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The Purpose of Learning
This is a question not often asked, but so essential. It often happens that one has an aim but fails to think deeply about the purpose and impact of the aim. When one is not grounded in true faith and Know not The Presence of God Almighty, it is often that one misses the real purpose of learning. With reference to truth and not self-actualisation it is possible to find the correct purpose. Without Distinguished Awareness -'ILM, one often faulters in decision- making. With Artificial Intelligence AI, one can assess the general world perspective on something and then re-define it within a context of 'ILM
So What does AI say with reagrd to The Purpose of learning?
I posed this question to ChatGPT and the following answer popped up.
The Purpose of Learning:
1. Personal Growth
2. Adapting to Change
3. Social Connection and Contribution
4. Cognitive Development
5. Economic and Professional Opportunities
Assessing this answer from Chatgpt, the following becomes clear:
1. It does not promote creativity
2. It drives the individual to fit into an existing society
3. It is individualistic within an existing social context - fitting in
3. It is thus stressful, because it forces conformity to the existing status quo
4. It has no Divine, Truthful guiding principle
So, How do I respond to The Question on What is the Purpose of Learning ?
From the platform of the Qur'an-Based Methodology, Holistic Leisure Learning HLL, I devised the following as the answer to the question above.
The Purpose of Learning:
1. To Develope Gratitude to Allah SWT through deeply studying and reflecting on the Miracles, Marvels, Signs (AAYAAT) He SWT Calls our attention to.
2. To value everyone and everything in and around the self as miracles
3, Detach the self from external attachments and identify where its limits are, while attaching the self to the Awareness of The Presence of Allah SWT, which ensures truthfulness, honesty and creativity.
4. Connecting with the Divine Spirit (Ruugh) which energises and motivates towards Goodness and Clarity for successful decision making - Using the Question "Will Allah SWT be Pleased with me if I do or say this".
5. Finding Peace (Islam) within the self, in unison with the Guidance from Allah SWT, whatever the circumstance and trust in Allah SWT for the outcome of learning and practicing what is Divinely Guided as Good.
Assessing the Above answer with reference to HLL, The following becomes clear:
1. The person is connected to Allah SWT in a profound way and hence connects with nature, people and things from a perspective of gratitude, that fills the heart with openness and goodness
2. The person is less stressed to fit in, and ready to be creative, within the context of what's best for the self in the world and the next
3. The answer is rooted in truth and thus and an inner happiness and creates a stressless mindset, not to be competing, but rather to creatively help the self and others.
And Allah SWT Knows Best.
Alghamdu lillaah
Shukran Jazeelan
Mogamat Faadiel Arnold November 2024.
