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like whitewash the wall
made of dung and dirt, is
useless and impossible.
- Both believe that not any
science is not suitable for teaching.
- The educational content in
- In both schools, the Confucian school is
following moderation and mainly based on the “six
avoiding extreme are

arts”. In Islam the doctrine
common content. of speaking is not limited to
the special scope of
- In both schools, religious educational content; but
The principles education content is along
gives full scope to all kinds
5 and Content of with governmental of imagination including the
Teaching education content.
Quran and Sunnah.
- There is a kind of personal
and social education content - Theological content,
in both schools. especially self-learning
through theology, is the
- Along with teaching characteristic of Islamic
materialistic content, the educational content, which
spiritualistic content is also is rare in Confucianism.
emphasized in both schools
to cultivate ethics.
- Teachers have high spiritual
value in both schools.

The relation While Islam holds a
between - Both not have a specific prophetic status for the
Teacher and teacher In Islam, it is permissible teacher, Confucius
6 Student to learn from atheists and emphasizes the generality

(Position of pagans, just as in status of the teacher by
teacher and Confucianism, anyone who saying: One in three people
student) can correct our behavior must play teacher of others.
can be my teacher.