What Is a Madrasa? (Islamic Civilization and Muslim Networks) (Hardcover)

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Author:Ebrahim Moosa
Edition:Hardcover
ISBN:978-1-4696-2013-8
Language:English
Pages:304
Dimensions:18 x 25.5 cm (7.1 x 10 in)
Publisher:University of North Carolina Press
Year of Publication:2015

This splendid book is a wonderful primer on the world and culture of the madrasa. Given the importance of madrasas to American political interests in the Muslim world, I cannot imagine a more timely book. Ebrahim Moosa, with his firsthand knowledge of the madrasa culture in the Indian subcontinent, writes as very few people can about being an insider in a way that is highly accessible to general readers and students who don't know about madrasas or Islam. Extraordinary.--Amir Hussain, author of Oil and Water: Two Faiths, One God

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.
 

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Author:
Ebrahim Moosa
Edition:
Hardcover
ISBN:
978-1-4696-2013-8
Language:
  • English
Pages:
304
Dimensions:
18 x 25.5 cm (7.1 x 10 in)
Publisher:
University of North Carolina Press
Year of Publication:
2015
What Is a Madrasa? (Islamic Civilization and Muslim Networks) (Hardcover)

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