The Changing Era

After completing my studies in Arabic and religious sciences, acquiring an understanding English language proved extremely beneficial for me. It is the result of this dual knowledge that I was able to represent Islam at international conferences. Within the country and abroad, I was repeatedly given such opportunities. Had I been unfamiliar with the English language, it would not have been possible for me to use the opportunities of the modern age to present Islam in such a positive manner. 8. On May 17, 2001, a representative from an English newspaper in Delhi visited me. He was a young Hindu journalist named Mr. Kartikeya Sharma. He said he was working on a story for his newspaper about Islamic religious madrasas. He mentioned that despite extensive searching, he could not find any books on madrasas in English and asked for my help in this regard. This and similar experiences made me realize that there is almost no comprehensive book introducing madrasas in the English language. This is undoubtedly a significant gap. As is well known, many small and large books about madrasas are available in Urdu and Arabic. However, no notable books on this subject have been published in Hindi, English, or other languages. This is a considerable deficiency. There is an urgent need to prepare a comprehensive book introducing Islamic madrasas and publish it in Hindi, English, and other languages so that non-Muslims can gain an accurate understanding of these institutions.