Madrasah Education In Bangladesh: A Comparative Study Between Aliya And Qawmi

Abstract

In the Muslim world, many students receive their formal education in
madrasah, including in Bangladesh. In Bangladesh, the Aliya madrasah has
received national recognition for its religious and modern integration system,
while the Qawmi education needs to be reformed. Conversely, the QawmiMadrasah education system has not been reformed to meet today's needs. This
push for reform will modernize their educational systems, especially in light
of the need to produce scholars who have a balance between religious and
modern knowledge. Many researchers have studied Islamic education,
religious education, and traditional education, but there has been no research,
especially no comparative analysis between the Aliya and Qawmi Madrasah
systems in Bangladesh. Therefore, an initiative must be taken to conduct
research for this purpose. The purpose of this study is to conduct a comparative
study between the two educational systems Aliya and Qawmi Madrasah. By
studying these two systems, it is found that Aliya system provides a combined
education of religious and modern education which can be adopted by the
Qawmi to improve their existing education from which a large number of
students are graduated every year in Bangladesh. The study examined the
emergence of these two types of madrasas and discussed some important
issues such as administrative systems, curricula, educational systems, teaching
and learning methods, sources of income, recruitment of teachers, and
challenges of these two systems. After a long discussion, some
recommendations were made to improve both education systems according to
their requirements and needs. This is a historical and analytical work. The
philosophical technique was used for critical reflection and practical
suggestions. The purpose of this comparative study is to present all the
positive and negative aspects and compare and contrast them with their
educational environment.

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