Abstract
Pakistan has been traditional and modern education systems since its inception. The traditional education system or traditional Islamic schools which are called Madaris (Madrassahs) have been growing rapidly since 1980s during the Soviet intervention into Afghanistan and Imam Khumeni Revolution in Iran. The madaris have been influenced by the wave of Islamic fundamentalism from Iran and Afghanistan. After the Taliban Government in Afghanistan in late 1990s, the Deoband Madaris in Pakistan came gradually under the sway of the anti-West Taliban Movement. In 2000, there are more than 50,000 Madrassahs in Pakistan but only 4,350 were registered. The history of Madrassahs education in Pakistan has been originated by the advent of Islam and Arabic culture to India with conquering of Sindh by Muhammad bin Qasim in 712 A.D. After the formation of Muslim rule at Delhi in 1208 A.D., a quarter of Indian-subcontinent population had converted to Islam over the next five centuries and Madrassahs were established in India. Those madaris had been providing education among Muslims of India from 1208 A. D. to 1757 A. D. till the British power in India. The Madrassahs in Pakistan are alleged to be nurseries to produce religious extremists. The purpose of this paper is to highlight the history and the changing pattern of Madrassahs Education in Pakistan. The paper is also examining the socio-political framework of Pakistan under which the Madrassahs are working.
Highlights
After the birth of Islam, Prophet Mohammad Peace Be Upon Him actively participated to promote education
The Israeli-Palestinian conflict was used as a pre-curser by the Arab financiers from Saudi Arabia and Kuwait to create a cadre of Muslim fighters who would, somehow, restore the land to the Palestinians and strengthen Islam by restoring it to its original state – the puritanical Wahabi version
The inability of the Pakistani government to meet the demand of education by young Muslim males; economic deterioration in Pakistan; the events in Afghanistan; open financial support for expanding religious education by Saudi Arabia and Kuwait; and U.S interests in terms of using Mujahidins for the fall of the Soviet Union; played a crucial role in bringing the Madrassa system in Pakistan to where it is
Summary
After the birth of Islam, Prophet Mohammad Peace Be Upon Him actively participated to promote education. After reading the reason given above, everyone can understand why mosques came to be the main learning center for Muslims in the beginning of Islam and this practice is continuing till date It was the Masjid (mosque) where Holy Prophet (PBUH) would motivate people to listen to the divine verses and their interpretation (Ahmad, 1987). After the death of Muhammad (PBUH), believers faced different problems for which no solution could be found in the divine realia and the messenger of Allah was not there to guide them, the Muslim researchers, sought solutions in the quotations and practical life of God’s messenger This led to the development of following “the Sunnah”, the knowledge of deeds of holy messenger and “Hadith”, the sayings of Holy Prophet (PBUH). As stated in the book “Tareekh-e- Farishta”, the first madrassah was came into being in Multan in 11th century (Momen, 2006)
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