The Devotion of Life — Page 395
395 $ t Β u ρ š χ % x. t βθ ã Ζ Ï Β ÷ σ ß ϑ ø 9 $ # ( # ρ ã Ï Ψ u Š Ï 9 Z π © ù ! $ Ÿ 2 4 Ÿ ω ö θ n = s ù t x t Ρ ⎯ Ï Β È e ≅ ä. 7 π s % ö Ï ù ö Ν å κ ÷ ] Ï i Β × π x Í ← ! $ s Û ( # θ ß γ ¤ ) x t G u Š Ï j 9 ’ Î û Ç ⎯ƒ Ï e $! $ # ( # ρ â ‘ É ‹ Ψ ã Š Ï 9 u ρ ó Ο ß γ t Β ö θ s % # s Œ Î ) ( # þ θ ã è y _ u ‘ ö Ν Í κ ö s 9 Î ) ó Ο ß γ ¯ = y è s 9 š χρ â ‘ x ‹ ø t s † ∩⊇⊄⊄∪ “It is not possible for the believers to go forth all together. Why, then does not a party from every section of them go forth that they become well- versed in religion, and that they may warn their people when they return to them, so that they may guard against evil?” (9:122) tells us that teachers have to be created, not students. There is a great difference between these two approaches. There is a difference in educating a child to develop his understanding and to develop him into a teacher. I have mentioned a proposal by one of Hitler’s Generals who, when faced with a limit of a German army of 100,000 men, suggested that each soldier be trained as a teacher so that in turn they could train others as soldiers. This scheme became famous and is even mentioned by Churchill in his famous book as an astonishing idea which visibly changed the capability of the Germans, enabling them to create hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of soldiers. This so called brainwave was taught to the Holy Prophet (Peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) fourteen hundred years ago and is mentioned in this very verse which says do