An Analysis of the Teachings of Muhammad (SAW) to Conceptualize National Professional Standards for Teachers

Muhammad Qasim Ali; Muhammad Asghar Javed al-Azhari; Dr. Muhammad Imran

doi:10.32350/jitc.101.19

Muhammad Qasim Ali Department of Education, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur, Pakistan https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4851-8154
Muhammad Asghar Javed al-Azhari Department of Islamic Studies, The University of Lahore, Pakpattan Campus, Pakistan https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5347-7406
Dr. Muhammad Imran Department of Islamic Studies, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur, Pakistan https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3976-6567

DOI: https://doi.org/10.32350/jitc.101.19

Keywords: Teaching of Muhammad (SAW) Conceptualization, National Professional Standards, teachers training

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Presently, the nations are focusing on skilled manpower. For this purpose, nations are developing professional standards through education for better education. Teachers of a nation called social engineers. Muhammad's (SAW) life is a guiding light for all of humanity. In modern times, quality education and skilled manpower is the solution for social dilemmas. The major objective of the study is to analyze the teachings of Muhammad (SAW) in order to conceptualize national professional standards for teachers. It is concluded from the study that Prophet Muhammad (SAW) took practical life like examples and taught his followers/students through such example whereas the contemporary teachers are in a hurry to finish the syllabus and cover the mentioned curriculum. Basically, the contemporary teachers are not concentrating on the lifelong training of their learners/students. The Holy Prophet Muhammad (SAW) used multiple instructional techniques during his teachings to his followers. The life of Muhammad (SAW) personified that he (SAW) create a teaching-learning environment for the better learning of their followers. It is also perceived from the life of Muhammad (SAW) that he (SAW) stressed the learning of foreign language.

Keywords: Teaching of Muhammad (SAW) Conceptualization, National Professional Standards, teachers training

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