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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