Madarsa

05/12/2016

One of the oldest madrasahs in the world was built in Baghdad in the 1200s. After its construction, word spread throughout the Islamic world about the success of the madrasah for education, and madrasahs quickly became a common place for religious study. Students of madrasahs were given a free education, meals and a place to live with the idea that once their learning was complete, they would become religious scholars. The popularity of madrasahs waned during Western colonialism, when secular subjects were preferred; however, in the 1970s madrasahs were reimplemented in Islamic societies. Today, madrasahs are found in primarily Islamic cultures as well as Western countries.

05/12/2016

The Arabic word "madrasah" translates to mean school. In the Islamic religion, madrasahs are important centers for learning not only about Islam, but about secular subjects as well. The history of madrasahs is extensive, and madrasahs are utilized as centers of learning throughout the world.
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22/11/2016

22/11/2016

The organisation of madrasa in India and its working all along remained religion-centric. Subjects related to Islam continually dominated its curriculum in India ever since its inception. While carrying forward the legacy of Perso-Arabic educational thought Indian madrasa steadily propagated the conservative outlook and attitude of a larger section of Indian Muslims. Madrasa organisers in India never thought of how far its curriculum would be relevant in the changing environment. Greater importance on theological aspect of Islam in curriculum of Muslim education largely ignored the rational sciences. The religion-based education in these institutions gave birth to bigotry and became a major source of tension in Indian society. There might have been strong rationalist tradition of Islamic education as claimed by Muslim educationists, but the madrasas in India failed to keep pace with the fast changing modern social and educational environment.

22/11/2016

Madrasa is an institution of learning, where Islamic sciences including literary and philosophical ones are taught" (Encyclopaedia of Islam - Leiden E.J.Brill). Avowed aim of madrasa education is to inculcate the belief and practice of Islam among its followers and guide them to follow Kuran and traditions of the Prophet. The foundation of Madrasa education is therefore, basically standing on two pillars of Quran (Collection of God's revelations to Prophet Mohammad) and Sunna (Tradition of Prophet Mohammad).

21/11/2016

It received a major set back and suffered further reversal with the introduction of modern education. Madrasa teachers therefore, became restive and developed a more rigid attitude towards religion-centric education for Muslims. The historic participation of madrasa leaders in 1857 revolt against British regime proved that the main objective of traditional Islamic education was to attune the Indian Muslims with aspiration for regaining of political power. With Ulema playing significant role in the revolt, the British started suspecting madrasas as possible centres of disaffection.