Modernisation of Madrasas: Revival of Islamic Education in Malabar

The Mappila community of Malabar originated primarily as a result of the west Asian trade contact with the Malabar Coast. The Zamorin of Calicut gave special concession to the Arab Traders. They give freedom to covert people to Islam and were also given the monopoly of import and export trade. The Arabs converted their trading centers to religious centers. Madrasa were developed with the purpose of religious learning. Madrasa is an Arabic word meaning religious institution .Madrasa education seems to be working an old traditional pattern there is no emphasis on any research.