TEACHERS ARE TEACHERS ARE LEADERSLEADERS

ALWAIZ AKBAR HUDAALWAIZ AKBAR HUDA

October 4, 2011October 4, 2011

WORLD TEACHERS DAYWORLD TEACHERS DAY

World Teachers' Day, held annually on World Teachers' Day, held annually on October 5th since 1994, commemorates October 5th since 1994, commemorates teachers’ organizations worldwide.teachers’ organizations worldwide.

Its aim is to mobilise support for teachers Its aim is to mobilise support for teachers and to ensure that the needs of future and to ensure that the needs of future generations will continue to be met by generations will continue to be met by teachersteachers

WORLD TEACHERS DAYWORLD TEACHERS DAY

According to UNESCO, World Teachers' Day According to UNESCO, World Teachers' Day represents a significant token of the awareness, represents a significant token of the awareness, understanding and appreciation displayed for understanding and appreciation displayed for the vital contribution that teachers make to the vital contribution that teachers make to education and development.education and development.

Education International (EI) (the global union Education International (EI) (the global union federation that represents education federation that represents education professionals worldwide) strongly believes that professionals worldwide) strongly believes that World Teachers' Day should be internationally World Teachers' Day should be internationally recognized and celebrated around the world. recognized and celebrated around the world.

EXTRACTS OF FARRAMIN EXTRACTS OF FARRAMIN MUBARAKMUBARAK

TEACHERS ARE LEADERSTEACHERS ARE LEADERS

" Those of you who wish to go in for " Those of you who wish to go in for teaching, I recommend it to you. I have said teaching, I recommend it to you. I have said to all the African Jamats and the various to all the African Jamats and the various spiritual children from Africa, and they have spiritual children from Africa, and they have heard it many times that, for Me, heard it many times that, for Me, those those spiritual children who go into teaching spiritual children who go into teaching are always, are always, leaders of the Jamatleaders of the Jamat. Always . Always they will be considered by Me as leaders in they will be considered by Me as leaders in the Jamat.“the Jamat.“(Rangoon, Burma – March 23, 1960)(Rangoon, Burma – March 23, 1960)

TEACHERS ARE LEADERSTEACHERS ARE LEADERS

““I would always consider both I would always consider both religious and secular teachers as religious and secular teachers as leadersleaders in My Jamat." in My Jamat." (Dacca-East Pakistan, Dec 3, 1964)(Dacca-East Pakistan, Dec 3, 1964)

IMAM’S EXPECTATIONSIMAM’S EXPECTATIONS

““I want each and every young boy and young I want each and every young boy and young girl in My Jamat to know the meaning of the girl in My Jamat to know the meaning of the Dua. He should know the Dua but also he Dua. He should know the Dua but also he should know what he says when he says the should know what he says when he says the Dua. This is fundamental to the future of the Dua. This is fundamental to the future of the Jamat. Jamat. I want all the teachers to work hard at I want all the teachers to work hard at this, to explain to the children in simple this, to explain to the children in simple language what is the language what is the meaning of the Duameaning of the Dua that they are recitingthat they are reciting."."

(Dacca-East Pakistan, Jan 28, 1970)(Dacca-East Pakistan, Jan 28, 1970)

TEACHING – AN IMPORTANT TEACHING – AN IMPORTANT PROFESSIONPROFESSION

““In previous Farman, I have said that to the In previous Farman, I have said that to the Imam of the Time, Imam of the Time, teachers are always teachers are always leadersleaders. And I want to repeat that here today, so . And I want to repeat that here today, so that those who are considering a future that those who are considering a future profession, should profession, should consider teaching as an consider teaching as an important professionimportant profession, because it is the , because it is the communication of knowledge from one communication of knowledge from one generation to the other and I am referring to all generation to the other and I am referring to all forms of teaching: I am referring to pre primary forms of teaching: I am referring to pre primary education, I am referring to primary and education, I am referring to primary and secondary and university education, I am secondary and university education, I am referring to specialized teaching in the referring to specialized teaching in the professional fields. I am even referring to mid professional fields. I am even referring to mid career education. … (Continue..)career education. … (Continue..)

TEACHING – AN IMPORTANT TEACHING – AN IMPORTANT PROFESSIONPROFESSION

““Those who contribute to improving Those who contribute to improving the knowledge of people are actively the knowledge of people are actively involved in their careers. Therefore, I involved in their careers. Therefore, I am referring in teaching to the am referring in teaching to the complete spectrum of communication complete spectrum of communication of education, communication of of education, communication of knowledge and improvement of knowledge and improvement of knowledge from one generation to knowledge from one generation to another."another." (Islamabad Pakistan – Nov 22, (Islamabad Pakistan – Nov 22, 1987)1987)

SPIRIT OF ISLAM & SPIRITUAL SPIRIT OF ISLAM & SPIRITUAL HAPPINESSHAPPINESS

““What is essential is that What is essential is that you should you should understand the spirit of Islam and get understand the spirit of Islam and get therefore spiritual happinesstherefore spiritual happiness, for this is , for this is what I hope for My Jamats above all what I hope for My Jamats above all else and this is what I hope that My else and this is what I hope that My spiritual children in the religious night spiritual children in the religious night schools will learn from their teachers."schools will learn from their teachers." (Karachi, Pakistan – Garden Religious (Karachi, Pakistan – Garden Religious Night School – Nov 29, 1964)Night School – Nov 29, 1964)

TEACHING IS MOST TEACHING IS MOST HONOURABLE PROFESSIONHONOURABLE PROFESSION

““Some of you seem to realize today, what Some of you seem to realize today, what your parents did realize in those days, that your parents did realize in those days, that teaching is one of the most honourable teaching is one of the most honourable professionsprofessions which exists. And I have said it which exists. And I have said it to you on many occasions that in My view, to you on many occasions that in My view, teachers will always be leaders in My teachers will always be leaders in My communitycommunity and every facility will be given to and every facility will be given to them so that they can carry out their them so that they can carry out their profession with the least possible hitches."profession with the least possible hitches."(Dares Salam, Tanzania – Oct 9, 1959 – (Dares Salam, Tanzania – Oct 9, 1959 – Students Mulaqat)Students Mulaqat)

VARIOUS QUOTES ON VARIOUS QUOTES ON TEACHERSTEACHERS

QUOTES ON TEACHERSQUOTES ON TEACHERS

““A good teacher is like a candle - it A good teacher is like a candle - it consumes itself to light the way for consumes itself to light the way for others." (Author Unknown)others." (Author Unknown)

““The mediocre teacher tells. The good The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires. demonstrates. The great teacher inspires. (William Arthur Ward)(William Arthur Ward)

QUOTES ON TEACHERSQUOTES ON TEACHERS

““Teaching is the profession that teaches Teaching is the profession that teaches all the other professions." (Author all the other professions." (Author Unknown)Unknown)

““To teach is to learn twice." (Joseph To teach is to learn twice." (Joseph Joubert)Joubert)

““The best teachers teach from the heart, The best teachers teach from the heart, not from the book." (Author Unknown)not from the book." (Author Unknown)

QUOTES ON TEACHERSQUOTES ON TEACHERS

““Those who educate children well are Those who educate children well are more to be honored than parents, for more to be honored than parents, for these only gave life, those the art of living these only gave life, those the art of living well. (Aristotle)well. (Aristotle)

““By learning you will teach; by teaching By learning you will teach; by teaching you will understand. (Latin Proverb)you will understand. (Latin Proverb)

(Article of Allama Iqbal in Makhzin, January 1902)(Article of Allama Iqbal in Makhzin, January 1902)

Imam’s Appreciation Imam’s Appreciation

““I give to the teachers of the night schools I give to the teachers of the night schools and the day schools and all the religious and the day schools and all the religious schools and the students, My most schools and the students, My most affectionate loving blessings. Khanavadan, affectionate loving blessings. Khanavadan, Khanavadan.” Khanavadan.”

(Bombay, India – Nov 9, 1967)(Bombay, India – Nov 9, 1967)

This presentation is dedicated This presentation is dedicated to all Teachers, Educators and to all Teachers, Educators and Waezeen for their time, Waezeen for their time, knowledge, efforts and knowledge, efforts and contribution to education and contribution to education and development.development.

Thank youThank you