ENGLISH 3 CRITICAL EVALUATION OF ISLAMIC SCHOOLS, PURPOSE AND PRACTICES IN KARACHI, PAKISTAN

Abstract

This study aims to find out the purpose of Islamic Schools and to investigate that if the practices are aligned with the purpose. Farther more to explore the challenges, Islamic school’s administrations are facing and how they are coping with these challenges. Finding of the study suggest that being a Muslim and being a Pakistani citizen, these Institutes are offering education which is fulfilling the educational need of the society. Their purposes, curriculum and other daily practices are very much aligned with the constitution and the Ideology of Islamic republic of Pakistan. However, the goal of a complete framework for a balance Islamic Educational System, which was presented and discussed in the six world conferences on Muslim education held in various Islamic Countries, after almost fifty years, has not been completely achieved yet. Islamic Schools have managed to adopt modern educational trends in education, such as student centered, cooperative, and activity-based teaching and learning. Islamic schools are working individually to achieve their goals, they need to work together for the common purposes as Ummah to take benefits from the expertise of each other and can save their resource.