True Citizens

they are taught principles of ethics and humanity. The entire atmosphere of the madrasa fosters such values, which the lives of the Prophet and his Companions presented as role models. Consequently, madrasas serve as institutions that practically provide the nation with true citizens and better human beings. Here I will give a few examples to explain this. Once I went to madrasa in established in the Himachal Pradesh by an Aalim (Islamic scholar) from Deoband. Many Hindu communities resided around this madrasa, and initially, some Hindus were apprehensive about the presence of the madrasa, fearing it might bring trouble to them. However, after experiencing the madrasa’s positive and peaceful environment over time, their fears dissipated. As an example, a fire broke out in a Hindu neighbourhood close to the madrassa one night. As soon as the students learned of it, they rushed without any hesitation to help extinguish the fire, providing assistance without any prejudice. The local Hindus were deeply moved by this selfless act and developed a new level of respect for the madrasa and its students. After these events and experiences, the misunderstandings of the Hindus were dispelled. They began to consider the madrassa as a blessing for themselves, to the extent that even now, if Hindus had any personal disputes to resolve, they would go to the madrassa people because they had full trust in them. Similarly, once I went to another madrassa and found a garden there. At that time, a Hindu gardener was taking