Bismika Alllahuma

The Prophet Muhammad once said regarding knowledge that,

“Acquire knowledge. It enableth its posessor to distinguish right from wrong; it lighteth the way to Heave; it is our friend in the desert, our society in solitude, our companion when friendless; it guideth us to happiness; it sustaineth us in misery; it is an ornament among friends, and an armour against enemies.”

Alas, the Muslims forget this message from their Prophet. During the 12th and 13th centuries, the translation into Latin of most Islamic works during the had a great impact upon the European Renaissance. As Islam was declining in scholarship and Europe was absorbing the fruits of Islam’s centuries of creative productivity, signs of Latin Christian awakening were evident throughout the European continent. Western civilisation continued to rise even after the downfall of the Ottomon Caliphate in the early 20th century, resulting in the crisis of education in the Muslim world and the “malaise of the ummah”, as Dr. Ismail al-Faruqi would call it, a prominent disease in the minds of young Muslims in the Muslim world today.

However, today in the 21st century, all is not lost. Monopoly in education via a certain civilisation is a thing of a past in this era. With the advent of the Internet and the World Wide Web and its accommodating technologies, there are various ways where one can further his or her education without physically going to a classroom or having to look for accommodation in order to attend a university or college. Distance learning is not a new thing but the Internet have changed the way it is conducted. One may now take an online course with Capella University.

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The online university currently serves 16,000 students from all 50 states and 63 countries. It is a national leader in online education, committed to providing high-caliber academic excellence and pursuing balanced business growth. Capella University is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Capella Education Company, headquartered in Minneapolis.

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Capella University is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission and a member of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, located at 30 N. LaSalle Street, Suite 2400, Chicago, IL 60602-2504, (312) 263-0456, www.ncahigherlearningcommission.org.