madrassah

Quranic teaching institution

A madrassah is an Islamic school, typically focused on religious instruction including study of the Quran, Arabic, and Islamic law.

The word comes from Arabic for "place of study." In Western media, madrassah sometimes carries connotations of radical indoctrination, though most are ordinary religious schools comparable to parochial schools in other traditions.

Also spelled madrasa, madrassa, or medrese.

education

students

Those receiving instruction

teachersThose who instruct students
curriculumEducational program's content plan
pedagogyArt of instruction

memorization · recitation · lectures · boarding · dormitory · tuition · enrollment · examinations · graduation · rote

historical

Baghdad

Iraqi seat of government

TimbuktuMalian city, byword for remoteness
OttomanMember of Turkish dynasty
MughalIndian Islamic imperial dynasty

endowment · patronage · courtyard · medieval · colonial · manuscript · calligraphy · scribe · preservation · Arabic

Islamic

Quran

Islam's central scripture

HadithProphetic tradition collection
ShariaMuslim religious legal code
FiqhMuslim legal theory

hafiz · mufti · mosque · minaret · Sunni · Shiite · Sufi · Muslim · fatwa · salah

architecture

courtyard

Enclosed open-air space

minaretMosque tower with balcony
domeRounded vault forming roof
iwanThree-sided vaulted chamber

ablution · fountain · prayer hall · arches · tiles · geometric · calligraphy · colonnade · complex · carved

Opposites

religious vs. secular education

madrassahsecular school

Non-denominational educational institution

public school · state school · comprehensive school · community college · secular education

Islamic vs. other religious education

madrassahyeshiva

Jewish religious study institution

seminary · parochial school · Catholic school · Sunday school · Bible college

Family

madrassas, madrassahs

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