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Mohammad Abdullah Zakaria, who received his education from Daudarani Siddikia High School, a small village in Sonamura of Sipahijala district of Tripura, has recently cleared the General Duty Medical Officer examination conducted by the Tripura Public Service Commission.

His success again defies the notion that Madrasa education is not relevant to modern times.

Abdullah Zakaria studied in a Madrasa when such institutions were associated only with religious education.

Zakaria, 37, scored 68.8 out of 100  in the TPSC examination and made it to the top 30 in the list of successful candidates.

Zakaria's father, Nurul Islam, is an Arabic language teacher, and his mother always supported him and is an inspiration to him.

Abdullah received his primary and secondary education in a madrasa and later studied science in a common school. He cleared the tough entrance examination and joined the MBBS course at Tripura Medical College in 2018.

According to Zakaria, the quality of education in government madrassas of Tripura is no less than that of any government school. He received a good education in general subjects along with the Quran, Hadith, and Arabic.

He says Madrasa education not only imparts religious knowledge to students but also helps in character building and social etiquette.

He said, "Patriotism should not be limited to waving the national flag; it must be practiced with one serving the country and working for the welfare of the society.”

Abdullah Zakaria has three siblings. His elder sister is a junior engineer, and his younger sister is also pursuing MBBS from a medical college.

Zakaria is preparing to write another difficult examination to join the MD (Doctor of Medicine) program to become a paediatrician.

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