MADARIS OF PAKISTAN AND CHALLENGES OF MODERN WORLD

Abstract

Madaris have played a significant role in educating the masses and preserving Islamic values and traditions. Due to this major contribution, Madaris got a remarkable position in the history of Islamic society. Beneficence of Madaris is realized in Pakistan at each level of society because of offering free educational services across the country even in far flung areas where government has not established schools yet. However, Madaris, nowadays, are being criticized on national as well as international level for their outdated educational system and alleged linkage with militants as per critics’ opinion. In this paper, important issues of Madaris have been discussed and recommendations have been made accordingly. The objective of the paper is to analytically discuss the system of Madaris and to bring forth the reformative measures in order to pace shoulder to shoulder with modern educational institutions.