By Twocircles.net reporter
Patna: If religiosity and spirituality are found in this country, it is because of madrasas and maktabs, said Maulana Syed Nizamuddin, chief of Imarat Shariah (Bihar, Jharkhand & Orissa).
Speaking at the annual function of Jamia Islamia at Ghoori Ghat in Gaya, Maulana Nizamuddin said madrasas are fort of Islam and the enemies of Islam want to uproot these institutions. Rather than indulging in argument with them, we should widen the network of madrasas and maktabs, said he. Besides, we should highlight the madrasa system of education: how education is imparted there; how morals are imbued and how much stress is put on ethics and social service, he said. We should disseminate the message of Quran and Hadith and tell people how much emphasis the syllabi of madrasas put on security of the country, the millat, human life, honour and dignity, said the Ameer-e-Shariat.
He suggested that public meetings should be organized and people from the Hindu community should also be invited to the meetings so that misunderstandings about Islam and the Muslim community could be removed. Raising the issue of reform in the madrasa education system, Maulana Nizamuddin said that along with Arabic and Islamic subjects, Hindi, English, Mathematics, Science and general knowledge should also be included in madrasa syllabus.