Befaqul Madarisil Arabia Bangladesh

Befaqul Madarisil Arabia Bangladesh (Bengali: বেফাকুল মাদারিসিল আরাবিয়া বাংলাদেশ, Arabic: وفاق المدارس العربية بنغلاديش‎) is the largest Qawmi madrasa education board in Bangladesh. it was founded in April, 1978 after a seminar of Islamic scholars.[3][4] This organization of Qawmi Madrasahs of Bangladesh is also known as the "Befaqul Madaris" (also transliterated as Wafaq ul Madaris).[5] It is an extension of the process that formed the Wafaq ul Madaris Al-Arabia, Pakistan in 1957.[6] "Bangladesh Qawmi Madrasah Education Board" is the largest federation of Islamic seminaries in Bangladesh. Qawmi educational system practices originate from the traditional Muslim educational system of Bangladesh. At present, there are more than 65,000 Qawmi Madrasahs in Bangladesh.[7] As of 2013, more than 20,000 Seminaries across the People's Republic of Bangladesh are affiliated with "Befaqul Madaris".[1][6] It controls all the seminaries which are run by Deobandi School of thought. Deobandi School of thought is supposed to be the most powerful and dominated school of thought in Bangladesh.

Befaqul Madarisil Arabia Bangladesh
Befaqul Madarisil Arabia Bangladesh
FormationApril 1978 (1978-04)[1]
TypeNongovernmental Education Board, [Islamic Seminaries]
Legal statusBoard
PurposeEducational
Location
  • Kajla, Jatrabari, Dhaka-1236
Region served
Bangladesh
Official language
Bengali, Arabic
Chairman
Allama Shah Ahmad Shafi
Secretary General
Maulana Abdul Quddus[2]
Deputy Secretary General
Mawlana Abul Fatah Muhammad Yahya
Key people
Allama Shah Ahmad Shafi, Allama Abdul Malek Halim
Main organ
Majlis-e-Shura, Majlis-e-Amela
AffiliationsDeobandi
Websitewww.wifaqbd.org

Objectives and functions
Part of a series on
Deobandism
Ideology and influences
Founders and key figures
Notable institutions
Darul ulooms and madrasas
Centres (markaz) of Tablighi Jamaat
Associated organizations

The board was founded to assure a standardized curriculum and to provide centralized examination. Membership with the board is voluntary, though required for degree accreditation by the Befaqul Madaris.[6]

The main functions of the federation are: registration of Madrasahs, creation of syllabus, checking standard of education, arrangement of examination and issuance of degrees.

Notable institutions

The following are some of the notable Qawmi Madrasahs in Bangladesh:

See also

References
  1. "Information" (PDF). befaq-bd.com. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
  2. "News Details". www.bssnews.net. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
  3. "What Do Bangladesh's Deobandi Qawmi Madrasas Want?". wikileaks.org. Retrieved 8 May 2014.
  4. "Microsoft Word - Bangladesh Madrasah Study FINAL.doc" (PDF). Retrieved 24 February 2011.
  5. "Hefazat-e-Islam: A united front for a divided lot". Retrieved 8 May 2014.
  6. "undergraduate - curs - orange 021 & pantone 234" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 July 2011. Retrieved 24 February 2011.
  7. "Testimony of Samina Ahmed to U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee - International Crisis Group". Crisisgroup.org. 19 April 2005. Archived from the original on 3 March 2011. Retrieved 24 February 2011.

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