Raising Righteous Generations-II




Women must be prepared in a way that adequately suits their life's work and mission as mothers and wives. In addition, they must learn the mandatory branches of Sharee‘ah knowledge. It is to their advantage if they master all such branches of knowledge, and if they have additionally been endowed with rich talent, creative minds, and innovative thoughts, that would help them to learn other branches of knowledge and culture. Islam does not object to that as long as women do not exceed the proper limits of the Sharee‘ah.

The righteous women predecessors were the best examples of modesty when they went out seeking knowledge, since they were guarded by their religious commitment: their modesty clothed them in a garb of awe and their dignified demeanor prevented them from intermixing with men and becoming familiar with them.

As education is available in formal schools, only female teachers must educate girls. Female teachers must not work at boys’ schools or co-education schools. Likewise, male teachers must not work at girls’ schools or co-education schools. It is an evil thing if they do it.

Despite the overall atmosphere of decadence in Western countries, there are some sincere calls for avoiding mixed education and returning to the sound natural disposition that denounces intermixing between the sexes. It is clear from some studies that boys and girls should be treated differently, owing to differences in physical and mental development. Also, intermixing between the sexes leads to grave consequences. In addition, educational materials that are necessary for boys and girls should be different.

Educational courses for girls should be suitable for their age and should be planned with a view to prepare them to assume their main mission as housewives, mothers, and wives and perform their roles competently; thereby paving the way for a successful marital life for them and their families. In the future, girls who have been brought up according to this sound methodology will be able to avoid making mistakes and will be able to practice Da’wah. They will be able to devote their time to preparing righteous Muslim generations, which is a great mission in itself. By receiving the right education, when those girls grow up they will be protected from wasting their time trying to make money or preoccupying themselves with other meaningless interests.