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The Prophet Muhammad As A Teacher (Muallim)
The Prophet Muhammad As A Teacher (Muallim)
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Sharjeel Ahmed is a certified Islamic scholar, professional teacher trainer, training &
development manager, writer, researcher and motivational speaker based in Karachi, Pakistan.
He holds a masters degree in Education (Hamdard University) and a masters degree in Islamic
Studies (Karachi University) along with a degree in Islamic theology (Aleemiyah Institute of
Islamic Studies, Karachi). Currently he is Chief Operating Officer at Spectrum Professional
Development Centre (SPDC), Karachi.
Teaching is considered to be the mother of way that is different from its normal use, in
all professions. The teacher has remained a order to show that the two things have the
symbol of reverence and esteem in almost all same qualities and to make the description
the nations. Today teaching has become a more powerful’. We find various examples in
proper discipline to be studied. Anyone who Hadith where the Prophet ᤖ has taught
pursues a degree in education is taught different things to his companions by using
various methods and techniques of teaching. metaphor. For example:
Educationists used the term pedagogy for the
art of teaching. Hadith:
In the perspective of the art of teaching when ۔0 ﻣﺛل ﻋﻠم ﻻ ﯾﻧﺗﻔﻊ ﺑﮫ ﻛﻣﺛل ﻛﻧز ﻻ ﯾﻧﻔﻖ ﻣﻧﮫ ﻓﻲ ﺳﺑﯾل
we study the life of the Prophet ᤖ we are ‘Knowledge from which no benefit is derived
surprisingly exposed to some of the most is like a treasure from which nothing is spent
effective ways of teaching the world has ever in the Way of Allah.’ (Mishkat-ul-Masabih)
known. The Prophet ᤖ has called himself Hadith:
‘Muallim’. The Arabic term ‘Muallim’ means
‘teacher’. Hazrat Abdullah Bin Amr رﺿﯽ ﷲ ﻋﻧہ ﺗﻌﻠﻣوا اﻟﻘرآن ﻓﺎﻗرأوه ﻓﺈن ﻣﺛل اﻟﻘرآن ﻟﻣن ﺗﻌﻠم ﻓﻘرأ وﻗﺎم ﺑﮫ ﻛﻣﺛل
narrated that the Prophet ᤖ said: ﺟراب ﻣﺣﺷو ﻣﺳﻛﺎ ﺗﻔوح رﯾﺣﮫ ﻋﻠﻰ ﻛل ﻣﻛﺎن وﻣﺛل ﻣن ﺗﻌﻠﻣﮫ
ﻓرﻗد وھو ﻓﻲ ﺟوﻓﮫ ﻛﻣﺛل ﺟراب أوﻛﺊ ﻋﻠﻰ ﻣﺳك۔
إﻧﻣﺎ ﺑﻌﺛت ﻣﻌﻠﻣﺎ۔
‘Learn and recite the Qur’an, for to one who
‘Verily I have been sent as a teacher.’ learns, recites and uses it in prayer at night it
(Sunan Ibn Majah) is like a bag filled with musk whose fragrance
diffuses itself everywhere; and he who learns
In the present article we discuss a few ways it and goes to sleep having it within him is
of teaching from the Seerah (life) of the like a bag with musk tied up in it.’ (Mishkat-ul-
Prophet ᤖ. Masabih)
Using metaphor Hadith:
Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary اﻟﯾد اﻟﻌﻠﯾﺎ ﺧﯾر ﻣن اﻟﯾد اﻟﺳﻔﻠﻰ واﻟﯾد اﻟﻌﻠﯾﺎ ھﻲ اﻟﻣﻧﻔﻘﺔ واﻟﯾد اﻟﺳﻔﻠﻰ
defines metaphor as ‘a word or phrase used ھﻲ اﻟﺳﺎﺋﻠﺔ۔
to describe somebody/something else, in a
Hazrat Abu Hurairah رﺿﯽ ﷲ ﻋﻧہnarrated that وﻣﺎ ﺗوﻓﯾﻘﯽ اﻻ ﺑﺎ• اﻟﻌﻠﯽ اﻟﻌظﯾم