 Wifaqul Madarisil Arabia Bangladesh | |
| Formation | April 1978[1] |
|---|---|
| Type | Nongovernmental Education Board, [Islamic Seminaries] |
| Legal status | Board |
| Purpose | Educational |
| Location |
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Region served | Bangladesh |
Official language | Bengali, Arabic |
Chairman | Mahmudul Hasan |
Senior Vice Chairman | Sajidur Rahman |
Secretary General | Mahfuzul Haque |
Director General (DG) | Ubaidur Rahman Khan Nadvi |
Key people | Muhius Sunnah Allama Mahmudul hassan |
Main organ | Majlis-e-Shura, Majlis-e-Amela |
| Affiliations | Deobandi |
| Website | www |
Wifaqul Madarisil Arabia Bangladesh (Bengali: বেফাকুল মাদারিসিল আরাবিয়া বাংলাদেশ, Arabic: وفاق المدارس العربية بنغلاديش) is the largest Qawmi madrasa education board in Bangladesh. it was founded in April 1978 after a seminar of Islamic scholars.[2] This organization of Qawmi Madrasas of Bangladesh is also known as the "Wifaqul Madaris" (also transliterated as Wifaqul ul Madaris).[3] It is an extension of the process that formed the Wafaq ul Madaris Al-Arabia, Pakistan in 1957.[4] "Bangladesh Qawmi Madrasah Education Board" is the largest federation of Islamic seminaries in Bangladesh. Qawmi educational system practices originate from the traditional Muslim educational system of Bangladesh. At present, there are more than 65,000 Qawmi Madrasahs in Bangladesh.[5] As of 2013, more than 20,000 Seminaries across the People's Republic of Bangladesh are affiliated with "Befaqul Madaris".[1][4] It controls all the seminaries which are run by Deobandi School of thought. Deobandi School of thought is supposed to be the most powerful and dominated school of thought in Bangladesh.
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