What Is a Madrasa?
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Haji Imdadullah
Islamic learning
Islamic practices of purity
Islamic seminaries
Islamic spirituality
Jurjani
knowledge
liturgy
madaris
madrasa
madrasas
maslak
memorizing the Qur'an
Muhammad Qasim Nanautvi
Mulla Nizamuddin
Muslim knowledge
Muslim Republic of Letters
Muslim ritual
piety
raka`a or genuflection in prayer
Rashid Ahmad Gangohi
ritual cleansing called wudu
salat or daily ritual prayers
Taftazani
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- ISBN 9781469654690
- Weight: 442g
- Dimensions: 155 x 233mm
- Publication Date: 01 Aug 2019
- Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
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Taking us inside the world of the madrasa--the most common type of school for religious instruction in the Islamic world--Ebrahim Moosa provides an indispensable resource for anyone seeking to understand orthodox Islam in global affairs. Focusing on postsecondary-level religious institutions in the Indo-Pakistan heartlands, Moosa explains how a madrasa can simultaneously be a place of learning revered by many and an institution feared by many others, especially in a post-9/11 world.
Drawing on his own years as a madrasa student in India, Moosa describes in fascinating detail the daily routine for teachers and students today. He shows how classical theological, legal, and Qur'anic texts are taught, and he illuminates the history of ideas and politics behind the madrasa system. Addressing the contemporary political scene in a clear-eyed manner, Moosa introduces us to madrasa leaders who hold diverse and conflicting perspectives on the place of religion in society. Some admit that they face intractable problems and challenges, including militancy; others, Moosa says, hide their heads in the sand and fail to address the crucial issues of the day. Offering practical suggestions to both madrasa leaders and U.S. policymakers for reform and understanding, Moosa demonstrates how madrasas today still embody the highest aspirations and deeply felt needs of traditional Muslims.
Drawing on his own years as a madrasa student in India, Moosa describes in fascinating detail the daily routine for teachers and students today. He shows how classical theological, legal, and Qur'anic texts are taught, and he illuminates the history of ideas and politics behind the madrasa system. Addressing the contemporary political scene in a clear-eyed manner, Moosa introduces us to madrasa leaders who hold diverse and conflicting perspectives on the place of religion in society. Some admit that they face intractable problems and challenges, including militancy; others, Moosa says, hide their heads in the sand and fail to address the crucial issues of the day. Offering practical suggestions to both madrasa leaders and U.S. policymakers for reform and understanding, Moosa demonstrates how madrasas today still embody the highest aspirations and deeply felt needs of traditional Muslims.
Ebrahim Moosa is professor of Islamic studies at the University of Notre Dame, with appointments in the department of history and the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies in the Keough School for Global Affairs. The author of the prize-winning Ghazali and the Poetics of Imagination, Moosa was named a 2005 Carnegie Scholar.
