South Asia’s madrasas, or Islamic schools, have come in for considerable discussion and debate in recent years. Much has been written on the madrasas, often by people who have little or no understanding of the subject. This book, a collection of essays, examines various aspects of madrasa education in India in a historical perspective.

Preface Introduction/S.M. Azizuddin Husain Madrasa-education in medieval India/Iqtidar Husain Siddiqui Mir Fathullah Shirazi's contribution for the revision of the syllabi of Indian Madrasas during Akbar's reign/S.M. Azizuddin Husain Central Asian impact on Indian Madrasas/Mansura Haidar Madrasa-I-Rahimiah : growth and pattern of educational curriculum origin and character of Islamic education/Mujeeb Ashraf Madrasas of Azimabad : an outline history/Imtiaz Ahmad Islam women education and Indian Madrasas/Nasim Akhtar Education of Muslim girls in India/Talat Aziz Methods of teaching for Madrasa education as well/Masroor Hashmi Re-orientation of Madrasa education/Qamar Uddin State of Muslim Madrasas and education during the colonial period, 1781-1835 a derivative discourse/Z.U. Malik Resisting colonialism and communalism Madrasas of colonial Bihar/Mohammad Sajjad

Author: S.M. Azizuddin Husain

Publisher: Kanishka