Aboobakker siddhuique darul huda islamic university kerala, india

3.2.2 Combined education system and its merits

C.M Ustahd was the first person who introduced the system of “Combined Education” in North Malabar, but due to some matters or lack of support from the part of people, it was not recorded in the history.¹¹³ Combined educational system is the method of combining two kinds of knowledge i.e. material and religious together. He thought, it is impossible to a student studying in the school to obtain the Islamic knowledge from that school and vice versa. It was difficult to the student who focused on Islamic studies only to attain the material knowledge. Importantly, both were important fields of knowledge. Moreover, it was necessary to have vast idea aobut these two fields, to convey the teachings of Islam every part of world by using their own languages. Therefore, C.M Usthād thought about a system in which a student can study the material and religious knowledge without any difficult under the supervision of expert teachers.

C.M Usthād was deeply influenced by the combined educational system from his vast journey to different parts, seeking knowledge, especially to Bāaqiyath in Vellore.¹¹⁴ The importance of combined educational system was really grown up and became popular all through the Kerala with the emerging of Darul Huda Islamic Academy, which was started in 1980.¹¹⁵ By the coming of Darul Huda, there occurred a great change in educational field. C.M Usthād also thought about this system and he was very pleased to start a new branch affliating to this new academy. Thus, he built a college in Kasaragod called Dar al Irshad affliatedto Darul Huda Islamic Academy. It is the fact that he began to think about this new system in early 1960s.¹¹⁶

3.3 C.M USTHĀD AND ARĀBIC COLLEGES

C.M Usthād was not troubled by the continuous flow of troubles, but he considered all obstacles as energy for future. He was an optimist so, he waited for new chances.

Thus, one day he went to Kallatra Hāji to convince him about the starting of a new Arābic college (Sa’diya College)¹¹⁷ and to start it very fast. Thus in 1971 April 18. Thus Kallatra Hāji, Abbas Hāji went to meet father the of C.M Ustahd and explained him about the planning of C.M Ustahd. In addition, C.M Ustahd said, “I am ready to teach the student freely if there any one ready to make the arrangements of accommodations for children.”

Thus in 1971 April 28 the inaugural ceremony of new college was conducted by his father, for tempory, the college was run in the the old house of Kallatra Hāji and he carried the all expenses of children including food, accommodation. This project continued for many years without any difficult or problems. In this time, C.M Ustahd was teaching the students the Islamic teachings, languages, and other required educations.

3.4 SIGNIFICANCE OF ISLAMIC COLLEGES IN KERALA

In the period of C.M Usthād, dars system was in the feeble condition and students were not interested to study only religious educations. Thus, majority of students focused on material education. By looking this pathetic condition, C.M Usthād tried to arrange a new system of education by combining both fields of knowledge religious and material.

Now there arose many Islamic colleges in Ksaragod following idea of C.M Usthād. He was selected as the co-ordinator of affliated branches of Darul Huda Islamic Academy (He affiliated his Darul Irshad Academy with Darul Huda Islamic University, a successful experiment in modern Islamic higher education, and had been the chair of its co-ordination committee until his death.)¹¹⁸ According to the Keralite Muslims Arābic colleges is most dependable source for seeking religious knowledge. Recently there are many Arābic colleges throughout Kerala, like Darul Huda Islamic University and its branches, Faizi College, Nandi College, Wafi College and their branches. Among them, some are giving two kinds of knowledge religious and material, like Darul Huda Islamic Univeresity and Wafi colleges.

3.4.1 Aliya College

This is the important Islamic college situates in Paravanadukkam of north Kerala. It was built under the guidene of some innovative people in Kasargod as mentioned early, like Izzuddīn Moulawi, and Muhammd Sherool, with the permission of the then committee members of Dakshina Kannada Jamʾiyath al Ulamā. ¹¹⁹For some hidden agendas, they wanted to unify the Muslim community and started this college. However, later they made an independent committee by avoiding suuni Muslims and their scholars.They gave focus to the worldly rewards only despite the religious achievements. The first meeting for the starting of this college was conducted in 1941 under Arakkal Sulthān Abdul Rahmān Ali Raja Bahadur in Tayalangadi, at Kizur Juma Masjid. This was firstly started as a dars. Then in 1943, Bafaqi Thangal inaugurated the building in Paravanadukkam.¹²⁰

However, after some years, due to some crisis and insufficient economic background, the management planned to handle over this college to the hands of well-known organizers of that time.¹²¹ The management urged the then leaders of Samastha to take care of this college, but C.M Usthād was unsatisfied because this was running according to the ideology of Jamathe Islami.¹²² Finally, he was ready and wanted to make it a Sunni college.¹²³ Finally, C.M Usthad took the charge for a lesser time, following the advises of Sunni leaders by like Kallatra Abdul Qader Hāji (founder of Sa’diya). He insisted him not build a new college but to recreate the order of existing college.

3.4.1.1 Service in Aliya College

C.M Usthād worked for one year as the principle of Aliya. After he took charge of college, he managed it very systematically. For make his works easy, he firstly urged to make a new committee. Thus, he made a liaison (cooperation) committee.¹²⁴ C.M’s father was president, Hāji Sāhib, KS Abdulla Hāji were members.¹²⁵ Attakkoya Thangal¹²⁶ was the principle of college. They first went to college. In next day Thangal was absent, C.M Usthād understood that Thangal has left this planning and became depressed, but he said to his colleagues, “ we have to change this college as a Sunni college” In this crucial time C.M Ustahd got a companion named KV Moideen Kunchi Musliyar.¹²⁷ Thus, they worked jointly to change this colleage as a Sunni college.

They worked very hard to make this college a Sunni college, so they decided to check the records and urged Twai Moulawi- the then managing principal- to give the documents and records, for the first time he refused and finally he gave them the records. Therefore, C.M Usthād could understand that this college is built under a trust, but not under the society act, so they could not bring any changes by the power of majority of general body.¹²⁸

C.M Ustahd insisted to rearrange the records.they found that it was running under a trust not under social act.So there will be no affect to majority to make any amendments. With much expectation, CM Usthad tried his best to bring amendments to the constitution of this college. For this purpose they appointed three members including C.M Usthād, KM Muhammed Shāfi, (advocate), C L Mahin (advocate). Finally, they asserted the committed toinclude the public representatives in the committee, and to elect apt people timely. However, thses conditions were not approved by the managing committee and failed. Thus, C.M Usthād understood the rigidity of the committee members and he was not interested to act for the non-Sunni factions so, he resigned from it and went to house. Being an optimist, he expected new opportunities and he was sure to make a new college in recent period by the help of God.¹²⁹