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Also known as medrese, madrassa, madrasah, مدرسة, Quranic school, Qur'anic school

istituto d'istruzione islamico

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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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school building
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Sirajul Islam Madrasa.jpg
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Category:Madrasas
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Madrasas
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Nizamiyya
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Article · Italiano

Una madrasa, o medersa (per metatesi in arabo: مدرسة‎), nella storia della cultura islamica, indicava una scuola ma nell'XI secolo – dopo l'arrivo dei turchi Selgiuchidi in Vicino Oriente – passò a designare l'istituto di studi superiori in cui si ultimava l'apprendimento garantito dal maktab e dalla moschea.Il fondatore della madrasa come istituzione superiore islamica fu il gran visir selgiuchide Nizam al-Mulk.

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