KPK: School books to have Quranic verses against corruption

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School books to have Quranic verses against corruption

PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Textbook Board has incorporated some verses of the holy Quran, Hadith and wise sayings on the inner titles of the school books to discourage corruption and promote harmony in the society.

The move is aimed at scaling up awareness about the evil of corruption in society.

The verse number 10 of the Surah Al-Hujrat stressing unity among Muslims has also been included on the inner titles of the books which states: “Muslims are brothers, therefore make peace between the two brothers and fear Allah so that the mercy may be shown to you.”

Textbook board takes decision with NAB’s consultation

By including this verse the authorities intend to discourage sectarianism in the society. Such verses and holy sayings would be part of books from grade-1 to grade-12 to discourage corruption and sectarianism, sources said, adding that the books had been published and would be distributed among students from the academic year starting from coming April.

They said that the board had taken the decision to include verses and sayings of the holy Prophet with the consultation of the National Accountability Bureau and Directorate of Curricula and Teachers Education. They said that these verses, Hadith, etc would replace earlier such material against militancy and in favour of peace incorporated in textbooks by the previous government.

Over 100 messages against corruption from the holy Quran, Hadith and wise sayings have been mentioned on the titles of the books.

Included in the textbooks verse number 172 from the Surah Al-Baqara states: “O you who believe! eat of the good things that We have provided you with----.”

A hadith included in the books says: “The holy Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) cursed the one who gives bribe and the one who takes it.”

The inscription of the anti-corruption materials was the brainchild of the NAB, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the sources said. They said that when the students would read the anti-corruption messages in their books it would create awareness among them and help them to differentiate between the right and wrong.

The sources said that corruption had become an evil severely affecting every aspect of life and with incorporation of such messages in textbooks the students would be sensitised about the evil of corruption in their early age.

The sources said that the verses of the holy Quran about unity among Muslims would help reduce the gap between different schools of thought in the society. It would also help in reducing hatred among different sects, which was one of the reasons of unrest in the country, they said.



School books to have Quranic verses against corruption - Pakistan - DAWN.COM




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[Yousafzai_M]

Thats a nice move. They should include the ones against violence too, and ideally make Arabic mandatory to learn.

 

[TankMan]

This is very good. Very good move by KPK government . They should also add some of the anti-terrorism verses, i.e non-violence, coexistence and unity. There's plenty of them.

This is a step towards disassociating religion from criminals and terrorists and using it as the positive force it is supposed to be.

The sources said that the verses of the holy Quran about unity among Muslims would help reduce the gap between different schools of thought in the society. It would also help in reducing hatred among different sects, which was one of the reasons of unrest in the country, they said.

This part about unity would also lead to effective destruction of the extremist narratives. Unity does not equal uniformity and Islam allows for difference of opinion on most things. If this concept is taught to schoolchildren, we will have a generation immune to Mullah nonsense In sha Allah.

 

[Khalidr]

Really good move, this will indeed aware our young generation and will keep moulana mentality away for generations.

 

[MohammadHaqueCA]

It appears to be another poster child of a bunch of Pakistani politicians and another proof that PTI is also a chip of the old block! About 40 years ago, Ziaul Haq made the subject of Pakistan Studies and Islamiyat mandatory at all levels and for all kinds of education but nothing constructive was ever achieved. It hasn't made Pakistanis more nimazi or more patriotic, if that was the objective to be achieved. Islamic tenets and commands are the foundations of Pakistani nation, but just by teaching such principles to posterity without real action would create further wedge between the budding generation and our religion, especially when youngsters are already being nurtured by those beard mongering parents in KPK to pray but do everything else wordly. Lets face it, KPK's institutions are most corrupt in the country despite the fact that disproportionately high number of religious Madrassahs, as compared to rest of the country, exist in KPK; and more per capita Mullah's operate in that province. KPK is the the only province where hard core religious Mullah's are elected in high numbers; whereas such phenomenon is non-existent in Sindh and Punjab where its almost impossible for a Mullah to be elected to the parliament. Yet, bearded politicians hailing from KPK appear to be known in the national polity by their corruption tendencies e.g. Molana Diesel!

Pervez Khattak and Imran Khan's this decision is nothing more than a show-case battle cry that belies the ground realities, and is bound not to produce any results; they know it and everyone else knows it. Since the inception of Pakistan, halls of National Assembly and Senate are always studded with various Quranic verses but our parliamentarians have grown more corrupt and characterless, morally and financially, with the passage of time. Not a single Quranic verse that is permanently hanged on the parliament's walls are being even remotely followed. So, Mr. Khattak and Mr. Khan, please do something practical if you really are sincere in eradicating corruption from the province; don't just become another Zia ul Haq! Godspeed Pakistan!

 

[Imran Khan]

so whole corrupt muslim world don't know abut these verses ?

 

[Hage Tado]

Awesome....very good move.

 

[waleed3601]

Terrible idea.
School textbooks should be free of any kind of religious material.
If they want to teach Quranic verses they should teach it in Islamiat or Ethics class.
What we see today is because of the same seeds sown by Zia 4 decades ago.
Things like this are the reason why I am vehemently against this bullcrap PTI-JI coalition.

 

[AugenBlick]

how bout some anti terrorism and pro peace verses ? I am sure pakistan needs that too.

 

[Hage Tado]

how bout some anti terrorism and pro peace verses ? I am sure pakistan needs that too.

Now that will be blasphemous...

 

[Plotinium]

It appears to be another poster child of a bunch of Pakistani politicians and another proof that PTI is also a chip of the old block! About 40 years ago, Ziaul Haq made the subject of Pakistan Studies and Islamiyat mandatory at all levels and for all kinds of education but nothing constructive was ever achieved. It hasn't made Pakistanis more nimazi or more patriotic, if that was the objective to be achieved. Islamic tenets and commands are the foundations of Pakistani nation, but just by teaching such principles to posterity without real action would create further wedge between the budding generation and our religion, especially when youngsters are already being nurtured by those beard mongering parents in KPK to pray but do everything else wordly. Lets face it, KPK's institutions are most corrupt in the country despite the fact that disproportionately high number of religious Madrassahs, as compared to rest of the country, exist in KPK; and more per capita Mullah's operate in that province. KPK is the the only province where hard core religious Mullah's are elected in high numbers; whereas such phenomenon is non-existent in Sindh and Punjab where its almost impossible for a Mullah to be elected to the parliament. Yet, bearded politicians hailing from KPK appear to be known in the national polity by their corruption tendencies e.g. Molana Diesel!

Pervez Khattak and Imran Khan's this decision is nothing more than a show-case battle cry that belies the ground realities, and is bound not to produce any results; they know it and everyone else knows it. Since the inception of Pakistan, halls of National Assembly and Senate are always studded with various Quranic verses but our parliamentarians have grown more corrupt and characterless, morally and financially, with the passage of time. Not a single Quranic verse that is permanently hanged on the parliament's walls are being even remotely followed. So, Mr. Khattak and Mr. Khan, please do something practical if you really are sincere in eradicating corruption from the province; don't just become another Zia ul Haq! Godspeed Pakistan!

Bullshit, punjab has the most sect related terrorism in pakistan. Sindh is the most corrupt. You haven't seen the books and what has written in them and you are comparing them with the zia time. About Mullah's elected more from kpk, its democracy, deal with it

 

[rockstar08]

People need to educated on various topics , and if Quran can make the difference in peoples life than why not use it ?
i guess they can educated people about Jihad , Poverty , Charity , Peace , love , Respect , Tolerance everything that can change our society .
A very good step from KPK

 

[Dubious]

why not use it ?

Because we have various morons who object everytime this was tried! They protest and get rid off it within months to years even before 1 cycle or generation passes and then when something goes wrong thanks to being left hanging half way on a verse, they blame the process which they themselves broke!

Brilliant morons!!

 

[DRaisinHerald]

Muslim children will be taught verses from Quran, our holiest book, that one book we look up to for guidance. What's the problem?

 

[Sugarcane]

They said that these verses, Hadith, etc would replace earlier such material against militancy and in favour of peace incorporated in textbooks by the previous government.

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