MSB Educational Institute

MSB Educational Institute[1] (also known as Al Madrasa Tus Saifiya Tul Burhaniyah[2][3])-- affiliated with Indian Certificate of Secondary Education[4] and, as of 2011, with branches in 22 cities[5] across India, Pakistan, East Africa, and the Middle East[4]-- are schools run under the purview of the office of the Dai al-Mutlaq of the Dawoodi Bohras. The institute was founded by Mohammed Burhanuddin II in 1984.[1]

History

Islamic prophet Muhammad made it equally incumbent, upon every Muslim man and woman, to pursue knowledge.[6] In the Dawoodi Bohra community, both religious and secular education is highly valued.  The community has a very high rate of literacy and there is no disparity between the opportunities to learn between boys or girls.[6] This can be seen in the community’s own schools, particularly the Madrasah Saifiyah Burhaniyah which teach an integrated syllabus of sciences, humanities, languages and theological subjects with girls and boys being equal in numbers in these institutes. In 1984, Syedna Mohammad Burhanuddin established MSB Educational Institute in Nairobi and Mumbai. Currently, there are 25 branches of the school worldwide.[7]

In 2017, Mufaddal Saifuddin inaugurated MSB Branch in Kuwait which, at up to 1600 students it is largest MSB branch in the world[8].

References
  1. "Education". 5 Feb 2018. Archived from the original on 23 Jun 2020. Retrieved 20 May 2020 – via thedawoodibohras.com.
  2. "Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations: List of Affiliated Schools". dise.in. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 Jun 2020. Retrieved 23 Jun 2020.
  3. "Muntalaq Islami". msbhaidery.com. Archived from the original on 29 Jun 2020. Retrieved 25 Jun 2020.
  4. "About MSB". idaramsb.net. Archived from the original on 23 Jun 2020. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  5. "Bohra spiritual head visits MSB Educational Institute". timesofindia.com. Times of India. 2 Feb 2011. Archived from the original on 23 Jun 2020.
  6. Mustafa, Abdulhussein (27 September 2001). Al-Dai Al-Fatimi, Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin: an illustrated biography. Al-Jamea-Tus-Saifiyah. ISBN 978-0-9536256-0-4.
  7. "MSB | Al-Madrasa-tus-Saifiya-tul-Burhaniyah". www.msbdar.com. Retrieved 2020-04-26.
  8. https://www.thedawoodibohras.com/2018/02/05/syedna-inaugurates-kuwait-msb/. Missing or empty |title= (help)
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