Jamia Tawakkulia Renga Madrasah

Jamia Tawakkulia Renga

জামেয়া তাওয়াক্কুলিয়া রেঙ্গা
Type	Islamic university
Established	1919 (1919)
Religious affiliation	Islam
Principal	Muhiul Islam Burhan (acting)
Administrative staff	50 (2015)
Students	1,500 (2015)
Location	Renga, Mogla Bazar , South Surma, Sylhet District , Bangladesh 24.789°N 91.908°E / 24.789; 91.908
Campus	Rural
Language	Bengali, Arabic
Website	rengamadrasah.com

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]

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 Ahmed 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]

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

1. "Jamia Tawakkulia Renga Madrasah". Biz Bangladesh. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
2. Hoque, A. "Jamia Tawakkulia Renga Madrasah". sylhetdirectory.com. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
3. Jamia Tawakkulia Renga Madrasah (Darul Hadith). Wikimapia.org. Retrieved on 2013-04-17.
4. "Jamia Tawakkulia Renga Madrasah – In "Sylhet"". Prekkha. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
5. "Jamia Tawakkulia Renga at a Glance (page 1)". Jamia Tawakkulia Renga. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
6. "The Muslims Internet Directory: Jamia Tawakkulia Renga Madrasah". Retrieved 27 November 2017.
7. "Jamia Tawakkulia Renga at a Glance (page 2)". Jamia Tawakkulia Renga. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015.