The Educational Rights of People with disabilities from the Perspective of the Qur’an and Sunnah

Abstract

The underpinning importance of this topic is the realization that contemporary education has its root in the Qur'an and the Sunnah, and it emphasizes the upliftment of people with special needs at all levels. This study aimed to extract the educational care for people living with disabilities, guiding their families, and make them active towards their children with disabilities as instructed in the Glorious Qur’an, the Prophetic tradition, and the original Islamic ideology. The methodology applied is the deductive approach based on the foundations of Qur’anic education and educational theories based on the Sunnah of the Prophet (PBUH), and their analysis to establish how they can be effective in caring for people with disabilities. Findings revealed that both the Quran and the Sunnah succinctly articulated the rights of those with special needs. They also preach on the need to integrate them into the society and create a friendly environment where persons living with disabilities can live, teach, and educate the people how they should interact with their disabled brethren and their families.