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@article{182306,
        author = {Mohd Sualh},
        title = {Secular Education vs. Religious Education: Assessing the Relevance of the Islamic Perspective},
        journal = {International Journal of Innovative Research in Technology},
        year = {2025},
        volume = {12},
        number = {2},
        pages = {1813-1818},
        issn = {2349-6002},
        url = {https://ijirt.org/article?manuscript=182306},
        abstract = {This paper explores the deep ethical implications of both paradigms while critically examining the philosophical conflict between secularism and religious education, particularly from an Islamic perspective. The Islamic perspective is very different from secularism, which firmly believes that religion should be kept out of public domains, including politics, education, and social structures. Islam has an integrated approach to education that promotes both intellectual and spiritual growth because Islamic teachings pervade every part of life. To maintain a coherent moral framework for public life, this paper argues that secularism's insistence that religion must stay in the private sphere compromises the ethical basis necessary for social well-being. By contrasting this approach with the Islamic educational paradigm, which combines intellectual pursuits with ethical precepts, the study makes the case that Islamic education provides a more comprehensive and ethically sound approach. In this concept, education fosters a strong sense of moral responsibility that is based on heavenly guidance in addition to academic accomplishment. By separating ethics from religion, secularism is seen to weaken the moral requirements for people and societies to thrive. Ultimately, an integrated educational system—one that fosters both intellectual capacity and moral responsibility—equips people to fulfil their divine purposes in a balanced and harmonious manner, ensuring the ethical and intellectual advancement of society as a whole. The paper concludes by affirming the indispensable role of religious teachings in education.},
        keywords = {Islamic Education, Philosophy, Religious Education, Secular Education, Secularism},
        month = {July},
        }