Source: LUBP
It is amazing to think how the word Madrassa has been degraded by the modern Muslim experience and conduct. Madrassa is an Arabic word for school, which refers to any type of educational institution, secular or religious, and for all levels such as primary grades through post-graduate school. At the higher-education level, madrassas are attributed to be the model for early European universities, including their method of funding, a type of charitable trust. Madrassas also contained the world’s first law and medical schools. Scholastically, the typical Islamic madrassa curriculum includes: Arabic; Tafsir (Quranic interpretation); Sharia (Islamic religious law); Hadith (the recorded sayings and deeds of the Prophet); Mantiq (logic); and Muslim History. Some also provide advanced courses in Arabic literature, foreign languages including English, science, and world history. Males and females are educated separately. Socially, madrassas are public service providers, offering orphans and poor children training, education, and free room and board. Without the madrassas, these children may not otherwise receive any formal education because both private and state-run schools in most Muslim countries would be cost prohibitive.
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