Alam, Kamiz Uddin AhmedMuzahid, Mohammad Aman Uddin2018-07-222018-07-222006-12Volume 3, December 2006, Page 83-92, Article-81813-7733http://dspace.iiuc.ac.bd:8080/xmlui/handle/88203/98pdfThis article attempts to focus on Islamic education in the informal setting, its correspondence with human resource development and the role of this development to create a sound and balanced environment in society with moral and spiritual values. Firstly, the paper addresses education and its function in general and then education from Islamic perspective. Secondly, it discusses the character of informal Islamic education, the role players of the field of informal Islamic education, their status as teachers, the role of a teacher, the competencies of a teacher, and teacher - learner relationship in the light of Islamic culture and heritage. Finally, a proposal on the specific subject of Informal Islamic education and the strategies of imparting it are presented in the article.enArticle