AMU students worried over removal of Islamic questions from entrance test
New Delhi: The students at Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) have expressed serious concern over the deletion of questions on Indo-Islamic history from the Class XI entrance test syllabus by the university authorities.
According to Kashmir Media Service, Islamic part of the syllabus such as questions related to the life of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), basic knowledge of the Qur’an, general knowledge, Islamic history and belief system of Islam were dropped, Abdullah Ameen, president of the AMU chapter of the Students Islamic Organisation (SIO), told media men.
A delegation of students confronted the university officials when the latter was initially prevented from meeting Vice-Chancellor Naima Khatoon to demand the reintroduction of the deleted parts of the syllabus in the entrance test. The delegation was later allowed to meet the vice-chancellor after much persuasion.
Ameen, who was part of the delegation, said the Vice Chancellor assured that the students’ proposals and suggestions will be submitted to the academic council.
The students sought to know the grounds for the removal of the questions related to the life of Prophet (pbuh) from the syllabus. They also said the explanation from the officials on the deletion was not satisfactory.
Another concern which is growing among the students is related to the removal of a Qur’anic verse from the logo of the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU). The logo of the university has an imprint of the verse “Taught man that which he knew not”. This verse is missing from the logo pasted on the official letterhead and other places.
Local Muslim leaders in Aligarh have also expressed their concerns over these developments. They held a meeting with the head of the Islamic Studies department and others in this regard.
