Bengaluru: Jamaat-e-Islami Hind leaders have stressed the urgent need to strengthen part-time makatabs to guide children facing growing social and media pressures. The views were shared during a programme for coordinators of part-time makatabs held at Shafi Baag in Bengaluru.
Presiding over the programme, Syed Tanveer Ahmed, National Secretary of Jamaat-e-Islami Hind, said the younger generation faces challenges emerging from society, culture, family environment, and mass media. He identified mobile phones as the most powerful influence shaping young minds. He said these challenges demand a conscious response rooted in Islamic thought. According to him, systematic efforts in Islamic education remain essential to build clarity, discipline, and moral strength among children.
He described part-time maktab teachers as mentors with a responsibility beyond classroom instruction. He said their role includes shaping character, nurturing values, and preparing children to become capable and responsible individuals. He urged educators to focus on personality development alongside religious learning.
In his inaugural remarks, Maulana Abdul Ghaffar Hamid Umari, Secretary of Jamaat-e-Islami Hind Karnataka, said the present situation requires closer engagement between maktab students and the wider Islamic movement. He said children represent the future of the community and should grow with a sense of purpose and responsibility. He called upon educators to prepare students to convey Islamic values through conduct and understanding.
The programme opened with a Tazkeer bil Quran by Maulana Ubaidullah Umari Madani, Assistant Secretary of JIH Karnataka. Riyaz Ahmed, Secretary of the Board of Islamic Education, introduced the curriculum designed for part-time makatabs. Teachers and supervisors from across Karnataka attended the programme, reflecting a shared commitment to strengthening grassroots Islamic education.
