Jamea Tul Hidaya Takes The Initiative, ‘Madrasas’ Will Teach Hindi Language & Indian Religions

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Madrasas to teach Hindi language and Indian religions.

By Pervez Bari

BHOPAL- Prof. Mohsin Usmani, former Dean, Faculty of Languages, Eiffel University, Hyderabad, said that the prophets used to speak in the nation’s language, and Hindi is the national language of India. Therefore, learning the Hindi language and getting acquainted with Indian religions is the social need and religious responsibility of the Ulema.

 Prof. Mohsin remarked in the consultative meeting held at the K. A. Nizami Center for Qur’anic Studies in Aligarh Muslim University (AMU), to prepare a course in Hindi language and Indian religions for the benefit of religious schools. 

Jamea Tul Hidaya University, Jaipur, has taken the initiative. The meeting was presided over by Prof. Ali Muhammad Naqvi, Director, Dara Shikoh Inter-faith Center.

” It takes time to teach Hindi language and Indian religion courses in madrasas, and the superintendent of Jamea Tul Hidaya University, Jaipur deserves congratulations for this initiative,” said Prof. Muhammad Saud Alam Qasmi, Dean, Department of Theology, in AMU.

He said that the launch of this course would provide a scholarly basis for inter-faith and sectarian harmony.

“Indian universities should approve such courses to be useful for the students of the course. Moreover, studying religions is part of the Muslim tradition and needs to be taken further,” Prof Qasmi said. 

A press note issued said that the meeting was convened at the invitation of Maulana Mohammad Fazlur Rahim Mujaddidi, Ameer-e-Jamea (Superintendent) of Jamea Tul Hidaya University. He said that Jamea Tul Hidaya wants to prepare a two-year course for the students of religious schools for specialization in Hindi language and Indian religions. The knowledge and experience of the teachers of AMU will be used to create its curriculum and system.

Naseem Ahmad Khan, Director, Bridge Course, AMU, said that the curriculum for religions and Hindi language should be included in the curriculum taught in the universities for the benefit of the madrasas so that students would be able to move on.

Maulana Ashhad Jamal Nadwi, Secretary, Institute of Islamic Research and Writing, said that teaching of Hindi language and Indian religions is our religious and da’wah need. If the big madrasas take the initiative, then other madrasas would follow. Dr Raza Abbas, a teacher at the Women’s College, said that the study of other religions should be done in a sympathetic manner instead of a demonstrative manner, and expert teachers should be appointed for this purpose.

Delivering the presidential address, Ali Muhammad Naqvi said that before starting this course in madrasas, attention should be paid to the purpose, procedure, syllabus, and preparation of textbooks. This work is significant, and the Faculty of Theology, Hindi Department, Inter-faith Center, Nizami Centre, and Bridge Course Centre of Aligarh Muslim University will provide full support in this work.

 “We will also prepare textbooks”, he added. 

An outline of the curriculum was also prepared in this meeting.

It may be pointed out here that Jamea Tul Hidaya is a revolutionary step in Islamic education taken by a well-known Islamic scholar and a great priest Maulana Mohammed Abdur Rahim Mujaddidi. This great idea was introduced by Maulana Mohammed Hidayat Ali Mujaddidi (a great priest of his era) 75 years ago, and Maulana Mohammed Abdur Rahim Mujaddidi gave it a practical shape. He planted that sapling and then fed it with his sweat, tears, and blood.

It was not established all of sudden but launched after long discussions with great Islamic scholars like Maulana Syed Abulhasan Ali Nadwi and other erudite, distinguished personalities. This covered a period of about 25 years.

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