9.2 我们的孩子正在发生什么
9.2 What’s Happening to Our Children
所有父母都会担心子女的未来。我们希望自己的后代在生活中取得成功,并具备好人的品质。我们期望他们在事业上有所成就的同时,也能孝顺、听从父母,并尊敬父母。
All parents worry about their children’s future. We have a vision that our offspring will be successful in life, and will possess the characteristics of a good person. We hope they will, along with becoming accomplished in their careers, be dutiful, obedient and respectful of their parents.
因此,我们很重视孩子们的出勤和他们对学校的态度。与此同时,我们也确保他们参加清真寺的课后辅导课。我们这样做,是因为我们自然而然地认为,孩子们的教育具有至关重要的意义。
Therefore, we are particular about their attendance and attitude towards school. As well as this we ensure that they attend after school lessons in the mosque. We do all this because naturally we feel that the education of our children is of the utmost importance.
尽管我们心存忧虑,但我们看到越来越多的年轻人远远达不到我们的期望。许多人的生活方式以不良行为、不敬和自私为特征。他们按照自己的规则生活,很少或完全不顾及他人。为什么会这样?
Despite our concerns, we see more and more of our youth falling far short of our expectations. The lifestyles of so many are characterised by misbehaviour, disrespect and selfishness. They live by their own rules, with little or no consideration for others. Why has this happened?
让我们看看,在非伊斯兰教育体系下,你的孩子究竟接触到了什么。设想一位穆斯林儿童(或许就是你的孩子)在西方学校里的一天。你把孩子送到校门口,心里感到安心,觉得他即将进入一个安全、有保障的环境。这种假设准确吗?当教室的门关上之后,我们真的知道孩子身上发生了什么吗?
Let us see exactly what your children are being exposed to under a non-Islamic education system. Consider a typical day in the life of a Muslim child (perhaps your child) in a western school. You drop off your child, feeling satisfied that they are about to enter an environment that is safe and secure. Is your assumption accurate? Do we really know what happens to our child once the classroom doors have been shut?
也许第一课是地理。你的孩子将学习各个国家的情况:它的资源、人口、民族与文化、语言、国旗等等……其中许多必然是穆斯林国家。这一切看似无害,直到你意识到伊斯兰并不承认其中大多数国家是合法的国家。伊斯兰视穆斯林为一个民族,而不是被这些国家身份所分割的群体,而这些身份的设计本意是在穆斯林之间制造分裂。安拉(SWT)说:
Perhaps the first lesson is geography. Your child will be taught about the different countries : its resources, population, peoples and culture, language, its national flag etc.... And many of these will inevitably be of Muslim countries. It all seems quite harmless until you realise that Islam does not recognise most of these countries as legitimate countries. Islam looks to the Muslims as one nation not separated by these national identities which have been designed to cause disunity amongst the Muslims. Allah (swt) says,.
“你们都要紧紧抓住真主的绳索,不要分裂。”(TMQ 3:103)
“And hold fast all of you together to the rope of Allah and do not be divided.” [TMQ 3:103].
你的孩子可能会形成一种不同于伊斯兰的认同——亚洲人、阿拉伯人或黑人的认同,或是孟加拉人、巴基斯坦人或印度人的认同,而不是穆斯林,即安拉的仆人,因信仰安拉而团结一致。
Your child may develop an identity other than that of Islam - an Asian, Arab or Black identity, or a Bangladeshi, Pakistani or Indian identity, rather than being Muslim, slave of Allah, unified by the belief in Allah.
接下来的一节课或许是科学。你期望你的孩子在科学上获得理解,以助力其未来的职业发展。但人们很容易忘记,这门学科所教授的许多观念,与伊斯兰信仰是直接相悖的。
Maybe the next lesson in the daily routine will be science. You expect your child to gain an understanding in science that will further his/her future career. But it is easy to forget that many of the ideas taught in this subject are in direct contradiction to the Islamic belief.
归根结底,许多缺乏确凿证据基础、且在专家之间存在争议的理论、假说和推测,却被当作既定事实来讲授。
After all, many theories, hypotheses and speculations, which have no firm foundation on evidence and which are subject to dispute among experts are taught as if they are established facts.
进化论认为人类是从猿类进化而来的。能量守恒定律提出能量是永恒的,既不能被毁灭,也不能被创造,只能相互转化。人类被归入动物的范畴,区别仅在于人类是一种更为高级的动物。水循环被描述为一个自我维持的系统。所有这些观点都与伊斯兰的基本原则相矛盾,例如:安拉(SWT)是万物的创造者和维持者。
The Theory of Evolution suggests that humans evolved from apes. The principle of Conservation of Energy proposes that energy is eternal (cannot be destroyed or created, but just transformed). Humans are put in the same category as animals (differing by being just a more advanced animal). The water cycle is presented as a self-subsisting system. All of these ideas contradict basic Islamic principles e.g. that Allah (swt) is the Creator and the sustainer of everything.
西方科学中的一些观点威胁着造物主的地位。在今天,你的孩子正被灌输其中哪些虚假而毫无根据的观念?这些观念又将如何影响你的孩子对安拉的信仰?
Attitudes in Western science threatens the very status of the Creator. Which of these false and baseless ideas is your child being taught today? How will these ideas affect your child’s belief in Allah?
你孩子的历史课呢?所教授的历史只有西方的历史:它的战争、政治发展、成就、发现和发明等等……伊斯兰被认为没有什么重要的历史,对世界几乎没有影响。它的辉煌被描绘成世界历史中一段已经结束的插曲。更有甚者,它被教导成一种压迫和奴役无辜者的宗教。你的孩子将会学到更多关于罗马人的知识,而不是关于穆斯林的。他们将会学到更多为资本主义而进行的战争和战役,而不是穆斯林为了安拉而进行的战争。
What about your child’s history lessons? The only history that is taught is that of the West; its wars, its political development, its achievements, discoveries and inventions etc... Islam is not considered as having any important history, having little effect on the world. Its glories are portrayed as just an episode of world history that is now over. Moreover it is taught as a religion that subjugates and oppresses the innocent. Your child will learn more about the Romans than of the Muslims. They will learn more about the wars and battles fought in the way of Capitalism rather than the wars fought by the Muslims in the way of Allah.
体育课(PE lessons)呢?伊斯兰教要求穆斯林遵守一套注重端庄的着装规范。安拉(SWT)在《古兰经》中说:
What about Physical Education (PE lessons)? Islam obliges Muslims to conform to a code of dress that proffers modesty. Allah (swt) says in the Qur’an :
“亚当的子孙啊!我确已降下衣服给你们,遮盖你们的羞体,并作为装饰;敬畏的服饰,那才是最好的。”[TMQ 7:26]
“O children of Adam! We have indeed sent down to you clothing to cover your shame and for beauty, and dress of piety - that is best.” [TMQ 7:26].
你的孩子可能会被要求穿着不足以符合伊斯兰教要求的衣服。你是否知道,大多数淋浴间都是公用的,孩子们在里面是完全赤裸的?
Your child may be told to wear clothing that does not cover them adequately according to Islam. Are you aware that most of the showers are communal, where children are completely naked?
在您孩子的宗教教育(RE)课程中,伊斯兰教被与基督教、犹太教、印度教、锡克教等宗教相提并论。伊斯兰信仰的独特之处没有被呈现出来,反而被淡化了。甚至将伊斯兰教称为一种“宗教”也不够准确,因为伊斯兰教是一种全面的生活方式,涵盖从个人敬拜到国家治理人们事务的各个方面。
In your child’s religious education (RE) lessons Islam is compared to the likes of religions such as Christianity, Judaism, Hinduism, Sikhism etc. The uniqueness of the Islamic belief is not presented but is diminished. Even labelling Islam as a religion is not accurate since Islam is a comprehensive way of life, covering all aspects from personal worship to governing lifes affairs in a state.
腐败并不止于课堂。在课间,你的孩子大部分时间都在操场或公共休息室度过,孩子们在那里谈论最新的流行歌星、电影、演员、足球运动员;他们崇拜这些人,甚至到了模仿的地步。穆罕默德ﷺ和圣门弟子(愿真主喜悦他们)不再被视为榜样,取而代之的是麦当娜、迈克尔·杰克逊、Take That乐队、Gazza等人。
The corruption does not end in the classroom. In between lessons, your child spends much of his/her time in the playground or common room, where children discuss the latest pop-stars, films, actors and actresses, footballers; idolising them to the point of emulating them. No longer are Muhammad (saw) and the Sahabah (ra) seen as the role models, but they have been replaced by the likes of Madonna, Michael Jackson, Take That, Gazza etc...
即使在餐厅里,所准备的食物也不符合伊斯兰的饮食规定(例如非清真的肉类、猪肉等)。
Even in the dining rooms, the food that is prepared does not conform to the Islamic dietary requirements (e.g. non-halal meat, pork etc.).
也许你正在考虑为孩子选择一所穆斯林学校。这样能解决你的问题吗?你的孩子能否因此获得免受腐化侵害的保障?遗憾的是,根据法律规定,任何学校要获得办学许可,都必须教授国家课程。上述大部分危险,同样适用于教授相同课程的任何学校。
Perhaps you are considering a Muslim school for your children. Will this solve your problem? Will your child be guaranteed protection against corruption? Unfortunately the National Curriculum has by law to be taught in any school for it to gain permission to operate. Most of the above dangers will apply to any school that teaches from the same curriculum.
此外,教育不只发生在学校里。社会本身也在教育你的孩子方面扮演着重要角色。可以把它看作一所更大的学校:社会不使用黑板、老师和教室,而是利用电视、广播、广告、广告牌或儿童杂志,向你的孩子灌输非伊斯兰的行为方式。你的孩子可能会与你这个做父母的人、与伊斯兰日益疏远。他或她可能会越来越熟悉并习惯非伊斯兰的事物。
Moreover, education does not only happen in the school. Society itself plays a major role in educating your child. It can be thought of as a bigger school : instead of using blackboards, teachers and classrooms, society employs television, radio, advertising, billboards or children’s magazines to educate your child with un-Islamic practices. Your child may grow increasingly alienated from you, the parent, and Islam. He or she may become more aware and accustomed to non-Islam.
伊斯兰
Islam
在伊斯兰国之下,你的孩子的教育将有何不同?你的孩子能否在没有腐化的情况下成长为懂得自己的宗教(deen)的人?
How will the Islamic State differ in the education of your child? Will your child grow to know his/her deen without corruption?
首先,您孩子的教育将是免费的,因为国家有责任将免费的教育作为一项基本必需品,为每一位男性和女性提供小学和中学阶段的教育。国家的每一位公民都必须接受生活各方面所需的教育。将设有伊斯兰课程,其目标是在您的孩子身上培养伊斯兰的心态和伊斯兰的性情(即倾向)。因此,不仅您孩子的行为将由伊斯兰塑造,他们的喜好和厌恶也将符合伊斯兰。通过学校教育,他们应当理解什么是合法的(halal)与什么是非法的(haram),并热切地遵守它们。
Firstly, your child’s education would be free since it is the State’s duty to provide, as a basic necessity, free education for every male and female at primary and secondary levels. Every citizen of the State must be provided with education of that which is needed in all aspects of life. There would exist an Islamic curriculum with the objective of building the Islamic mentality and Islamic disposition (i.e. inclinations) in your child. So not only would your child’s actions be shaped by Islam but also their likes and dislikes would be in accordance with Islam. They should as a result of school understand the halal and the haram and follow them with enthusiasm.
假设您的孩子来到伊斯兰国的一所学校,每天一开始就用伊斯兰的问候语向同学和老师问好。您的孩子上的第一节课可能是科学课,可以是实验科学或纯科学中的某一门。这门课会以伊斯兰的“aqeedah”(信仰)为基础和首要指导。作为家长,您可以放心:进化论这类观点不会被教授;人类不会被视为高等动物;大爆炸理论也不会被当作事实来讲授。安拉(swt)说:“他们大多数只是遵循臆测,而臆测对真理毫无用处。”[TMQ 10:37]
Let us consider a similar scenario as above. Your child arrives at a school in the Islamic State, and begins the day by greeting his/her colleagues and teachers with the greeting of Islam. Your child has the first lesson, perhaps a science subject. It could be a selection of the experimental or pure sciences. It would be taught with the Islamic ‘aqeedah (belief) as the basis and an overriding guide. You as the parent, could rest assured that ideas such as the Theory of Evolution would not be taught; humans would not be considered as advanced animals; the Big Bang Theory would not be taught as fact. Allah (swt) says, “But most of them follow nothing but conjecture. Truly conjecture can be of no avail.” [TMQ 10:37].
而在西方,科学被视为与信仰真主相矛盾,而在伊斯兰国,科学则会印证真主的存在。你的孩子回到家里会向你讲述他/她学到的水循环:真主(SWT)使海水通过蒸发升腾为水汽并形成云;随后真主(SWT)使云层飘到陆地上空时降下雨水;雨水则汇聚起来,流回大海,再次开始这一循环。所教授的任何内容都不会与伊斯兰教相抵触。真主(SWT)说:"天地的创造、昼夜的更替、人们有益的货物在海中航行的船只、真主从天上降下的雨水借以使死地复活、并在地上散布各种动物、风的转向、以及在天地之间听从驱使的云,这些确是有理智之人的迹象。"【古兰经 2:164】
Whereas science in the West is seen as a contradiction to belief in God, within the Islamic State science would be a confirmation of the existence of Allah. Your child would come home and explain that he/ she learnt about the water cycle : how Allah (swt) causes water to rise as vapour from the seas by evaporation and form clouds; then Allah (swt) would cause these clouds to give rain once they were over the lands; and Allah (swt) would cause the rain-water to gather and return back to the seas to once again start the cycle. Nothing that is taught would be in contradiction to Islam. Allah (swt) says,. “Lo in the creation of the heavens and the earth, and the difference of night and day, and the ships which run upon the sea with that which is of use to men, and the water which Allah sends down from the sky, thereby reviving the earth after its death, and dispersing all kinds of beasts therein, and in the ordinance of the winds, and the clouds obedient between heaven and earth, these are signs (of Allah’s sovereignty) for people who have sense.” [TMQ 2:164].