NEW DELHI: General education is welcome, as long as the regular madrassa schedule is not disturbed. The Universal Elementary Education Mission (UEE-Mission), may just find several such institutions submitting proposals for Special Training Centres meant to facilitate the mainstreaming of out-of-schools kids.
A survey conducted through the Urdu Academy about two year ago, says Maulana Ata-ur-Rehman, heading Shah Waliullah Institute, found that the city has about 250 madrassas and about four times as many maqtabas. Subjects other than the Quran, such as Urdu and Persian, are taught in madrassas; only Arabic Quran is taught at maqtabas. In the absence of a madrassa board in Delhi, the UEE-Mission (responsible for implementing Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan) had to "treat the madrassas as NGOs" and seek proposals for centres from them.
"Such initiatives will only benefit students," observes Mufti Mukarram, Shahi Imam of Fatehpuri Masjid. Within its walls runs one of the oldest madrassas in the city - the Madrassa-i-Alia - and the only one that's under the Waqf Board. "As long as there's no disturbance to the madrassa's curriculum and syllabus, it's a welcome move," he says. Study hours are short, 7.30 am to 12 or 12.30 pm, and there will be time for other activities. However, only about 20% of the students are within the age bracket covered by the scheme - six to 14. "There's no age bar here and students as old as 18 or 20 coming here can be placed in the starting classes," he says.
"This in not exactly a new scheme," Mujtaba Farooq, executive member, All India Muslim Majlis-e-Mushawarat, points out, "The government already has a " madrassa modernization scheme" which officers facilities such as English, Maths, Science and computer-teaching to madrassas that opt for it. There is another for vocational training. Plus, the image of madrassas - that they don't offer contemporary education - is a result of a communication gap. But people will welcome this and should."
Even newer madrassas may choose to join in. Jamia Mahmood-ul-Madaaris, a madrassalocated in Masuri, near Ghaziabad, has over 1,000 students enrolled with it. "Many of the students who come here are drop-outs from regular schools," explains founder Maulana Khalid, "Parents send them here thinking since their kids are not getting regular education, they may as well receive religious instruction and become better human beings. A centre imparting general education can only help us."
Atyab Siddiqui, vice president, Delhi Education Society, is less optimistic. The hiccups, he feels, will be in the implementation especially considering the optional nature of the scheme. "I have a lurking suspicion that there won't be many institutions responding to this as it's not mandatory," he says. "Implementation can be a problem," he continues, "But our community needs a new thought process, inquisitiveness and a more scientific temperament."Anda sedang membaca artikel tentang
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