madrasa
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A madrasa is an Islamic educational institution, traditionally serving as a school or college where students study religious texts, Islamic law, and other subjects. These institutions have played a significant role in Islamic civilization for centuries, as seen in historic examples like the renowned madrasas at Samarkand's Registan complex built during the Timurid Renaissance.
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- Definition
- Etymology
- Arabic meaning
- Meaning and usage in English
- History
- Early history
- The development of the formal ''madrasah''
- Islamic education in the madrasa
- Education in historical madrasas
- Elementary education
- Primary education
- Secondary education
- Higher education
- Law school
- Medical school
- Female education
- Architecture
- Architectural origins
- Evolution and spread across different regions
- Seljuk Anatolia
- Syria and Egypt
- Maghreb (North Africa)
- Iran, Iraq, and Central Asia
- Ottoman Empire
- Madrasas by region
- Ottoman Empire
- Curricula
- Social life and the medrese
- Maghreb
- Iran
- 20th century
- South Asia
- Afghanistan
- Bangladesh
- India
- In Kerala
- Pakistan
- Nepal
- Southeast Asia
- Indonesia
- Singapore
- Philippines
- Western countries
- South Africa
- Canada
- United States
- Controversies and common misconceptions
- See also
- References
- Citations
- Sources
- Further reading
- External links
alt=|thumb|upright=1.25|The three madrasas at the Registan of [[Samarkand, built during the Timurid Renaissance]]
Madrasa (, also , ; Arabic: مدرسة , ), sometimes romanized as madrasah or madrassa, is the Arabic word for any type of educational institution, secular or religious (of any religion), whether for elementary education or higher learning. In countries outside the Arab world, the word usually refers to a specific type of religious school or college for the study of the religion of Islam (loosely equivalent to a seminary in Christianity and a yeshiva or beit midrash in Judaism), though this may not be the only subject studied.