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The Educational Thoughts in… M. Kadkhodaei & J. Zeng (45
Juxtaposing Education, 1. Through Thinking Avoid
Morality and Thinking Blindly Accepting
In both schools, the same Both schools demand equal
emphasis is placed on education attention to learning and
and moral principles, and thinking. Both avoid blindly
students are asked to both accepting matters that may be
learn and teach others, fed to man under the name of
meanwhile, they should not science and knowledge. Islamic
hide their knowledge. culture believes that the root
Imam Ali says: of all deviations is lack of
“O seeker of knowledge! thinking as well as lack of
There are three signs for learning.
the wise man: knowledge, Islam attaches great
patience, and silence”. importance to religious cultural
(Kuleini, 1968, Vol. 1: 37) heritage and has always
considered high importance
Confucius says: for culture. Islam has always
Silence, consolidation of viewed education as a means
knowledge, unceasing learning of improving the level of
and never being satisfied, knowledge with its own
educating without feel of special educational philosophy.
tiredness, for me there will This educational philosophy
be no need other than these has been the basis for creating
three. (Yang, 1980, Part. 7, a cultural system. Therefore,
Chapter. 38) the religion of Islam considers
meditation as one of the
highest acts of worship,
