SHARIAH COURT SCHOOL IN SARAJEVO

(THE DEVELOPMENT OF THEOLOGICAL STUDIES IN THE PERIOD OF AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN OCCUPATION)

Abstract

Bosnia and Herzegovina faced sudden social changes under the Austro Hungarian occupation. These changes have been specially reected in the eld of Bosnian education. Governmental public schools have been introduces and the religion seized to be dominant in schools. Austro Hungary has come across shariah courts in Bosnia and Herzegovina which were lacking shariah qadi. Shariah courts, that Austro Hungary came across with, were kept but their competence was lesser than during the Ottoman jurisdiction in Bosnia and Herzegovina. During that period a need for the institute that could form the offspring for this avocation was formed. The new jurisdiction wanted to interrupt the Muslims from getting the education in Constantinople and in 1881st an imperial ruling was signed, which approved "The Statute for the establishment of Shariah School (mektebs nuvvab) in Sarajevo." But, to the opening of school in this "statute" is not there, so the opening of this school was postponed. 1887th signed another imperial order, which approved the new "Statute on the organization of school for Sharia judges in Sarajevo." But the opening of school according to the ‘Statute’ was out of order so the opening of the school was postponed. The second imperial ruling that approved the new "Statute on the organization of school for Sharia judges in Sarajevo" was signed in 1887. is "statute" was declared by order of the Provincial Government, since 14th May 1887. "Statute" has 16 paragraphs or provisions. Shariah School had 5 grades (ages). The first curriculum contained 14 subjects, and over time they added new. The nal Shariah School plan from 1930s included a total of 25 subjects. School had its own disciplinary rules and house rules. Shariah School has in y years of operation (1887-1937) launched 370 graduates, of which 223 shariah judges and 23 judges, and the rest worked in various important positions in society. In 1937th, Shariah School in Sarajevo closed and converted into Higher shari'a theological school (Vist) in Sarajevo.