Introduction and Recounting Blessings & Prayers

It is a grand bestowal of Allah on his slaves that he revealed his Holy Quran on the world. It is a great obligation of the Prophet Muhammad (Saw) that he conveyed each and every letter of it to his Ummahinspite of strong opposition of the enemies of Allah. He taught Sahabah and they taught tabe’in and this way the process of transferring it continued. It is a further grace of Allah that He has taken Himself the responsibility of preservation of Al-Quran. Otherwise it was impossible for human beings to protect it. Allah says:
                                                        إِنَّا نَحْنُ نَزَّلْنَا ٱلذِّكْرَ وَإِنَّا لَهُۥ لَحَفِظُونَ
                                                          (“I have descended the Holy Quran and I will protect it”)(Surah Hijr : 9)
Thus when Allah is the protector and caretaker of this holy Quran then who has power to distort it. However, it is also a fact that Allah has made His slaves having faith in them save it. They are actually devine soldiers deputed to protect this amanah (entrusted thing). As Quran has a specific relation with Allah in the same way servants of Quran have also a special position. Thus Quran as well as its servants both enjoy unparrallelfavour of Allah . It is why revolutions took place, rulers were changed, empires were ruined, ideas and thoughts were upset, languages and cultures were mutated, cycle of days and nights went on, deserts were converted to inhabitations, intabitations were deserted but the thing which remained unchanged is nothing but the Words of Allah, the Quran.
It is not an old story that Muslim rulers were overthrown from India. There was a great danger to Indian Muslims to be segregated from Islam but the light of Quran continued to shine. Ulemah (Religious scholars) were massacred, Huffaz (Quran-conner) were assassinated, Madrasas were ruined and after 1857 Mullahs were almost extinguished. However, Quran was intact and a few persons having Quranic spirit were alive. Thereafter in a very short time Madrasas began to be erected to protect Islam on the land of India. Dedicated Muslims started to teach Ummah instead of lack of means leaving all comforts of wordly life. Soon a huge army became ready to protect and serve Islam.
At first a madrasa was established in Deoband which later on led the community to follow its course. The very Madrasa is now known as DarulUloom, Deoband.
The earliest Ulemah of DarulUloom, Deoband were deeply concerned to Ummah and had been in a state of commotion for her pitiable condition. They trained a number of desciples and sent them to the nook and corner of the country. They stayed in the mosques without any facility and showered their benevolence to Muslims in general. Bihar was not an exception.
In the very life of Haji Imdadullah Muhajir Makki, a spiritual leader and patron of many noble beings of Deoband, his renown caliph, Maulana Munawwar Ali Darbhangwi established a religious institution, Madrasa Imdadia, in his native place Rasoolpur, Nishta of District Darbhanga after his mentor’s name in 1311 H, just after 28-30 years of the birth of DarulUloom, Deoband. Thus the said Madrasa came into existence and functioned under the patronage of Deoband. Excellent teachers were appointed from there and it grew and progressed a lot in a short time. Now it was felt to shift the Madrasa to a central place and as a result it was brought to Darbhanga city. RasoolpurNishta situated 30 Kms. away from Darbhanga city was deserted. Later a number of Madrasas were established in the state of Bihar. Gradually famous Ulemah passed away. Only their glorious contributions remained to be reckoned. Such Madrasas continued to function on the line of DarulUloom, Deoband getting no aid from their respective governments.
But recently responsibles of a number of Madrasas have handed over them to the government and in consequence they have lost their dignity and now Muslim community has no faith in them. A non-Muslim government is not supposed to look after Islamic religious affairs. Though it enhanced the salaries of Ulemah , religiousness could not be maintained. Rules and regulations were passed but number of students decreased. Wherever the government interfered, the fountain of Islamic teachings dried. It needs not any proof and evidence. Everybody can see its consequences with his open eyes.
Now it is being realized that the Madrasas should be freed from the clutches of the government so. That they could be able to deliver true Islamic education and build up such generations who would have Islamic wisdom and scholarly indepth and whose aim should be the service of Islam only for the pleasure of Allah. It is a harculian task. In this materialistic world which is full of greed and pump and show, a concept of such madrasa is like a dream of a crazy man. But some people of Singhwara block of Darbhanga decided to do so they took sincere Ulemahs into confidence, got wishes of their elders and laid foundation of a madrasa in Shakarpur, Bharwara in the vicinity of Nishta, Darbhanga, a thickly populated Muslim area, in 1404 H at the initative of MaulanaMahmood Ahmad, a disciple of Allama Anwar Shah Kashmiri and grandson of MaulanaMunawwar Ali Darbhangwi, founder of the aforesaid MadrsaImdadiah, under the leadership of QaziMujahidul Islam. Particularly MaulanaQuamruzzama was very active to establish the said Madrasa.
Either they are Islamic or educational institutions, reformative or milli organizations, any social or welfare work cannot be performed without idealogical unity and mutual co-operation. Madrasa Islamia is an illustrative example of this universal fact. A handful of persons, particularly MaulanaQuamruzzamahas been actively participating in its development and setting examples of sacrifices. May Allah reward them properly! Whenever history of the Madrasa is written they must be paid homage.
Indian Muslims are generally poor people, particularly Muslims from Bihar are the poorest among them. However they are deeply concerned to their religion and are prompt to do the necessary to their best. It is to be mentioned here that Madrasa Islamia does not accept any aid from the government. On the other hand it has competent and experienced teachers. Teaching standard is exemplary and so students from all over Bihar rush to get admission. At present it has capacity to support about one thousand students. A huge amount required for their boarding and fooding. However a large number of candidates are refused to be admitted due to shortage of hostels and classrooms. The existing mosque is two-storied yet but needs more expansion. Also for expansion of the Madrasa a lot of money is needed. Philanthropists are requested to contribute. They will get perpetual reward from Allah here and hereafter. They are also invited to visit the Madrasa in person to get first hand information. In case they don’t have time to come herethey should trust the Ulemah some of whose observations and impressions are written here. They are the most respectful, dignified and trustworthy Ulemah of the sub-continent.