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The very foundation of Islam is literacy - to read & seek knowledge. The first word of the Qur’an revealed to Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) was “Iqra” which means Read.
To celebrate International Literacy Day, here are 24 beautiful Qur’anic manuscripts in museums across the world…
To celebrate International Literacy Day, here are 24 beautiful Qur’anic manuscripts in museums across the world…
1/ ‘Read: In the name of thy Lord who created. Created man from a leech like clot. Read: And your Lord is the Most Bountiful. He taught by the pen. He taught man which he knew not’ (Al-`Alaq 96:1-5)
Folio, Manuscript of the Qur'an
Iran, 1550-1575
@LACMA #InternationalLiteracyDay
Folio, Manuscript of the Qur'an
Iran, 1550-1575
@LACMA #InternationalLiteracyDay
2/ In Islam, the duty of seeking knowledge & learning is obligatory for every Muslim. Islam affirms the right to education for all, without discrimination.
Qur’an leaf in Muhaqqaq script
Mamluk period, c. A.H. 728 / A.D. 1327
Egypt
@artinstitutechi #InternationalLiteracyDay
Qur’an leaf in Muhaqqaq script
Mamluk period, c. A.H. 728 / A.D. 1327
Egypt
@artinstitutechi #InternationalLiteracyDay
For #InternationalLiteracyDay, I will recommend some fascinating travel accounts written by people observing the South either during the era of slavery or in the immediate aftermath of the Civil War. You may be surprised at how interesting some of them are.
1. Andrews, Sidney. The South Since the War, as Shown by Fourteen Weeks of Travel and Observation in Georgia and the Carolinas.
2. De Forest, John William. A Union Officer in the Reconstruction.
3. Dennett, John Richard. The South As It Is, 1865-1866.
2. De Forest, John William. A Union Officer in the Reconstruction.
3. Dennett, John Richard. The South As It Is, 1865-1866.
4. Olmstead, Frederick Law. The Cotton Kingdom: A Traveller’s Observations on Cotton and Slavery in the American Slave States, 1853-1861. (also split into two parts and sold separately)
5. Reid, Whitelaw. After the War: A Tour of the Southern States, 1865-66.
5. Reid, Whitelaw. After the War: A Tour of the Southern States, 1865-66.
I, along with Minister of State for Education @SanjayDhotreMP, attended a conference organised by @EduMinOfIndia on the occasion of International Literacy Day. #ShikshakParv #InternationalLiteracyDay
I wish to emphasize that #Literacy need not be viewed as an end in itself. In our Sanskrit texts too, it is said ‘यावत्जीवमधीते विप्रः’ which means we should educate ourselves till our last breath. Hence, it should be viewed as the beginning of lifelong learning. #ShikshakParv
Sincere efforts have been made to boost #Literacy in the country over the years, the result of which has been a 73.9% adult literacy rate in 2017-18, the highest-ever the country has ever seen.
#ShikshakParv #InternationalLiteracyDay
#ShikshakParv #InternationalLiteracyDay
“Pvt school #teachers think that all we do is cook & clean. I don’t have experience in teaching according to them,” says Rajeshwari, an anganwadi worker in #Bengaluru. 70% of India's SC &ST families depend on the relentless labour of such women running these govt #kindegartens.
India’s has 158.7 million children < 6 yrs & multiple policies assure them all a pre-school education, a nutritious meal . This is coupled with pre & post natal check-ups for mothers, vaccinations & various other services. #Anganwadi workers like Rajeshwari run all this.
Hiwever, these footsoldiers of the nation's #literacy who educate millions of India’s #children & juggle multiple tasks are paid v low salaries,which are often delayed for months. ruralindiaonline.org/articles/foot-… #InternationalLiteracyDay
