Editing Madrasa (section)

== Islamic education in the madrasa ==
The term "Islamic education" means education in the light of Islam itself, which is rooted in the teachings of the [[Qur'an]] - the holy book of the Muslims. Islamic education and Muslim education are not the same. Because Islamic education has epistemological integration which is founded on [[Tawhid]] - Oneness or [[monotheism]].<ref>Baba, S., Salleh, M. J., Zayed, T. M., & Harris, R. (2015). [https://www.academia.edu/12291066/A_Qur_anic_Methodology_for_Integrating_Knowledge_and_Education_Implications_for_Malaysia_s_Islamic_Education_Strategy A Qur’anic Methodology for Integrating Knowledge and Education: Implications for Malaysia's Islamic Education Strategy] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170829104843/http://www.academia.edu/12291066/A_Qur_anic_Methodology_for_Integrating_Knowledge_and_Education_Implications_for_Malaysia_s_Islamic_Education_Strategy |date=2017-08-29 }}. The American Journal of Islamic Social Sciences, 32(2).</ref><ref>Baba, S., & Zayed, T. M. (2015). [https://www.academia.edu/11796624/Knowledge_of_Shariah_and_Knowledge_to_Manage_Self_and_System_Integration_of_Islamic_Epistemology_with_the_Knowledge_and_Education Knowledge of Shariah and Knowledge to Manage “Self” and “System”: Integration of Islamic Epistemology with the Knowledge and Education] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170829104835/http://www.academia.edu/11796624/Knowledge_of_Shariah_and_Knowledge_to_Manage_Self_and_System_Integration_of_Islamic_Epistemology_with_the_Knowledge_and_Education |date=2017-08-29 }}. Journal of Islam, Law and Judiciary, 1(1), 45–62.</ref> To Islam, the Quran is the core of all learning, it is described in this journal as the “Spine of all discipline”<ref name="Hilgendorf 63–75" />

A typical Islamic school usually offers two courses of study: a ''{{transliteration|ar|ALA|ḥifẓ}}'' course teaching memorization of the [[Qur'an]] (the person who commits the entire Qur'an to memory is called a [[Hafiz (Quran)|{{transliteration|ar|ALA|ḥāfiẓ}}]]); and an [[Ulema|{{transliteration|ar|ALA|ʻālim}}]] course leading the candidate to become an accepted scholar in the community. A regular curriculum includes courses in [[Arabic language|Arabic]], ''[[tafsir]]'' (Qur'anic interpretation), [[sharia|{{transliteration|ar|ALA|sharīʻah}}]] (Islamic law), [[hadith]], [[mantiq]] (logic), and [[Muslim history]]. In the [[Ottoman Empire]], during the Early Modern Period, the study of hadiths was introduced by [[Suleiman the Magnificent|Süleyman I]].<ref name="Ottoman" /> Depending on the educational demands, some madrasas also offer additional advanced courses in [[Arabic literature]], English and other foreign languages, as well as science and world history. Ottoman madrasas along with religious teachings also taught "styles of writing, grammar, syntax, poetry, composition, natural sciences, political sciences, and etiquette."<ref name="Ottoman" />

People of all ages attend, and many often move on to becoming [[imam]]s.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/RS21654.pdf|title=Islamic religious schools, Madrasas: Background|last=Blanchard|first=Christopher M.|date=2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050305093937/http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/RS21654.pdf|archive-date=2005-03-05|url-status=dead}}</ref>{{Citation needed|date=June 2014}} The certificate of an ''ʻālim'', for example, requires approximately twelve years of study.{{Citation needed|date=June 2014}} A good number of the ''ḥuffāẓ'' (plural of ''ḥāfiẓ'') are the product of the madrasas. The madrasas also resemble colleges, where people take evening classes and reside in dormitories. An important function of the madrasas is to admit orphans and poor children in order to provide them with education and training. Madrasas may enroll female students; however, they study separately from the men.{{Citation needed|date=June 2014}}