محمد الطاهر بن عاشور و جهوده في إصلاح التعليم

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Mohamed Tahar Ben Achour (October16th,1879 –April 20th,1973) is a Tunisian prominent Muslim scholar.

He was best known for his thorough knowledge and inclusive culture which was ranging from the Arabic language and the Islamic religion.

Ibn Ashur played a leading role in the dissemination of Arab-Islamic culture and called for substantive reforms in Islamic education.

He wrote his most influential book “Isn't the Morning Coming soon ?” In his reforms, he saw himself as a bridge between the classical Islamic legal heritage and the needs of a modern world.

He focused his reforms on reviewing the history of teaching for the Muslims.

Then, he notified the main causes of its corruption, among them: the corruption in both authoring and teaching Ibn Ashur asserted the view that we should take into account the following: 1- The selection of worthy books according to the mental capacity of the learners, through the establishment of a competent authority which chooses these books.

This latter should be targeted to teaching and distribution.

2- More attention should be given to the necessity to integrate teaching and its syllabi to modern life.

3- The call to avoid dumping but rather paying significant attention to what ancients reached through analysis, criticism and selection