'Islam and education' for a non muslims audience

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Re: ‘Islam and education’ for a non muslims audience

*Here’s what was revealed to Prophet Muhammad (SAW) for the first time: *

In the Name of Allâh, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful  

[096:001] Read! In the Name of your Lord Who has created (all that exists).

[096:002] He has created man from a clot (a piece of thick coagulated blood).

[096:003] Read! And your Lord is the Most Generous.

[096:004] Who has taught (the writing) by the pen.

[096:005] He has taught man that which he knew not.

In Ibn Kathir’s tafsir, the first portion briefly outlines the actual event of how the revelation took place and the events following it shortly after. For details, please visit: The Beginning of the Prophethood of Muhammad and the First of the Qur’an revealed

Here’s a something that might be of use to you:

The Honor and Nobility of Man is in His Knowledge

These Ayat inform of the beginning of man’s creation from a dangling clot, and that out of Allah’s generosity He taught man that which he did not know. Thus, Allah exalted him and honored him by giving him knowledge, and it is the dignity that the Father of Humanity, Adam, was distinguished with over the angels. Knowledge sometimes is in the mind, sometimes on the tongue, and sometimes in writing with the fingers. Thus, it may be intellectual, spoken and written. And while the last (written) necessitates the first two (intellectual and spoken), the reverse is not true. For this reason Allah says,

اقْرَأْ وَرَبُّكَ الاٌّكْرَمُ - الَّذِى عَلَّمَ بِالْقَلَمِ - عَلَّمَ الإِنسَـنَ مَا لَمْ يَعْلَمْ ]

(Read! And your Lord is the Most Generous. Who has taught by the pen. He has taught man that which he knew not.)

Source: The Honor and Nobility of Man is in His Knowledge

In addition, there is an article that I posted here a while ago that propagates Muslims seeking knowledge and I believe it makes references to Quran and Sunnah. Here’s the link: Islam and the Pursuit of Worldly Knowledge