Madrasas in Uttarakhand will soon teach Sanskrit. It will be kept as an optional subject in more than 400 madrasas of the state.
Madrasa Board Chairman Mufti Shamoon said on Thursday that we have been working on this plan for a long time. It will be implemented as soon as the permission of the state government is obtained.
He said that Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami wants to connect the children going to Madrasas with the mainstream, we have made this scheme keeping in mind.
Uttarakhand Madrasa Board Chairman Mufti Shamoon has advocated teaching Sanskrit in Madrasas.
Good results were achieved after implementation of NCERT syllabus in madrasas Board president Mufti Shamoon said that the implementation of NCERT syllabus in madrasas has yielded very good results this year. More than 96% children passed. This shows that there is no dearth of talent among the students studying in the madrasa. If given a chance they can perform well in all subjects including culture.
He said that both Arabic and Sanskrit are ancient languages. It would be beneficial for madrasa students if they get an opportunity to study Sanskrit along with Arabic.
The President of Uttarakhand Waqf Board said – It is wrong to limit students to religious education Uttarakhand Waqf Board Chairman Shadab Shams also said that it would be good to start teaching Sanskrit in madrasas. However, he wondered who was stopping the Madrasa Board from implementing it. He said that I don't think he will face any hurdle in getting approval from the state government for any such work.
He also said that religious education is important for students, but limiting children to only religious education is playing a game with their future. He said that madrasas can keep one hour for religious education every day. Teaching them only religious texts all day long and not allowing them to learn anything else will cripple them.
Shadab Shams came up with the idea of a modern madrasa after becoming the chairman of the Waqf Board in September 2022. He said that students should not only be taught religious studies but should also be given computer and science education.
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