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Jamia Tawakkulia Renga Madrasah
Madrasa in Sylhet, Bangladesh From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Jamia Tawakkulia Renga (Arabic: الجامعة التوکلية رنغا), or simply Renga Madrasah (Bengali: রেঙ্গা মাদ্রাসা), is a madrasah located in the village of Renga,[1][2] near Mogla Bazar, in South Surma Upazila, about 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) south of Sylhet, Bangladesh, along the Sylhet to Moulvibazar Highway.[3][4]
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History
The madrasa was founded in 1919 by Maulana Shah Arkan Ali. It then came under the leadership of his son, Maulana Badrul Alam Shaykh-e-Renga, who was a mufassir and khalifa of Hussain Ahmad Madani, with Maulana Sikandar Ali serving as vice-principal. Allama Qamaruddin was appointed as the madrasa's first Shaykhul Hadith and he served for two years. The second Shaykhul Hadith was Allama Shihabuddin, a khalifa of Abdul Karim Kouria, who served for 47 years. The third principal of the madrasa was Maulana Shamsul Islam Khalil ibn Shaykh-e-Renga who served from 1977 to 2012. He was succeeded by his brother, Maulana Muhiul Islam Burhan ibn Shaykh-e-Renga, who is the current principal.[5]
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Education levels
The Jamia offers primary, secondary, higher secondary, undergraduate, and postgraduate Islamic education.[1][6]
Students and staff
As of 2015, there are 42 staff (academic and administrative combined) and enrollment is roughly 1,350.[7]
References
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