Education and Religion

In many societies, education has been viewed as a religious, or even spiritual, exercise.

This is certainly true in Islam. The first word of the Qur'an, which Muslims believe to have been revealed, is "Read!" Muhammad encouraged people to seek knowledge, if even they had to go to China (and, of course, there were no planes back then).

Religious followers have been accused of blindly and ignorantly stumbling behind their leaders. Many do. But faith is better, and stronger, if it is accompanied by knowledge.