By Abdul Gani, TwoCircles.net,
Guwahati: At a time when Madrassa education system in Assam is in a deplorable condition, here is an effort to provide all-round training for girls by Madrassatul Banat, the first ever Madrassa exclusively for girls in Guwahati.
The tradition Islamic education centre which was set up in 2004 by All Misbah Educational and Charitable Trust has also introduced computer education for the girls along with other subjects along with Islamic lessons.
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Maulana Manzur Ahmad Mishbahi talking to his students at the Madrassa premises.
“There are number of madrassas in the state for boys but as there was not much opportunity for girls we have decided to establish it here. We are glad to have been the first such madrassa in Guwahati,” principal of the Madrassa Maulana Manzur Ahmad Mishbahi told TwoCircles.net at the Madrassa premises.
The Madrassa has not come under the Assam Madrassa Board, fearing it might face the same fate like any other Madrassa institute in the state. “We have a relation with the board as we follow their syllabus but we run our institute by our own capacity. Because, I have seen the poor condition of the Madrassas in the other places of the state which are under the board,” he added.
This Madrassa has also introduced a computer learning subject along with Assamese language, English and Mathematics. Besides, it has sewing machine for the girls be self dependent. “We do not want the girls just to learn the lessons of Islamic education but the general lessons and others so that they can be self dependent after they complete their education here,” he further said.
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Shahiba Noori at her computer class.
The Madrassa which has been running on rented accommodation since 2004 was shifted to its permanent place at Hatigaon area in Guwahati in 2012. At present, altogether 120 students are studying in the Madrassa including from Bihar, West Bengal and Meghalaya. At present, the Madrassa can accommodate 50 students in the hostel which is run by the trust with the donation from well-wishers. There are 10 students for class V to VII at present.
“We have several plans for the institute and hopefully we will be able to one of the best education providers in the state in the coming days. One of our prime agenda is to make the students prepare to face the day to day life besides having the traditional Islamic lessons,” said Kari Suraj Ali, who teaches to pronounce the holy Quran to the student.
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Students attending a class at the Madrassa.
Shahiba Noori, a student from Bihar who was studying in the XI standard in her state came to Guwahati said that she is enjoying the atmosphere at the Madrassa. “I want to gain as much as knowledge as I can and I want to be a teacher,” she said.
All Misbah Educational and Charitable Trust is also planning an Islamic University in Assam.
