Changes in the curriculum of wifaaq ul madaris are not acceptable mufti Taqi Usmani and Hanif Jalandhri are not ready to follow the path of Elders. will bring scholars across the country to the streets if the decision is not withdrawn.Mufti Rashid Ahmad Swati's press conference.
The Madrassah education has remained an integral part of the education system of Pakistan.
The difficult part is that the whole education system is reformed and changed yet Madrassah
education has remained the same. The private schools are following the international
standards of education while the madrassah education falls behind. The discussions of
reforming the madrassah have been initiated but in practice, nothing has happened. So, it is
significant to realize the challenges in reforming the madrassah education so the work can
be done in the right direction. General Ayub tried to reform the madrasah by cutting the nonrelevant subjects but he was considered liberal sand due to political instability the outcome
of reforming madrassah education was not effective. While at the time of Zia-ul-Haq the
education in Madaris was not reformed due to the mere fact that they thought the reforming
of madrasah will mean becoming under the influence of government that they never wanted.
In president Musharraf's time, the ulema rejected to reform the Madaris as the ordinance
passed in 2005 made them feel that the madrassah is promoting extremism. Later on, the
National Action Plan enforced the law for the registration of madrassah and its curriculum.
The two major challenges are the government and the Madaris themselves. With the right
coordination between the Madrassah and the government, the Reforming of madrassah can
happen successfully.
Keywords: Madrassah, education, reforming, ulema, extremism.
Introduction
The Madrassah education plays an integral part in the system of education but the matter of
concern is that it falls behind concerning the international standard of education. The
international standards if maintained while delivering the education by Madrassah then the
innovation and diversity will prevail. It is of vital importance to understand the root causes
of the resistance from the madrasa leadership to accept the changing socio-economic and
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political realities and accommodate them in their curriculum and educational system which
is very close to the spirit of Islam. Resistance from madrasa leadership to accept the
participation of other stakeholders in the management of madrasas is rooted in their
monopoly on imparting religious knowledge. As one madrasa administrator put it, “how
does the Government know anything about the administration of religious education; they
know nothing”. This monopoly gives them not only religious leadership but a tremendous
amount of political power, especially when the political will and the government’s writ are
so weak.
It is significant to understand the core problems of the opposition from Deeni Madrassas'
leaderships in response to the changing socio-economic and political realities and
accommodate them in their curriculum and educational system. The challenges were seen in
every era whenever the modernization of madrassa education took place. The Madaris
cooperation is needed for their reforming along with it cooperation from the government
side is also important. The awareness should prevail among the people to reform Madaris
because ultimately the people are getting benefit from the Madrassah education. Madrassah
education is an integral part of Pakistani society so its reforming is as important for the
development of Pakistan as it is the part of the education system. Wherever education is
involved it means developing knowledge and skills so it becomes necessary that it is
monitored. Some major reforms and their resistance are discussed below.
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