Madrasatul Islah Explained

Madraasatul Islah
Founder:	Maulana Muhammad Shafi
Rector:	Fakhrul Islam Islahi
Principal:	Mufti Saiful Islam Islahi
Country:	India

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

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.

Style

The Madrasa adopted a teaching style of reading the Qur'an text directly with less reliance on commentaries. A newspaper article in 2009 indicated the madrasa has, in common with many others, introduced "modern, progressive syllabi".^[8]

Notable alumni

The madrassa has produced a number of notable Islamic scholars:

• Mohammad Najatuallah Siddiqi^[9]
• Abdul Azim Islahi
• Amin Ahsan Islahi ^[10]
• Wahiduddin Khan^[11]
• Ishtiyaq Ahmad Zilli
• Sadruddin Islahi^[12]
• Akhtar Muslimi
• Muhammad Yusuf Islahi

Legacy

• 2003, Role of Madrasatul Islah Azamgarh in the development of Arabic studies, PhD thesis by Arshad Azmi, Aligarh Muslim University.^[13]

See also

• Darul Uloom Deoband

Bibliography

• Abdul. Rauf. Life and Works of Mawlana Amin Ahsan Islahi (1904-1997) . Pakistan Journal of History and Culture . 2009 . XXX . 1. live . https://web.archive.org/web/20200325232544/http://www.nihcr.edu.pk/Latest_English_Journal/LIFE_WORKS_MAWLANA_AMIN_AHSAN_ISLAHI.pdf. 25 March 2020. 29 March 2020 . English.
• Book: Singh. R. P.. Rana. Rana. 2002. Teacher Education in Turmoil : quest for a solution . Sterling Publishers Pvt.Ltd. 8120724313. 605384073. OL19164308W.

Notes and References

1. Web site: 7 December 2010 . Mufti Mohammad Shoeb Islahi . 23 March 2020 . Milli Gazette.
2. Book: Azmi . Mohd. Arshad . Role of Madrasatul Islah Azamgarh in the development of arabic studies . Aligarh Muslim University-Shodhganga . 23 March 2020.
3. Book: Dr. Syed Jameel Hussain . Tazkirah Hazrat Miyan Saheb . Madrasa Islamia Asgharia, Deoband. Urdu.
4. Web site: Ash'had Rafeeq Nadwi . دینی مدارس میں تدریس حدیث . zindgienau.com . 26 March 2020.
5. Web site: Chishti . Seema . In Azamgarh madrasa, talk revolves around TV, WhatsApp, higher studies . Indian Express . 26 March 2020.
6. Web site: Islamic Education in Modern India . 25 March 2020 . 76.
7. Web site: A BRIEF HISTORY OF ARABIC STUDIES IN INDIA . 25 March 2020 . 46.
8. Web site: Indian madrassas go modern, challenge stereotype. 27 September 2017. 29 March 2020. 4 November 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201104020804/https://indianewengland.com/2017/09/indian-madrassas-go-modern-challenge-stereotype/. dead.
9. Web site: Islamic Banking and Finance Scholars . wdibf.com . 25 March 2020.
10. Book: Irfan Ahmad . Religion as Critique: Islamic Critical Thinking from Mecca to the Marketplace . 20 November 2017 . 166 . 9781469635101 . 23 March 2020.
11. Web site: Maulana Wahiduddin Khan . 21 April 2021. CPS International.
12. Web site: Mehdi . Dr, Taabish . مولانا صدرالدین اصلاحی ؒ . Zindagi e Nau . 6 January 2022.
13. Web site: Role of Madrasatul Islah Azamgarh in the development of Arabic studies . ShodhGanga . 26 March 2020.