📚 The Sacred Trust of Teaching: Beyond Business, Toward Accountability
✨ Teaching in Islam: An Honour, Not a Trade
Teaching is not just a profession in Islam — it is a sacred amanah (trust). The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ was sent as a teacher to mankind:
"I have been sent as a teacher."
(Sahih Muslim)
The first revelation of the Qur'an commands Iqra (Read) — a direct call to education.
Teaching is not about earning profits; it’s about shaping souls. It’s not a trade — it’s a gateway to Sadaqah Jariyah (continuous charity), where every student’s success and good deed can become your everlasting reward — if taught with sincerity.
But today, we have reduced this divine mission to a marketplace.
🚨 The Crisis: Education Became a Business
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Commercialization of schools
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Point scoring competitions without moral foundation
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Focus on fees and results, neglecting the character of children
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Qualified but morally bankrupt graduates
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Negligence in personal and social tarbiyah (upbringing)
Allah warns us:
"Woe to those who give less [than due]."
(Surah Al-Mutaffifin 83:1)
This ayah is not only about weights and measures — it applies to every duty we perform less than what is due.
When teachers deliver less effort, less patience, less sincerity, they are part of the corruption in education.
When institutions sell education as a product instead of a responsibility, they are cheating the Ummah.
⚙️ Core Issues: Root Causes
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Lack of Accountability:
No Islamic check. State authorities fail to regulate sincerity and moral value in schools. -
Worldly Competition:
Parents push for grades, ignoring manners and spirituality. -
Teacher's Frustration:
Personal issues spill into classrooms. Teachers lose patience, harming children emotionally. -
Neglect of Religious Education:
Deen is made optional or decorative, not foundational. -
Institutional Greed:
High fees, lavish buildings, but empty souls.
📜 The Islamic Teacher’s Manual (Unwritten but Eternal)
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Teach for the sake of Allah — not salary.
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Be a role model — not just an information provider.
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Love the children — even when they test your patience.
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Respect each child’s pace — every soul is different.
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Combine knowledge with manners — for a person with knowledge but no adab (manners) is a danger to society.
"Whoever teaches knowledge will have the reward of everyone who benefits from it without decreasing their own reward."
(Ibn Majah)
This Hadith alone should humble every educator.
💔 Teaching One’s Own Children: Double Responsibility
Many think they are doing a favour to their children by teaching them.
In reality, parents teaching their own kids is not a favour — it is an obligation. If we fail here, we are answerable first before anyone else.
Allah says:
"O you who believe! Save yourselves and your families from a Fire whose fuel is people and stones."
(Surah At-Tahrim 66:6)
Saving them starts with correct knowledge and loving tarbiyah.
🛑 A Message to Educational Authorities and School Owners
Stop chasing numbers, profits, and rankings.
You are not running a supermarket.
You are entrusted with the hearts and futures of children.
Every wasted child, every emotionally harmed student, every graduate who knows maths but doesn’t know how to speak to parents — you will answer for them on the Day of Judgement.
Invest in teacher training, emotional intelligence, Islamic studies, character-building programs.
This is your golden opportunity to turn your business into your Akhirah investment.
If you don't — you are simply growing a factory of paper degrees.
🛑 A Message to Teachers
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Never lose your temper.
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Never insult a child.
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Never ignore their emotional cries.
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Never make your personal frustration their burden.
You are shaping lives, not just delivering lessons.
Teaching is a sacred duty.
🛑 A Message to Parents
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Stop chasing grades only.
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Stop pushing your children to outperform others at the cost of kindness and spirituality.
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Stop thinking Islamic studies are “secondary.”
Your first responsibility is raising good humans, not just toppers.
🌟 The Solution: Rekindle the Amanah
For Institutions:
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Make Islamic ethics a part of core curriculum.
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Measure success by moral growth not just test scores.
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Provide teacher counseling to manage stress.
For Teachers:
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Renew niyyah (intention) regularly.
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Make dua before each class: "Ya Allah, grant me patience and sincerity."
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Be loving. Remember: Rasulullah ﷺ was patient even with Bedouins who shouted at him.
For Parents:
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Be involved.
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Ask about your child’s feelings, not just their marks.
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Teach adab before algebra.
For the State:
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Introduce Islamic values audits in education sectors.
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Regulate fee structures and monitor educational ethics.
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Reward schools that build character, not just results.
🌸 Motivational Close: A Golden Opportunity
Allah has gifted you a beautiful chance.
Whether you are a teacher, parent, or authority — you have in your hands the future of the Ummah.
"The best among you are those who learn the Qur’an and teach it."
(Bukhari)
What more beautiful status can you aim for?
If you make education your act of worship, not just a job,
If you teach with love and patience, not just pressure and deadlines,
If you aim to raise servants of Allah, not servants of the dunya —
Then Jannah will be your ultimate certificate.
Let’s not miss this golden opportunity.
May Allah grant us sincerity, patience, and success in fulfilling this sacred duty. Ameen. 🤍
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