Moosa, Ebrahim,

What is a Madrasa? / Ebrahim Moosa. - 290 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. - Islamic civilization and Muslim networks . - Islamic civilization and Muslim networks .

Note on transliteration and translation -- Prologue: inside madrasas -- Lived experience. A novice ; Wake, wash, pray ; Becoming scholars -- History and contexts. Birth of the contemporary madrasa ; Texts and authors ; From a republic of letters to a republic of piety -- Politics of knowledge. Preserving the prophet's legacy ; Believe, learn, know -- Madrasas in global context. Talking about madrasas ; The future of madrasas ; Letter to policy makers ; Letters to my teachers.

9781474401739 (hardback) RM423.50


Madrasahs.
Madrasahs--South Asia
Islamic education.
Islamic religious education