Significance of Reading and Writing in Understanding Islamic Study Subject Matter: Knowledge of Pre-School Teachers

Abstract

The strong ties between education and Islam can be emphasized by revisiting the first revelation in Islam. The superiority of Man above all creatures was solely due to the knowledge base. Islam stresses comprehensive education programme including education for the body, mind, and soul. Best way to educate a child is to start from the early childhood. This paper serves the purpose of ascertaining the importance of reading and writing in understanding the Islamic study subject matter. For that purpose, the teachers of early childhood from different Islamic school systems in Lahore were randomly selected. Data were collected from 100 early childhood Islamic subject teachers through a self-developed closed ended questionnaire. Data were tabulated and analyzed in the SPSS version 20.0. Means, Standard Deviations, Frequencies, Percentages, and Inferential statics like t-test, and one-way ANOVA were applied to interpret the data. Results revealed that teachers were aware about the significance of reading and writing in order to understand the Islamic subject matter and were practicing in their respective classrooms. Practical implications and recommendations made thereof, can be useful to maintain the deep roots of Islam with education, fertile.