An overview on Madarsa education in India

In every religion education is considered as a most powerful medium for preserving and transferring the ideas, ethics and values among the member of its future citizens. For this purpose every religion has developed its own education system. In Islam Madarsa education system generally cater the need of education of their future citizens. The history of the arrival of Islam in India and its contributions in the field of knowledge and culture, are well documented, which enrich its cultural and religious multiplicity, for which India is well known in the world. In a real sense it was the Madarsa education on the land of India which opposed the right of education for only elite section of the society, and opens the doors of education for deprived section of the society too. But unfortunately after some unfavourable events, recently at global level the Madarsa in the whole world get a question mark related to their aims and objectives. This has been increased interest of every intellectual to know the real fact behind the superfluous facts. In present scenario the biggest challenge facing Islam throughout the world today is the negative and distorted images of its educational institutions ie, Madarsa. It is of course very complex issue which needs proper discussion and analysis. The present paper is an attempt to have an overview on the Madarsas Education in India with various angles.