Online Education: An Effective Resource, Provided There is Training
✒️Mufti Muhammad Tasleem ud Din Al Mahmoodi
Every action has some objectives and some resources, where the objectives are primary and the resources are subordinate to them. Education and training are the greatest need and ultimate goal of a human being, while the means of achieving it can be different. If someone has the facility to go to a school or madrasa to acquire knowledge, then this is undoubtedly a more effective and blessed method. However, in today's era, the abundance of engagements, employment commitments, travel difficulties, and rapid global connections have made online education a strong and prevalent resource.
Prominent Benefits of Online Education:
Access to authentic teachers is possible from any corner of the world.
Individuals with limited time can get education according to their schedule.
Savings and convenience in educational expenses.
Along with education, immediate access to study, research, and scholarly material from various online sources.
Individuals who are abroad or in remote locations are also not deprived of education and training.
But it is important to keep in mind that online education should not merely become a matter of transferring imprints of knowledge to the mind, but along with it, the aspect of training, moral guidance, and spiritual reformation should also be maintained. For this, both teachers and students must understand the etiquette and Sharia limits and restrictions of online education and take care of it.
Thus, if online education is adopted as a means and not as an end, and training is arranged along with it, then it is both a great need of the time and a great blessing.
And Allah knows best the truth.