Introduction to
education in medieval India
Medieval period of India saw some radical transformation. India in
medieval period invaded by different foreign rulers and traders from the
different part of the world and settled in the India. The different rulers and
tradesmen brought their culture with them and combined with the people of
India. In the medieval period, Central Asian and Arab people bought the Muslim
educational system in the indie. After the death of Prophet Muhammad in 632
C.E., Arab mariners start to reside and trade in the south India. Other Central
Asian and Turkic people raided the northern part of the India at 1000 C.E.
Muslim rulers encouraged the urban education by making literary societies and
libraries.
Muslim rulers also founded
maktabs (primary schools) in which writing, reading and basic Islamic prayers
are learned by students. In madrasas (secondary schools) is founded to teach
the advance level of Quranic exegesis, language skills, sharia (Islamic law),
Prophetic traditions and related subjects. Numerous madrasas were placed up
nobles, sultans. The primary purpose of the establishment of madrasas is to
educate and train the scholars who will become qualified for civil services and
can perform the duties of the judge. Iltutmish was the first to establish a
madarsa in Delhi in the medieval period of India.
Implementation of
Muslim education in medieval India
The education system in India in the medieval period is under the
control of the Ulama. Ulama was on the side of the curriculum as placed by the
Akbar. In the medieval period, education was concerned with the religious
training. In the medieval period, Arabic literature, medicines, philosophy and
grammar were also taught by the ulama in the madrasas. According to the history
of India, Central Asian and Arab people bought the Muslim educational system in
the both modern and medieval periods. In the medieval period, women education
was prevalent.
Muslim girls of wealthy family studied at home. In the medieval period,
the Persian language was the court language. Best boys in medieval period could
attend the school of Persia to learn history, literature, ethics,
administration, and law. In the medieval period, education was grown by the
Mughal emperors in their ruling period. Mughal ruler from 1526 to 1848
encourages the educational system. The Mughal ruler came to India to establish
their rule. In the eleventh century, Muslims establish secondary schools and
elementary schools for teaching the Islamic culture. This transformation leads
to the beginning of the Muslim universities in various cities like lucknow,
Delhi, and Allahabad.
Education in
medieval India after the Mughals
Education was developed to establish with the new aspect in the
medieval. In the medieval period, there is a good bond or interaction between
the Islamic and Indian tradition. There is a good understanding in between the
Islamic traditions and Indian traditions on the religion, philosophy, painting,
fine arts, mathematics, architecture, medicine, astronomy, and theology. In the
later era of medieval of India, British came to India and introduced the
education of English literature. The education in the medieval period of India
saw the massive growth.
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