a brief survey of muslim education in pre-colonial india (1206-1857)

education is a process of reconstruction of mind. it is a very important aspect of human life. muslims in pre-colonial india were strongly believed on two different types of education; contemporary and religious. contemporary education was considered necessary for day to day dwelling of a person while on other hand for every muslim religious education was considered mandatory for spiritually svelte life here in this world and hereafter. like other religions islam also laid stress on importance of education. the evolution of muslim education system in pre-colonial india was strongly conforming with muslim tradition. the number of ‘madrassahs’ continuously increased during muslim rule in india. muslim rulers were always interested to provide education to all irrespective of class. traditional and religious education was popular among muslims but rational discourses (modern sciences) were absent in curriculum. this paper is basically a brief survey of muslim education in pre-colonial india which will provide a snapshot of education system and government policies during muslim rule in india.