Through PTI
ALIGARH: The Aligarh Muslim College has got rid of the works of Twentieth-century Islamic authors Abul Ala al-Maududi and Sayyid Qutub from the syllabus of Islamic Research Division following claims that the content material used to be objectionable.
About 20 students had lately written to High Minister Narendra Modi complaining in regards to the inclusion of the paintings of the 2 authors within the syllabus.
The verdict to drop the texts, which the protesting students claimed propagated radical political Islam, used to be taken on Monday, a senior AMU authentic mentioned.
“We took this step to steer clear of any more useless controversy in this matter since some students have criticised the works and feature complained to the PM relating to what they’ve described as objectionable contents within the works of the 2 authors,” the authentic instructed PTI on Wednesday.
He mentioned this will have to no longer be thought to be an erosion of educational freedom.
Abul Ala al-Maududi (1903-1979) used to be an Indian Islamic pupil who migrated to Pakistan in a while after Partition.
He based the Jamaat-e-Islami, a Muslim organisation in India and Pakistan.
His main works come with “Tafhim-ul-Quran”.
He graduated from the Deoband seminary in 1926 however fell out with it and its political wing Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind.
Sayyid Qutub (1906-1966), an Egyptian writer, used to be additionally a number one member of the Muslim Brotherhood within the Fifties and Sixties.
He used to be identified for his radical perspectives and used to be jailed for opposing President Gamal Abdul Nasser of Egypt.
Qutub authored over a dozen works, together with a remark at the Quran and “Social justice in Islam”.
AMU spokesperson Omar Peerzada mentioned the works of those authors had been a part of not obligatory lessons and, therefore, they may well be dropped with out discussing the problem within the Instructional Council, as is remitted if any trade is to be made within the syllabus.
ALIGARH: The Aligarh Muslim College has got rid of the works of Twentieth-century Islamic authors Abul Ala al-Maududi and Sayyid Qutub from the syllabus of Islamic Research Division following claims that the content material used to be objectionable.
About 20 students had lately written to High Minister Narendra Modi complaining in regards to the inclusion of the paintings of the 2 authors within the syllabus.
The verdict to drop the texts, which the protesting students claimed propagated radical political Islam, used to be taken on Monday, a senior AMU authentic mentioned.
“We took this step to steer clear of any more useless controversy in this matter since some students have criticised the works and feature complained to the PM relating to what they’ve described as objectionable contents within the works of the 2 authors,” the authentic instructed PTI on Wednesday.
He mentioned this will have to no longer be thought to be an erosion of educational freedom.
Abul Ala al-Maududi (1903-1979) used to be an Indian Islamic pupil who migrated to Pakistan in a while after Partition.
He based the Jamaat-e-Islami, a Muslim organisation in India and Pakistan.
His main works come with “Tafhim-ul-Quran”.
He graduated from the Deoband seminary in 1926 however fell out with it and its political wing Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind.
Sayyid Qutub (1906-1966), an Egyptian writer, used to be additionally a number one member of the Muslim Brotherhood within the Fifties and Sixties.
He used to be identified for his radical perspectives and used to be jailed for opposing President Gamal Abdul Nasser of Egypt.
Qutub authored over a dozen works, together with a remark at the Quran and “Social justice in Islam”.
AMU spokesperson Omar Peerzada mentioned the works of those authors had been a part of not obligatory lessons and, therefore, they may well be dropped with out discussing the problem within the Instructional Council, as is remitted if any trade is to be made within the syllabus.