Abstract
Pursuance of knowledge has been emphasized by all religions and fulfillment of role is adopted by madaris in Islamic tradition. The madaris have long history of spreading knowledge since the life of Holy Prophet Mohammad (SAW). However, curriculum of the institutions changed with change in time and space. Consistent with the argument, madaris in subcontinent, particularly in Pakistan, have experienced a drastic change in their curricula, bifurcating secular from religious knowledge. Hence, the current study is designed to know the reasons and impacts of such trend in female madaris of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Acknowledging the key status of Muhtamim, five of them in five different madaris were selected through convenient sampling. Analyzing the data from interpretivist’s approach it is found that the act of restricting the curriculum to religious subjects only is basically a strategy of the Muhtamimin to continue their authority over masses and particularly the females.
Keyword(s)
Female Madaris, Patriarchy, religious knowledge, secular education