By TCN News,
Bangalore: Six Madrasas in Karnataka have been awarded for their good status, maintaining quality, diversity and creativity in education with holistic approaches.
These six were selected out of 55 Madrasas surveyed by the Students Islamic Organization of India (SIO), Karnataka zone covering diverse schools of thought in different districts. The SIO also had published a report in the past after a survey of 29 Madrasas.
Health Minister UT Khader (3rd from left) releasing the study report on Madrasa Education, Thouseef Ahmed, Dr Niranjan Aradhya, Maulana Waheeduddin, Muhammed Kunni and SM Iqbal are also seen
The awarded Madrasas are: Madarasa Baithul Uloom, Sindagi; Madarasa Ziya-ul-Uloom, Kandlur; Iqra Arabic School, Mangalore; Houze- Ilmiya-Baqirul-Uloom, Alipur; Jamiya Islamiya, Bhatkal and Darul Umoor (Tipu Sulthan Study and Research Center), a release said here.
Karnataka Health Minister UT Khader felicitated the representative of these Madarasa and lauded their efforts. Educationist Dr Neeranjan Aradhya, Islamic scholar Muhammed Kunni, convenor of Majlis ul-Ulema Karnataka Maulana Waheeduddin Khan Umri, Mahaz secretary SM Iqbal, SIO zonal president Thouseef MY and others were present on the occasion.
Those Madrasas possessing infrastructure such as water, good food, playing ground, residential facility, the availability of teaching and non-teaching facility, clean environment, etc are awarded 60 marks, those Madrasas providing a semblance of secular and religious education were awarded 70 marks, apart from which if there are sports equipments, library, computer education and first aid facilities 80 marks are awarded and those having innovative activities, expert faculty, language training, physical education and well ordained campus 90 marks were awarded.
The study report recommends few action points for the community leaders, Madrasa managements as well as the state government.
Health Minister UT Khader (3rd from left) felicitating Model Madrasa representatives while Thouseef Ahmed, Maulana Waheeduddin, Dr Niranjan Aradhya, Muhammed Kunni and SM Iqbal look on
Recommendations:
1. To establish a non-governmental Madarasa regulating body constituting all schools of thought.
2. A committee to study the infrastructure requirements of Madarasas has to be established.
3. To appoint physical education teachers, providing sports equipments and to ensure sufficient play grounds has to be given prominence. Inter madrasa sports must be encouraged.
3. Arabic learning must be encouraged. Students must be encouraged to speak and converse in Arabic within the campus.
4. As Arabic attains prominence even in terms of the geo-political situation of Middle Eastern and African countries including all Muslim countries, the Government must make provision to include Arabic second and third slots of language selections.
5. Arabic studies Chair has to be opened in all the Universities. All the Universities in Karnataka should commence BA in Arabic courses. Madarasa students must be made eligible to join these courses. MA courses must be commenced as a follow up for these courses.
6. The teaching of mathematics, science, social studies, Kannada and computer education must be made compulsory in Madarasas.
7. There must be provision to hold social and cultural functions at Madarasas.
8. Teaching of Kannada and English language to be made compulsory.
9. Graduate trained teachers who are having Religious degrees may be appointed as faculty.
10. Prathibha Karanji programmes organized by the Government of Karnataka at the state level may be extended to the Madarasas.
11. Time duration has to be fixed for the graduation course (aleemiyath), like all other educational institutions.
12. To fix a salary of minimum Rs 15000 for the teachers.