Pakistani education about ethics vs. Islamic education

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Re: Pakistani education about ethics vs. Islamic education

@mulz

Were you born muslim or you got converted at a later stage? Most of the Pakistanis especially in villages and small towns prefer their kids to know Quran by heart- they should have all ayats memorized.. it would be hard to change this mentality.. respect for science and maths etc. is not there.. secondly, there is already a debate about changing national language from Urdu to something else.. sadly, there is very strong resentment (esp. in Punjab/Frontier) against Urdu- ppl think it is imposed on them and refuse to speak in any language other than punjabi.. since you are going to settle in Pakistan, I suggest you learn a little bit of Punjabi too.. maybe helpful. I suggest you settle in some village of Punjab or Frontier.. ppl tend to be warm in villages..

i got converted at 10
i know how people in villages like their kids to learn aya, i looked in the eyes of village people: they were so proud to tell me that their daughter/ son knew this and that part of the Quran, mashallah:blush:
but learning by heart something one doesn’t understand is extremely brainwashing! that’s why i share ghamdi (article author mentioned by the thread starting post) view it should be changed! that’s the only way for pakistan to “evolve”
but unlike him i don’t think people need atheist moral classes, i think instead people must learn respect for science and math because only people who know science, know how helpfull it is.

ps, i’m not learning punjabi but pashto, the mother tongue of my future spouse