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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.

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