THE MASJID SCHOOL CONCEPT
THE MASJID-SCHOOL Concept this pamphlet explains the idea of why masjids/Islamic centers should be turned into schools. THE MASJID SCHOOL CONCEPT during the early days of Islam – and when Islam started being strong, or “the Golden days of Islam” – the education system of the child was “complete” – right from the beginning. The role of the masjid was to introduce the kids to Qur’an and Hadith (which is still being maintained in the madrasahs nowadays) – but also to provide necessary education to the potential students (children and adults) with the “dunia education (Math, Arabic, science, medicine, etc.) – therefore, the kids would have strong education in basic Islamic concepts, but could also learn “dunia” material all at the same time. Thus the education was complete and there was no need for “public school” or any other kind of school (dunia school) to complement madrasah education. When the masjid functioned as a school, the kids would automatically pray the daily prayers and lear