deobandis schools: their system of instruction & its social-cultural effects

in british india, moslems according to political & social conditions began cultural activities, especially the thinkers established institutions for islamic education. among the first islamic schools in the midle of 19th century, dar ul-ulum of deobands has a special position.its founders has used the new system of instruction, but they insisted on the old islamic books for instruction. also they tried to train students in a islamic atmospheres. few decades later, many of graduated students, as ulama played a great role in social-political movements in india. they, as a new social class, tried to revive social identity of moslems in modern society. at the same time they insisted on the islamic tradition that based on their sacred book, quran, and also hadith.