The Educational Thinking in the Diaries of Abu-Haneefa

Abstract

It seems that the Modern Educational Theory has swung between the genuine past and the modern present. We have found in Abu-Haneefa AInouman's diaries a global educational thinking which absorbed that thesis from all dimensions. Abu-Haneefa lived in the Arab Islamic civilization which was in its peak specially in the second half of the first Hijrah century, the first half of the second Hijrah century where sciences were varied and the time was too tight to enable his pupils to get everything. So, specializing in education coupled with God’s acceptance was an approach in which he was a pioneer. He found that a pupil should be out of life's affairs to take the education he needs and to have the balanced opportunity to achieve. So, science should be taken purely and scientists should be awarded. Abu-Haneefa found that good company, helping pupils and being generous with them are from the conditions the scientist should have where a pupil can express himself freely, and this is obvious in his message “the Scientist and the Educated” and in his Seminars in AI-Kufa Mosque. Education has a great benefit in Abu-Haneefa’s view; his bearer will be ascended to the top. Education is the beauty to the rich and the richness to the poor, so, we should continue learning even if education has a teacher and a pupil should choose the right person from whom he will take the good knowledge. He should have perseverance without being biased to a certain doctrine. His course is pure and varied. The teacher should be modest and have acceptance. Abu -Haneefa sees that the sources of pupil's culture is the most important. The comprehensive culture in its sources:- the basics first and the opinion and Measurement are the second which is the source of discussion, it will make for the scientist his right place and make him the Keblah where every pupil should do his pilgrimage.