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Islamic schools of jurisprudence, known as madhhab, differ in the methodology they use to derive their rulings from the Quran, ḥadīth literature, the sunnah (accounts of the sayings and living habits attributed to the Islamic prophet Muhammad during his lifetime), and the tafsīr literature (exegetical commentaries on the Quran).
Darul uloom (Arabic: دار العلوم, romanized: dār al-ʿulūm), also spelled dar-ul-ulum, is an Arabic term that literally means "house of knowledge". The term generally means an Islamic seminary or educational institution – similar to or often the same as a madrassa or Islamic school – although a darul uloom often indicates a more advanced level of study.
Madrasa (/ m ə ˈ d r æ s ə /, [1] also US: /-r ɑː s-/, [2] [3] UK: / ˈ m æ d r ɑː s ə /; [4] Arabic: مدرسة [mædˈræ.sæ, ˈmad.ra.sa] ⓘ, pl. مدارس, madāris), sometimes transliterated as madrasah or madrassa, [3] [5] is the Arabic word for any type of educational institution, secular or religious (of any religion), whether for elementary education or higher learning.
Islamic school or Islamic schools may refer to: Madhhab, a school of thought within fiqh (Islamic jurisprudence) Madrasa (plural madaris), any educational institution, but in the West referring those with an emphasis on Islamic instruction; Muslim denominations, religious denominations within Islam, such as Sunni, Shia or Ibadi
Institutions founded before the colonial era and which are still in operation: . University of Al-Qarawiyyin, Morocco, the oldest existing, continually operating and the first degree-awarding educational institution in the world according to UNESCO and Guinness World Records.
A kuttab (Arabic: كُتَّاب kuttāb, plural: kataatiib, كَتاتِيبُ [1]) or maktab (Arabic: مَكْتَب) [2] [3] is a type of elementary school in the Muslim world. Though the kuttab was primarily used for teaching children in reading, writing, grammar, and Islamic studies , such as memorizing and reciting the Qur'an (including ...
This is a list of Islamic seminaries throughout history, including the operational, historical, defunct or converted ones. This list includes mainly madrasa in the Western context, which refers to the specific type of religious school or college for the study of the Islamic religion and Islamic educations, though this may not be the only ...
Islamic schools in the United Kingdom (1 C, 1 P) Islamic schools in the United States (13 C, 6 P) This page was last edited on 3 July 2021, at 16:05 (UTC). Text is ...