Madrasa Culture

This was the first lesson in realism that I encountered in my life. Undoubtedly, in this world, no task can be accomplished without adhering to realism, whether it concerns individual matters or collective issues. 2. During my time studying at Madrasa Al-Islah, one of my teachers was Maulana Najmuddin Islahi (d. 1995), the compiler of correspondence of Sheikh-ul-Islam. I studied several Persian texts under his guidance, such as Gulistan and Bostan. One remarkable quality of the Persian language is its rich repository of moral literature. Perhaps no other language has as many excellent books on ethics as Persian. Through these Persian texts, I gained many profound lessons in wisdom and morality. On one occasion, the late teacher shared a Persian verse imbued with profound wisdom. The poet says that the only difference between you and me lies in how we hear. The sound that you perceive as the noise of a door closing, I interpret as the sound of a door opening: “Tafaawut ast miyaan-e shunidan-e man o tu Tu ghalq-e baab o manam fath-e baab mi shunawam” The late teacher explained the meaning of this couplet, though its depth was not entirely clear to me during my student days. However, the verse became a part of my memory. With further study and life experiences, its significance and depth gradually became evident. Eventually, I realized that the concept expressed in