Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Madrasa curriculum change and leadership

“Curriculum change is considered an ongoing process in education. How difficult is it to have open discussion and bring meaningful changes in madrasa curriculum? Who can take a leading role for such work?”Asked by Dr. Najma Siddiqui, Delhi

He answers at 1:23:20 in Sahaba and Muhaddithin 24th · 5 min 32 sec

His answer, in his own words
1:23:20
maulana, agla sawal delhi se hai, dr najma siddiqui ka. unhone likha hai: "Curriculum change is considered an ongoing process in the field of education. How difficult is it to have open discussion and bring meaningful changes in madrasa curriculum? Who can take a leading role for such work?" dekhein, main is concept hi ko yani nahi maanta ke curriculum change karne se koi inqilab aa jayega. main isko nahi maanta.
1:23:58
india mein hum ne dekha hai ke british daur mein 1938 mein ek curriculum banaya gaya tha, lord macaulay ne banaya tha. iske baad se pata nahi kitni baar curriculum change kiya gaya hai. haalat kya? haalat achhe ho rahe hain, bad se badtar ho rahe hain. jo zamana maine dekha tha 1938 mein, aaj iske muqable mein bahut hi zyada bura haal ho chuka hai. halanke curriculum to kam az kam yani dasiyon baar change ho chuka hai. jo hukoomat aati hai, woh curriculum mein change kar laati hai.
1:24:36
the concept itself is wrong ke curriculum ke badalne se koi naya change aa jayega. jo insaan bane the millat macaulay ke jo system mein, waise insaan aaj kahan ban rahe hain? isi mein to bane the sab: gandhi aur nehru aur dr prasad, raja krishan, zakir hussain, dr dr raman, top ke log. ab kahan woh isi log paida ho rahe hain? ab woh log kahan paida ho rahe hain? to curriculum change karne ka jo concept hai, woh main isko bilkul nahi maanta. agar koi manta ho to saboot de woh ke waise afraad aaj kyon nahi paida ho rahe hain?
1:25:20
jitne hamare top ke yani log paida hue, wo sab isi British curriculum ke zariye paida hue the. ye so called aaj kal ka jo curriculum hai, is mein koi bhi sab media kar paida ho rahe hain, media kar. is liye main is ko nahi manta. madarse mein bhi jo log dhoom machate hain, creculum badle to yani kon sa result hai jis jis ka refer karenge? wo universityon ke creculum mein agar nateeja nikla hota bohat bara to kehte hain ke koi badlo. haan, jab collegeon, universityon mein, schoolon mein kuch bhi nahi, farq faida hua,
1:25:58
kuch bhi faida nahi hua. to to kis yani kis kis yani kis result ke hawale se wo mutalba karte hain ke madarson badlo? kuch bhi faida nahi hoga madarson badla jaye tab bhi. to sochna ye chahiye ke aur kya cheez darkar hai? to mera jo meri jo finding hai ke aur jo cheez darkar hai, wo hai, wo hai, wo yani ek hai. dekhen, forward education, ek an forward education. mere nazdeek insan bante hain an forward education ke zariye.
1:26:38
forward education mein kabhi bhi insan nahi bante. ye dhoom macha rakhi hai logon ne ke sochte hain ke education se ye ho jayega, wo ho jayega. tagore is ke badshah the. tagore ne shanti niketan banai. wo samajhte the ke shanti niketan mein ek naye indian banenge. koi ek bhi aadmi nahi bana, kuch bhi nahi hua, kuch bhi nahi hua. to mere nazdeek insan sa dekhen, ek hai insan saazi, ek hai profession. yani professional skill ke liye hai forward education, service lene ke liye, is tarah ke kamon ke liye hai. to professional skill ke liye to bilashuba wo wo education bohat mufeed hai. lekin insan banne ke liye an forward education ki sari ahmiyat, sari ahmiyat an forward education ki hai.
1:27:34
ye meri soch hai aur lambe tajrube ke baad maine ye soch banai hai. isi liye main kabhi bhi ye nahi kehta ke madarse ka nisaab badlo. ye ek ek futile demand samajhta hoon. is ko badlo ya na badlo, is se kuch farq nahi hone wala hai. achha, doosri baat main ye batata hoon, kai madarse aise qaim hue jo nisaab badalne hi ke is bane the. isi par mislan nadwa, mislan islah, mislan jab falah.
1:28:06
kai madarse baqayda isi liye bane the ke jo qadeem jo nizami, jo nizami kya kehte hain, dars e nizami, qadeem jo nisaab jo kehte hain, dars e nizami, is ke siwa ek aur nisaab, is mein kon aadmi paida hua? yani already ye tajruba kiya ja chuka hai. bohat se madarse qaim hue, ek do nahi, bohat se madarse qaim hue jinhon ne kaha ke dars e nizami ki bajaye hum ek aur nisaab chalayenge. aur chalaya unhon ne. aadmi ek bhi nahi bana.
1:28:40
aadmi banta hai an forward education se. forward education sirf yani profession wale bante hain bas, aur is se zyada kuch nahi. maulana, agla sawal ah dili se hai, maulana sharq hussain sahab ka. unhon ne likha hai: "logon ne deen ki siyasi taabeer kyun ki?
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