MAKTAB, CONTINUOUS CHALLENGE AND OBLIGATION

Abstract

With the reference to the relevant Islamic sources, author illustrates the importance of religious education and bringing up of children and youth. As a Guideline for analyzing exceptional importance of the maktab class, author uses the idea of maktab class as a means of unique, comprehensive and extensive education that forms children spiritually and ethically preparing them thus for other professional tasks as well. He also points out the significant difference between the religious studies as a subject offered in schools and the maktab class. Briefly we can say that religious studies in schools is primarily concerned with the theoretical issues and the contents of faith whereas maktab class strives to present both theoretical as well as practical issues of Islamic faith and morals.