Question

Features of education during musilim period in india

Answer 1

(i) Maqtabs

(ii) Madrassahas

(iii) Mosques

The method of teaching in the Maqtabs was mainly oral. Cramming and memorization was prevalent in this period. Children were learning verses from Quran by rote. Monitorial system was introduced and the monitor held the charge of the class in the absence of the teacher. Akbar, the great suggested that care is to be taken for the child to understand everything himself, but the teacher may assist him a little.

At the higher educational institution, Madrasah, the teaching was done through lecture followed by discussion. Along with these methods, students were encouraged in developing the habit of self study by consulting books. In different science subjects there were provisions for practical and experimental work.

In Madrasahs analytical and inductive method were also adopted. An attempt was made to understand the psychological working of the child’s mind under Islamic system of education. Severe corporal punishment was inflicted on guilty students and teachers were free to exercise their individual discretion in matters of punishment.