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'''Madrasatul Islah''' is a traditional Islamic institution of learning and a renowned center of oriental and Islamic studies at [[Sarai Mir]]<ref name="MG">{{cite web |title=Mufti Mohammad Shoeb Islahi |url=http://www.milligazette.com/news/215-mufti-mohammad-shoeb-islahi-indianmuslims |publisher=Milli Gazette |access-date=23 March 2020 |date=7 December 2010}}</ref> in the [[Azamgarh district]] of [[Uttar Pradesh]]<ref name="Azmi">{{cite book |last1=Azmi |first1=Mohd. Arshad |title=Role of Madrasatul Islah Azamgarh in the development of arabic studies |publisher=Aligarh Muslim University-Shodhganga |url=https://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/handle/10603/57227 |access-date=23 March 2020}}</ref>.It was started by Mawlana Muhammad Shafi in 1908 along with participation of prominent scholars and religious seminaries of the area.<ref name="tazkirah">{{cite book |author1=Dr. Syed Jameel Hussain |title=Tazkirah Hazrat Miyan Saheb |publisher=Madrasa Islamia Asgharia, Deoband|language=Urdu}}</ref> The madrassa was established with a different syllabus and ideology than that of [[Darul Uloom Deoband]] and [[Nadwatul Ulama]].<ref name="zindi">{{cite web |author1=Ash'had Rafeeq Nadwi |title=دینی مدارس میں تدریس حدیث |url=http://www.zindgienau.com/Issues/2010/june2010/unicode_article6.asp |website=zindgienau.com |access-date=26 March 2020}}</ref>
'''Madrasatul Islah''' is a traditional Islamic institution of learning and a renowned center of oriental and Islamic studies at [[Sarai Mir]]<ref name="MG">{{cite web |title=Mufti Mohammad Shoeb Islahi |url=http://www.milligazette.com/news/215-mufti-mohammad-shoeb-islahi-indianmuslims |publisher=Milli Gazette |access-date=23 March 2020 |date=7 December 2010}}</ref> in the [[Azamgarh district]] of [[Uttar Pradesh]].<ref name="Azmi">{{cite book |last1=Azmi |first1=Mohd. Arshad |title=Role of Madrasatul Islah Azamgarh in the development of arabic studies |publisher=Aligarh Muslim University-Shodhganga |url=https://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/handle/10603/57227 |access-date=23 March 2020}}</ref> It was started by Mawlana Muhammad Shafi in 1908 along with participation of prominent scholars and religious seminaries of the area.<ref name="tazkirah">{{cite book |author1=Dr. Syed Jameel Hussain |title=Tazkirah Hazrat Miyan Saheb |publisher=Madrasa Islamia Asgharia, Deoband|language=Urdu}}</ref> The madrassa was established with a different syllabus and ideology than that of [[Darul Uloom Deoband]] and [[Darul Uloom Nadwatul Ulama]].<ref name="zindi">{{cite web |author1=Ash'had Rafeeq Nadwi |title=دینی مدارس میں تدریس حدیث |url=http://www.zindgienau.com/Issues/2010/june2010/unicode_article6.asp |website=zindgienau.com |access-date=26 March 2020}}</ref>
[[Shibli Nomani]] and [[Hamiduddin Farahi]] are regarded as chief architects of this madrasa. <ref name="seema">{{cite web |last1=Chishti |first1=Seema |title=In Azamgarh madrasa, talk revolves around TV, WhatsApp, higher studies |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/in-azamgarh-madrasa-talk-revolves-around-tv-whatsapp-higher-studies/ |website=Indian Express |access-date=26 March 2020}}</ref>
[[Shibli Nomani]] and [[Hamiduddin Farahi]] are regarded as chief architects of this madrasa.<ref name="seema">{{cite web |last1=Chishti |first1=Seema |title=In Azamgarh madrasa, talk revolves around TV, WhatsApp, higher studies |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/in-azamgarh-madrasa-talk-revolves-around-tv-whatsapp-higher-studies/ |website=Indian Express |access-date=26 March 2020}}</ref>


==Inception==
==Inception==
The foundation stone of the madrassa was laid by [[Mian Asghar Hussain Deobandi]] in 1908.<ref>{{cite web |title=Islamic Education in Modern India |url=https://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/bitstream/10603/52389/11/11_chapter%202.pdf |access-date=25 March 2020 |page=76}}</ref>[[Hamiduddin Farahi]] was its first chief administrator. <ref>{{cite web |title=A BRIEF HISTORY OF ARABIC STUDIES IN INDIA |url=https://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/bitstream/10603/92992/7/07_chapter%201.pdf |access-date=25 March 2020 |page=46}}</ref>[[Amin Ahsan Islahi]] remained teaching in the madrassa until 1943.{{Sfnp|Abdul|2009|pp=186–187}}
The foundation stone of the madrassa was laid by [[Asghar Hussain Deobandi]] in 1908.<ref>{{cite web |title=Islamic Education in Modern India |url=https://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/bitstream/10603/52389/11/11_chapter%202.pdf |access-date=25 March 2020 |page=76}}</ref>[[Hamiduddin Farahi]] was its first chief administrator.<ref>{{cite web |title=A BRIEF HISTORY OF ARABIC STUDIES IN INDIA |url=https://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/bitstream/10603/92992/7/07_chapter%201.pdf |access-date=25 March 2020 |page=46}}</ref>[[Amin Ahsan Islahi]] remained teaching in the madrassa until 1943.{{Sfnp|Abdul|2009|pp=186–187}}


==Style==
==Style==
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==Notable alumni==
==Notable alumni==
The madrassa has produced a number of notable Islamic scholars:
The madrassa has produced a number of notable Islamic scholars:
* [[Mohammad Najatuallah Siddiqi]] <ref name="finance">{{cite web |title=Islamic Banking and Finance Scholars |url=http://www.wdibf.com/scholars.html |website=wdibf.com |access-date=25 March 2020}}</ref>
* [[Mohammad Najatuallah Siddiqi]]<ref name="finance">{{cite web |title=Islamic Banking and Finance Scholars |url=http://www.wdibf.com/scholars.html |website=wdibf.com |access-date=25 March 2020}}</ref>
* [[Abdul Azim Islahi]]
* [[Abdul Azim Islahi]]
* [[Amin Ahsan Islahi]] {{Sfnp|Abdul|2009|pp=186–187}}<ref name="IAhmed166">{{cite book |last1=Irfan Ahmad |title=Religion as Critique: Islamic Critical Thinking from Mecca to the Marketplace |date=20 November 2017 |page=166 |isbn=9781469635101 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EIg_DwAAQBAJ&q=Madrasatul%20Islah&pg=PA166 |access-date=23 March 2020}}</ref>
* [[Amin Ahsan Islahi]] {{Sfnp|Abdul|2009|pp=186–187}}<ref name="IAhmed166">{{cite book |last1=Irfan Ahmad |title=Religion as Critique: Islamic Critical Thinking from Mecca to the Marketplace |date=20 November 2017 |page=166 |isbn=9781469635101 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EIg_DwAAQBAJ&q=Madrasatul%20Islah&pg=PA166 |access-date=23 March 2020}}</ref>
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==Legacy==
==Legacy==
* 2003, Role of Madrasatul Islah Azamgarh in the development of Arabic studies, PhD thesis by Arshad Azmi, [[Aligarh Muslim University]]. <ref name="arabic">{{cite web |title=Role of Madrasatul Islah Azamgarh in the development of Arabic studies |url=https://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/handle/10603/57227 |website=ShodhGanga |access-date=26 March 2020}}</ref>
* 2003, Role of Madrasatul Islah Azamgarh in the development of Arabic studies, PhD thesis by Arshad Azmi, [[Aligarh Muslim University]].<ref name="arabic">{{cite web |title=Role of Madrasatul Islah Azamgarh in the development of Arabic studies |url=https://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/handle/10603/57227 |website=ShodhGanga |access-date=26 March 2020}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==

Latest revision as of 12:27, 7 July 2021

Madraasatul Islah
Established1908; 118 years ago (1908)
FoundersMaulana Muhammad Shafi, Mian Asghar Hussain Deobandi and others
Religious affiliation
Islam
RectorAshfaq Ahmad Islahi
Location, ,
India
Websitemadrasatulislah.org

Madrasatul Islah is a traditional Islamic institution of learning and a renowned center of oriental and Islamic studies at Sarai Mir[1] in the Azamgarh district of Uttar Pradesh.[2] It was started by Mawlana Muhammad Shafi in 1908 along with participation of prominent scholars and religious seminaries of the area.[3] The madrassa was established with a different syllabus and ideology than that of Darul Uloom Deoband and Darul Uloom Nadwatul Ulama.[4] Shibli Nomani and Hamiduddin Farahi are regarded as chief architects of this madrasa.[5]

Inception[edit | edit source]

The foundation stone of the madrassa was laid by Asghar Hussain Deobandi in 1908.[6]Hamiduddin Farahi was its first chief administrator.[7]Amin Ahsan Islahi remained teaching in the madrassa until 1943.[8]

Style[edit | edit source]

The Madrasa adopted a teaching style of reading the Qur'an text directly with less reliance on commentaries.[9] A newspaper article in 2009 indicated the madrasa has, in common with many others, introduced "modern, progressive syllabi".[10]

Notable alumni[edit | edit source]

The madrassa has produced a number of notable Islamic scholars:

Legacy[edit | edit source]

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. "Mufti Mohammad Shoeb Islahi". Milli Gazette. 7 December 2010. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
  2. Azmi, Mohd. Arshad. Role of Madrasatul Islah Azamgarh in the development of arabic studies. Aligarh Muslim University-Shodhganga. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
  3. Dr. Syed Jameel Hussain. Tazkirah Hazrat Miyan Saheb (in Urdu). Madrasa Islamia Asgharia, Deoband.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  4. Ash'had Rafeeq Nadwi. "دینی مدارس میں تدریس حدیث". zindgienau.com. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
  5. Chishti, Seema. "In Azamgarh madrasa, talk revolves around TV, WhatsApp, higher studies". Indian Express. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
  6. "Islamic Education in Modern India" (PDF). p. 76. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
  7. "A BRIEF HISTORY OF ARABIC STUDIES IN INDIA" (PDF). p. 46. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
  8. 8.0 8.1 Abdul (2009), pp. 186–187.
  9. Singh & Rana (2002), p. 22.
  10. "Indian madrassas go modern, challenge stereotype". 27 September 2017.
  11. "Islamic Banking and Finance Scholars". wdibf.com. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
  12. Irfan Ahmad (20 November 2017). Religion as Critique: Islamic Critical Thinking from Mecca to the Marketplace. p. 166. ISBN 9781469635101. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
  13. "Maulana Wahiduddin Khan". CPS International. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
  14. "Role of Madrasatul Islah Azamgarh in the development of Arabic studies". ShodhGanga. Retrieved 26 March 2020.

Bibliography[edit | edit source]