It is a cyclic system. The Madressas feed this Masjid employment and it is a small cottage industry in itself. But these seminaries are teaching extremism and hatred most of the time and it propagates through society. So either ALL Masjid Imams need to be vetted as is done in Turkey
@HAKIKAT , or they need to be eliminated all together.
The madressa in general has no positive impact on Pakistani society besides providing housing for the poor in return for turning them into hateful bigots and extremists.
Very very sensitive topic, and I am no expert. I can say this much, from the Turkish experience off course,
Din shouldn't be a tool for
Siyaset, but
Siyaset may be a tool for
Din. In the present era of so much
Fitne and
Fesat (read proxy wars), better to keep Mosques, Garrisons and Schools out of
Siyaset.
Medresa education reform was a very hot topic ~100 years back during the Ottoman times. One great
Ustad gave this suggestion - introduce physical sciences in the religious schools, and religious sciences in public schools. As is the case in the Turkish Republic, all subjects in public schools (math, science, arts etc.) are taught in
Imam Hatip Schools (modern version of
Medresa), so that graduates can go to the
Faculty of Divinity or chose any other subjects in the university. For example, the current President and Finance Minister and many MPs are graduates of
Imam Hatip Schools but finished different faculties. The bottom line is - (i) all
Imam Hatip Schools graduates must be entitled to pursue any trade they wish, (ii) if somebody chooses to be
Imam or
Hatip, he'll be employed by the state, (iii) religious education and services and publications are strictly under the state control, and (iv) nobody other than the state has the final say in state policies, off course consultation with the religious authorities are done.
