Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Madrasa Curriculum Reform and Leading Role

“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?”Asked by Dr. Najma Siddiqui, Delhi

He answers at 1:17:41 in The Companions and the Hadith Scholars · 5 min 11 sec

His answer, in his own words
1:17:41
maulana, agla sawal Delhi se hai, Dr. Najma Siddiqui ka. unhon ne 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?" dekhen, main is concept hi ko, yani nahin manta ke curriculum change karne se koi inqilab aa jayega. main is ko nahin manta. India mein hum ne dekha hai ke British daur mein, 1938 mein, ek curriculum banaya gaya tha.
1:18:26
Lord Macaulay ne banaya tha. is ke baad se pata nahin kitni baar curriculum change kiya gaya hai. aur halaat kya? halaat achhe ho rahe hain, bad se badtar ho rahe hain. jo zamana maine dekha tha, 1938 mein, aaj is ke muqable mein bohat 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 jati hai. The concept itself is wrong ke curriculum ke badalne se koi naya change aa jayega.
1:19:01
jo insaan bane thay, lord mekayle ke jo system mein, waisay insaan aaj kahan ban rahay hain? isi mein to banay thay sab. gandhi ho, nehru ho, doctor prasad, raja krishan, zakir hussain, doctor raman, sab ke log. ab kahan wohi log paida ho rahay hain? ab woh log kahan paida ho rahay hain? to curriculum change karnay ka jo concept hai, woh mein us ko bilkul nahi manta. agar koi manta ho to saboot day woh ke waisay afraad aaj kyun nahi paida ho rahay hain? jitnay hamaray top ke, yaani log paida huay, woh sab isi british curriculum ke zariye paida huay thay.
1:19:45
yeh so-called aaj kal ka jo curriculum hai, is mein koi bhi, sab media kar paida ho rahay hain, media kar. is liye mein us ko nahi manta. madrasay mein bhi jo log dhoom machatay hain, curriculum badlein to, yaani kon sa result hai jis ka refer karein gay woh? universityon ke curriculum mein agar natija nikla hota bohat bara to kehtay hain ke koi badla hua hai. jab collegeon, universityon mein, schoolon mein kuch bhi nahi, farq faida hua. kuch bhi faida nahi
1:20:14
hua. to to kis, yaani kis kis, yaani kis result ke hawala say woh mutalba kartay hain ke madrasay badlo? kuch bhi faida nahi hoga madrasay badla jaye tab bhi. to sochna yeh chahiye ke aur kiya cheez darkar hai? to mera jo, meri jo finding hai ke aur jo cheez darkar hai, woh hai, woh hai, woh yaani aik hai dekhein forward education, aik in-forward education. meray nazdeek insaan bantay hain in-forward education ke zariye. forward education mein kabhi bhi insaan nahi bantay. yeh dhoom macha rakhi hai logon nay.
1:20:56
sochtay hain ke education se yeh ho jaye ga, woh ho jaye ga. tagore is ke badshah thay. tagore nay shanti niketan banai. woh samjhtay thay ke shanti niketan mein aik naye indian banain gay. koi aik bhi aadmi nahi bana. kuch bhi nahi hua. kuch bhi nahi hua. to meray nazdeek insaan se dekhein, aik hai insaan saazi. aik hai profession. yaani professional skill ke liye hai forward education. service lainay ke liye, is tarah ke kamon ke liye hai.
1:21:30
to professional skill ke liye to bilashuba woh woh education bohat mufeed hai. lekin insaan bananay ke liye in-forward education ki sari ahmiyat, sari ahmiyat in-forward education ki hai. yeh meri soch hai aur lambay tajribay ke baad mein nay yeh soch banai hai. isi liye mein kabhi bhi yeh nahi kehta ke madrasay ka nisaab badlo. aik aik futile demand samajhta h oon is ko. badlo ya na badlo, is se kuch farq nahi honay wala hai. acha, doosri baat mein yeh bataoon, kai madrasay aisay qaim huay jo nisaab badalnay hi ke is banay thay, isi par.
1:22:10
mislan nadva, mislan islah, mislan jamiat ul falah. kai madrasay baqayda isi liye banay thay ke jo qadeem jo nisaab jo kehtay hain, dars-e-nizami, us ke siwa aik aur nisaab, us mein kon aadmi paida hua? yaani already yeh tajurba kiya ja chuka hai. bohat se madrasay qaim huay, aik do nahi, bohat se madrasay qaim huay jinhon nay kaha ke dars-e-nizami ki bajaye hum aik aur nisaab chalayein gay. aur chalaya unhon nay. aadmi aik bhi nahi bana. aadmi banta hai in-forward education se. forward education sirf yaani profession walay bantay hain bas, aur is tarah se kuch nahi.
1:22:53
maulana, agla sawal ah dilli se hai, maulana sharq hussain sahib ka. unhon nay likha hai: "logon nay deen ki siyasi taabeer kyun ki?
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