Sheikh Muhammad Al-Bashir Al-Ibrahimi

Abstract

The current article attempts to delve into one of the corners of the educational and reformist thought of Sheikh Al-Ibrahimi, to search for its depth and extension through the three tenses: the past, the present and the future, the latter which the Sheikh planned and predicted his developments and requirements in his educational thought, as the harbingers of the past have future visions today. This article will rely on what is called comparative education in the sciences of education, based on its review of the pillars and components of the educational system in Finland, as it is the most successful educational system in the world today as a criterion for comparison between it and the ideas of Sheikh Ibrahimi in educational reform. The educational thought of the Sheikh, which was founded on the principles of Islamic Sharia, and imbued with the contemporary civilizational orientation, proved that it is a thought that extends through time, and the Finnish experience in reforming education is only evidence of that, as it contains many of the elements of education and learning according to Sheikh Al Ibrahimi. Hence, its success is a clear evidence of the Sheikh's forward-looking educational thought.