Madrasah Al-Irsyad Al-Islamiah
| Madrasah Irsyad Zuhri Al-Islamiah مدرسة إرشاد ظهر الإسلامية |
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277 Braddell Road Singapore 579711 Singapore |
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| Type | Islamic, primary and secondary |
| Motto | Strength and Honour |
| Founded | 1947 |
| Session | Single session |
| Area | Toa Payoh |
| Colour(s) | Teal, White |
| Website | irsyad.sg |
Madrasah Irsyad Zuhri Al-Islamiah is a full-time co-educational madrasah offering primary and secondary school education in Singapore. Madrasah is an Arabic word that means "school" but in the present context a madrasah means an Islamic religious school. "Irsyad" means rightly guided in Arabic.
Like the five other full-time madrasahs in Singapore (Aljunied Al-Islamiah, Alsagoff Al-Arabiah, Al-Arabiah Al-Islamiah, Al-Maarif Al-Islamiah and Madrasah Wak Tanjong Al-Islamiah), Irsyad is a private school which offers students an education comprising both ukhrawi (Islamic religious) subjects such as Arabic and Revelation studies, as well as duniawi (secular) subjects like English, Mathematics and Science. Irsyad's students take both secular and ukhrawi national exams. Many of its graduates move on to further their studies in Islamic Universities overseas and return to become asatizahs (religious teachers), while others attend the local polytechnics and universities. The school celebrated its 60th anniversary in 2007 and is operating at its permanent campus at the Singapore Islamic Hub.
Madrasah Irsyad Zuhri Al-Islamiah was founded as Mahadul Irsyad at Hindhede Road (off Upper Bukit Timah Road) where the village called Kampong Quarry used to be. It was a small village school with an enrolment of about 50 students and was set up to provide basic Quran and Islamic knowledge to the villagers. Its education system was adopted from Johor, Malaysia, but starting from 1965, upon the suggestion of the then President of Singapore Mr Yusof Ishak, it was changed gradually to suit its needs. Unlike other madrasahs such as Aljunied and Alsagoff, Irsyad was not funded by wealthy Arabs and thus had to struggle to raise funds for the maintenance of the school ever since its founding. According to Ustaz Idris Bin Hj Ahmad, the Principal of Mahadul Irsyad in the 1950s and 1960s, teachers and villagers used to raise funds by selling paper flowers from door to door at Malay areas such as Geylang, Jalan Tempeh and Race Course.
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