Darul Uloom Deoband's New Admission Rules Include Intelligence Verification Of Madrasa Applicants
Glorifying
Taliban Has Its Price
Main
Points:
1. The Darul
Uloom Deoband has set a new precedent.
2. All the
applicants will have to undergo verification by intelligence agencies and the
police.
3. Other
educational institutes may follow suit.
4. Admission
procedure in educational institutes may become difficult in future.
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By
New Age Islam Staff Writer
30 April
2022
Students of Darul-Uloom Deoband |
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The Islamic
seminary of India, Darul Uloom Deoband has made admission procedure more
stringent this year. According to a news report in the Rediff.com, the students
seeking admission in various courses in the seminary will have to undergo
verification by the police and intelligence agencies. The report says:
"Students
seeking admission this year will have to submit their documents including their
Aadhar Cards, original residence certificates and an affidavit which would be
checked and verified by government agencies including the local intelligence
unit of the police, Darul Uloom Deoband's Naib Mohatmim (deputy
Vice-Chancellor) said."
The
official website of the Darul Uloom has a notice in Urdu posted on 28.04.2022
that mentions this along with other essential requirements.
This is a
new precedent set by the Darul Uloom which will make admission in the seminary
difficult as it would require verification of the applicant's credentials by
the police which may cause unnecessary hassles to the applicant and his
parents.
In an
atmosphere where there is a growing tendency of hate and suspicion against
Muslims, this will trigger a new problem for Muslim students. Taking a cue from
the Darul Uloom Deoband, other schools, colleges and universities may make
police verification of students compulsory and many students may be denied
admission due to 'incomplete documents'. The verification process will entail
visits to the local police stations by the parents or to the police station of
the town where the institute is situated by the student or applicant.
Till now,
there is no compulsion of police verification of students of schools, colleges
or universities. It is also not known if police verification of students or
applicants has been made compulsory by the government of the state in which it
is located or it had been done under pressure from undeclared quarters.
According
to the press release, the applicants belonging to bordering states like Jammu
& Kashmir, West Bengal, Manipur etc will go through stricter
'investigation’. This will make every student a suspect.
Educational
institutes have their own rules and mechanism for verification of the
authenticity of documents produced by the applicant. The institute or college
sends the documents of the applicant to the Board or University which has
issued the document or certificate for authentication. But educational
institutes do not make police verification of a student compulsory.
However,
the new rule of the verification of the applicant for ascertaining his criminal
or non-criminal record will start a new trend in the country. Now students will
be made to undergo a police investigation before admission.
Presently,
a Police Clearance Certificate is needed when a student applies to a foreign university.
If it is a
move envisaged by the Darul Uloom administration, it may be a result of the
allegations that the seminary preaches extremism. To ensure that it does not
have to face such allegations, it will pass the buck on the police and
intelligence agencies for clearing the students.
Recently,
in an article published in the Print (10 April, 2022), Praveen Swami had
mentioned Sana ul Haque, the South Asia head of Al Qaida as a former student of
Darul Uloom Deoband. He had later gone to Pakistan on a forged passport and
joined the terrorist outfit Harkat ul Mujahideen, claimed Mr Swami.
It may be
presumed that such reports may be behind the introduction of such rules iin the
Darul Uloom. But scrutinising the credentials of students will be of no use
when after joining the seminary, the students see his teachers glorifying the
Taliban. Maulana Arshad Madani had glorified the Taliban after they came to
power last year. When an Islamic scholar like him with millions of students,
former students and followers glorifies the militant and violent ideology of
Taliban, it may have bearing on the thought of the students.
The Saudi
Arabia had banned Tablighi Jamat because Taliban has close political and
diplomatic ties with Saudi Arabia's political rival Qatar.
This new
rule will leave students at the mercy of intelligence agencies.
Instead of
introducing such rules, the Darul Uloom Deoband should abstain from glorifying
and openly supporting the Taliban and should condemn the inhuman and un-Islamic
behaviour of Taliban and other terrorist organisations.
The Darul
Uloom Deoband should also introduce chapters condemning an refuting the jihadi
ideology of terrorist organisations. Darul Uloom formerly condemns terrorist
organisations but glorifies and praises Taliban. It means, like other Islamic
organisations of India it also does not consider Taliban a militant
organisation. The students will have to pay the price for Darul Uloom's
irresponsible stance vis a vis Taliban.
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