/07/the-scientific-method-for-researching.html
Western Mass Education: mahdinnm.blogspot.com/2011/01/western-mass-education.html
Teen 2.0: amazon.co.uk/Teen-2-0-Children-Families-Adolescence/dp/1884995594
Please like, share and subscribe. You can also support this channel by buying a book:
The Big Step: mahdinnm.blogspot.com/2018/07/book-release-big-step.html
The Big Step (eBook): mahdinnm.blogspot.com/2019/07/ebook-release-big-step.html
The Wonders of Waqf: mahdinnm.blogspot.com/2019/07/book-release-wonders-of-waqf.html (UPDATE: This book is now available for only £6 from Lulu: lulu.com/en/us/shop/mahdi-lock/the-wonders-of-waqf/paperback/product-176gq7mp.html)
The Great Event Has Occurred: mahdinnm.blogspot.com/2019/07/book-release-great-event-has-occurred.html
Islamic Law Is Not Misogynistic: mahdinnm.blogspot.com/2019/08/book-release-islamic-law-is-not.html
(NEW) The Approach to Human Civilization in the Qur’an: mahdinnm.blogspot.com/2019/11/book-release-approach-to-human.html
Upcoming titles include:
The Opening of The Hearts (Sharh as-Sudur): mahdinnm.blogspot.com/2017/10/are-nafs-soul-and-ruh-spirit-same-or-not.html
Man And Allah’s Justice on Earth: mahdinnm.blogspot.com/2019/10/uthman-ibn-ertugruls-advice-to-his-son.html
Al-Wafi (A Commentary on The Forty Hadith of Imam An-Nawawi): mahdinnm.blogspot.com/2019/07/victory-is-with-patience.html
This is the source for the image: commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Adams_Corner_-_Schulhaus_2.jpg It has been altered for this video and has not been endorsed by the licensor in any way: creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/1.0/deed.en
