Question

In the Muslim period, education was started with the ritual of Bismillah, for which the age was considered to be _______.
1. 5 years 5 months 5 days
2. 4 years 4 months 4 days
3. 3 years 4 months 6 days
4. 6 years 4 months 4 days

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 2 : 4 years 4 months 4 days

The correct answer is 4 years 4 months 4 days.

• At the age of four years, four months and four days, the Maktab ceremony or Bismillah were performed to indicate the beginning of the child.
• The aims and objectives of Islamic education were multifarious and were closely connected with religion.
• It was considered a religious duty to receive and impart instruction.

• The objectives of education differ from ruler to ruler.
• Akbar and Aurangzeb had quite different aims than that of other rulers concerning education.
• While Akbar aimed at organizing the nation through the implementation of a new system of education.
• The sole objective of Aurangzeb was to spread Islamic education and culture by destroying Hindu culture and education.