Ta’Aruf & Short Group Discussion(3)

A MODERN PARABLE““THE JIG-SAW PUZZLE”THE JIG-SAW PUZZLE”By : Ustaz Zhulkeflee Hj Ismail.By : Ustaz Zhulkeflee Hj Ismail.

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PARABLE OF THE JIG-SAW PUZZLE

• Information gathered are like pieces of jig-saw puzzle.

By: Ustaz Zhulkeflee Hj IsmailBy: Ustaz Zhulkeflee Hj IsmailAll Rights Reserved©Zhulkeflee2009 2


• Information gathered are like pieces of jig-saw puzzle.

• It may seem quite easy to get them, especially when they seemed to be scattered about almost everywhere.



• Some people are keen to only gather them, to pick them up, to steal these pieces, and are obsessed with merely having as much of them as possible – not realizing its true meaning, its true significance, its true place and purpose.



• Thus, some people may feel that they have ‘knowledge’, whereas what they possess may just be merely ‘information’.



• Actually by “knowledge”, we are referring to the relevant “meaning of that subject that we seek to acquire, arriving in our soul ...”



• The “Soul” (or sometimes referred to as the ‘heart’, ‘mind’ or ‘intellect’) is the spiritual Self of who we are - our cognitive essence, capable of knowing and of learning.



• When we speak of “knowledge” as referring to “meaning” , it is:



• When we speak of “knowledge” as referring to “meaning” , it is:

“ ... the arrival of meaning of not just the subject per se, but how it relates to whatever knowledge which we already possess within our soul.”


PARABLE OF THE JIG-SAW PUZZLE• Thus education is said to be

“organic” liken to a living organism – which pertains to the growth of our soul.


PARABLE OF THE JIG-SAW PUZZLE• Thus education is said to be

“organic” liken to a living organism – which pertains to the growth of our soul.

• Education is not a mechanical construct, but it entails nurturing of something with Life – educators to be likened as the gardeners not engineers.



• Actually, (in Islamic education), when acquiring any pieces of it (information), you (as students) should also be learning what its meaning and significance is, and how it is to be applied (fixed) unto what you already possess thus far – increasing your growth.



• This can only be possible when such pieces are given to you by one who has true ownership of these, and who consents to give them to you and helps you with how you should understand them, and to form (or attach) them unto your own overall worldview.



• Thus, you must also be learning from the right person, i.e. those who has ‘seen’ the full - the completed picture. Only they are the ones who can rightfully teach you how you are to make each pieces to become meaningful to what you already posses.



• And the manner or approach towards making it meaningful (enlightening), may be seen from various perspectives (angles) amongst fellow students in the same class, because each student may have a limited vision of what the teacher was teaching.



• Thus traditional teachers often encourage revision – (if individually, the Malay term used, that I remember was “menderas”), or if in group as “halaqah” (study circle).


PARABLE OF THE JIG-SAW PUZZLE• Thus traditional teachers

often encourage revision – (if individually, the Malay term used, that I remember was “menderas”), or if in group as “halaqah” (study circle).

• Group sharing exercise, enhances your learning.


TA’ARUF & SHORT GROUP TA’ARUF & SHORT GROUP DISCUSSIONDISCUSSION

1.1. Get into a different groupings and do a Get into a different groupings and do a brief self-introduction to each other in brief self-introduction to each other in this new group.this new group.

2.2. Discuss briefly – from your notes - what Discuss briefly – from your notes - what was covered in previous lesson (a was covered in previous lesson (a synopsis) .synopsis) .

3.3. Briefly – share - what ‘take-ways*’ you Briefly – share - what ‘take-ways*’ you had noted from that lesson?had noted from that lesson?

You are given only You are given only 15 minutes 15 minutes to to complete this assignmentcomplete this assignment

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““Can I get to know Can I get to know you ? What have you ? What have

we learnt?”we learnt?”

*Take-ways : “something you found interesting and significant”*Take-ways : “something you found interesting and significant”18