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AlGhazalisIhya-Book_of_knowledge, page : 110
The tenth duty of the student is that he should know the relation of the different
sciences to the goal so that he might not attach more importance to close by,
inconsequential matters than to remote but more important things.
The Duties of the Teacher
The first duty of the teacher is to be sympathetic to students and treat them as
his own children. The Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, said: “I am to you
like a father who desires to save his child from the fires of Hell, which is more
important than any of the efforts of parents to save their children from the fires of
the earth.” For this reason the rights of the teacher have become greater than the
rights of the parents. The parents are the cause of the children‟s present
existence in this mortal life, while the teacher is the cause of their immortal life.
The second duty of the teacher is to follow the example of the Lawgiver; he
should seek no remuneration for his services on behalf of knowledge and accept
neither reward nor thanks. Rather he should impart his knowledge free for the
sciences to the goal so that he might not attach more importance to close by,
inconsequential matters than to remote but more important things.
The Duties of the Teacher
The first duty of the teacher is to be sympathetic to students and treat them as
his own children. The Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, said: “I am to you
like a father who desires to save his child from the fires of Hell, which is more
important than any of the efforts of parents to save their children from the fires of
the earth.” For this reason the rights of the teacher have become greater than the
rights of the parents. The parents are the cause of the children‟s present
existence in this mortal life, while the teacher is the cause of their immortal life.
The second duty of the teacher is to follow the example of the Lawgiver; he
should seek no remuneration for his services on behalf of knowledge and accept
neither reward nor thanks. Rather he should impart his knowledge free for the