Arusiyyah Madrasah
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Latin: Madrasatu l-‘Arūsiyyah | |
| Type | Islamic university |
|---|---|
| Established | 1671 |
| Location | Kilakarai , Tamil Nadu , India |
Madrasatu l-‘Arūsiyyah (Arabic: مدرسة العروسية; Tamil: அரூஸிய்யா மத்ரஸா Arūsiyya Madrasa) is an Islamic educational institution in Kilakarai, Tamil Nadu, India.[1] Founded in 1082 AH (1671 AD), it is among the oldest centres of Arabic and Islamic studies in South India.[2] The madrasah was founded by Ṣadaqatullāh b. Sulaimān al-Qāhirī aṣ-Ṣiddiqī (1042–1115 AH; 1632–1703 AD) and was associated with the development of Islamic learning in the Arwi region (modern-day South India and Sri Lanka).[3]
Known as Mādiḥu r-Rasūl (Arabic: مادح الرسول, lit. 'praiser of the Prophet'), it is called Appā (Tamil: அப்பா, lit. 'father') by Tamil-speaking Muslims in Tamil Nadu.[4]
In broader discussions of madrasah education in South Asia, scholars describe institutions such as Arusiyyah Madrasah as operating between traditional religious instruction and the demands of modern state‑education systems.[5]