Hyderabad: Women graduates from city madrasas are imparting Islamic education through Skype to children in non resident Indian (NRI) families living in Australia, United States, United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia.
The concept of online teaching of the Quran, though new for the women madrasa graduates, is fast becoming a trend.
“All it takes is some contacts in foreign shores to get students along with basic knowledge of computers including how to video chat”, said Ms Umul Fazal, who has completed her BEd.
“NRIs do not easily get a maulvi to teach the Quran and other aspects of the religion. Even if they ma-nage to get a tutor, the fees are daunting. So, the NRI families prefer e-tutors”, said Mufti Mohd Hasanuddin, founder of Markaze-e-Taleem-ul-Ba-naat, an Islamic school at Hafizbabanagar in the Old City.
Women muftis take cla-sses thrice or four times a week at a time convenie-nt to the students. “Time difference being an issue, we take classes up to midnight sometimes and sta-rt early in the morning. Not just children. Even housewives take tuiti-ons”, said Mufti Hafeeza Umme Salma, a tutor.
“Students belonging to Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and other countries also take tuitions from Hyd-erabad based tutors”, she explained.
Apart from the time factor, where the student can avail the teachings at their convenience, the low fee is a huge attraction. Interestingly, Indian tutors charge less than their counterparts in Pakistan and other countries.
The Islamic school Markaze-Taleem-ul-Banaat is planning to start the concept in the city. “It is still at a planning stage. It all depends on how many women are willing to enroll for the classes”, said Mufti Hasanuddin.
