Tanzeem ul Madaris orTanzeem-ul-Madaris Ahl-e-Sunnat (Organization of Ahl e Sunnat Barelvi Madrassas) is a board of education working with over 15000Sunnimadrassas (Islamic schools) across Pakistan.[1][2] It is a key seminary board in the country affiliated with the Barelvi movement withinSunni Islam.[3][4] Grand MuftiMuneeb-ur-Rehman ofJamia Naeemia Lahore is the President of the board.[5] The total strength of the students appeared in its examination was 600000 lac in 2013.[6] Pakistan's Higher Education Commission recognizes the degrees awarded by madrassas affiliated to Tanzeem ul Madaris.[1]
Tanzeem-ul-Madaris Ahl-e-Sunnat was formed in 1959 in Lahore. The board examination and scheme covers boys' and girls' madrassas of Pakistan.[7][8] The board is affiliated with HEC Islamabad Pakistan and Madrasah Education Board (PMEB) under Ordinance No.XL of 2001.[9] The board is also part ofIttehad-e-Tanzeemat-Madaris Pakistan, an association of five boards of other movements working in the country.[9] The ideology of the board is Barelvi, which is an ideological opponent of theWahhabi doctrine.[10]
8-Ravi Park Ravi RoadLahore is the central office of Tanzeem ul Madaris. It conducts examination according to its own scheme and syllabus.[11]
As per Islam online, around 15,000 madrassas are administered by Tanzeem-ul-Madaris Ahl e Sunnat Pakistan.[12] Tahzibul Akhbar in its report on the educational services of religious institutions has estimated that Tanzeem has 3000 institutions in Khyber Pakhtunwa and 1000 in the area of Hazara.[13]
The final degree of Tanzeem-Ul-Madaris is equal to the MA Arabic & Islamic Studies or MA Arabic in Pakistan. Earlier Federal Interior Minister A.Rehman Malik demanded that Tanzeem-ul-Madaris should be awarded the status of Board.[14]Sunni Madaris have taught same curriculum in their madrassas as it was taught byMullah Nizamuddin Sihalvi of Farangi Mahal.[15]
Four education systems are being run under this organisation.[16]Sarfraz Ahmed Naeemi, was earlier head of the Tanzeem-ul-Madaris Pakistan, has been known for his anti-Taliban stances, was killed by Talibani suicide Bomber.[17]
Tanzeemul-Madaris made alterations in their curriculum. Deobandi Wafaq-ul-Madaris and Tanzeem-ul-Madaris Ahle Sunnat rejected the recommendation of National Committee for makingdeeni madaris education similar to that of formal education system[18]
In 2006 Tanzeem ul Madaris called for convening emergency meeting of OIC on blasphemous cartoon issue.[20]During the Covid pandemic in 2020, madrassas associated with Tanzeem ul Madaris continued teaching in its thousands of seminaries in Sindh.[21]Further, TM supported thegovernment of Pakistan in implementing common curriculum all over the country,[22] but rejected scrutiny of mosques and seminaries under FATF agenda.
^Mehmood, S., Ghaffar, A., & Murad, M. (2020). A Case Study on Pakistani Religious Institutions and their Policies Regarding Social Cohesion. Global Educational Studies Review, V(III), 191-198.https://doi.org/10.31703/gesr.2020(V-III).19
^Intzar Hussain Butt, Sectarian Divisions of Pakistani Society: Role of Madrassa and Politics, January 2014 Middle East Journal of Scientific Research 19(2):196-201
The Trends of Higher Education among the Students of Madrassa Education System in the Twin Cities of Islamabad and Rawalpindi in Pakistan Language in India . Apr2011, Vol. 11 Issue 4, p132-143. 12p. 1 Chart. Author(s): Afzal, Malik Muhammad.
Sahar Nadeem Hamid & Tania Nadeem (2020) Religious education in Pakistan, British Journal of Religious Education, 42:3, 364–367,doi:10.1080/01416200.2020.1760553
Madrasas and religious maslaks as a case of skewed civil society in Pakistan, By Yasir Sharif, Peter B. Andersen, Book Re-Interrogating Civil Society in South Asia Edition 1st Edition, First Published 2021 Imprint Routledge India Pages16 eBookISBN9781003162490
