Madrasa, sometimes transliterated as madrasah or madrassa, is the Arabic word for any type of educational institution, secular or religious, 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, though this may not be the only subject studied.
Māriyya bint Shamʿūn, better known as Māriyyah al-Qibṭiyyah or al-Qubṭiyya, or Maria the Copt, died 637, was an Egyptian woman who, along with her sister Sirin bint Shamun, was given to the Islamic prophet Muhammad in 628 by Al-Muqawqis, a Christian governor of Alexandria, during the territory's Sasanian occupation as slaves. She spent the rest of her life in Medina and had a son, Ibrahim with Muhammad. The son died in his infancy, aged 2, and she died almost five years later.
Sindh Madressatul Islam University is a university in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. Founded in 1885, it is one of the oldest educational institutions in South Asia.
Gabon is a Christian majority nation, with around ten percent of the population being Muslim according to 2020 figures. Almost all of them follow Sunni Islam. Due to the secular nature of the country's constitution, Muslims are free to proselytize and build places of worship in the country.
The Palace School was a special school inside of the innermost court of Topkapı Palace that provided the education for the servants of the Ottoman dynasty, who went on to staff the administrative elite of the Ottoman Empire. These were converts to Islam, young males between 8 and 20 years old, who were mostly taken away from the rural Christian communities settled in Rumelia in a process known as devşirme.
Arizona Cultural Academy (ACA) is an Islamic private school located in southern Phoenix, Arizona. It is the second full-time Islamic school in the Phoenix Metropolitan Area, and as of 2007, has the highest enrollment figure among Islamic schools in Arizona. It is also the only Islamic school with a comprehensive K–12 program, the first graduates graduating in the Spring of 2006.
The Minhaj University Lahore (MUL) is a private university located in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
Mehdipatnam is a locality and neighbourhood in the western part of the city of Hyderabad, India. It is located north of the Musi River near Asif Nagar and is named after Mehdi Nawaz Jung, a politician and bureaucrat of Hyderabad State.
Mariyah Moten is a Pakistani American beauty pageant runner up 4 of Miss Pakistan World 2006.
The Jami Masjid and Islamic Centre is located in Birmingham, England. It includes a two-hall mosque, with a capacity of 2,000, and a separate building for the Darul Uloom, an Islamic school.
The Islamic International School is the Islamic school managed by the IRF Educational Trust. The school's main branch is located in Mumbai, India. A separate branch is currently open in Chennai (Madras) and a third branch in Dubai is being planned. The school teaches IGCSE syllabus along with Qur'anic and Arabic text, but the school is not recognised by the IGCSE board. Officials from education department have recommended the parents to shift their children to the schools recognised by the education department.
Ziarat Shareef is a mosque with a madrasah (Madrasah khāṣah in Kakrala city, Budaun district of Uttar Pradesh, India. The building was designed and built by Shah Saqlain Miyan. The building also contains the Khatoli Shareef of Shah Dargahi Miyan. People from across the country come to visit the Khatoli Shareef. This visit is called the ziyarat, hence the name of this building.
The Islamic Education Institute of Texas (IEIT) is a network of Islamic schools in Greater Houston, Texas, United States. The organization is a subsidiary of the Islamic Society of Greater Houston (ISGH). IEIT is headquartered in Southwest Management District in Houston.
The Auckland Park Academy of Excellence is a Muslim school situated in Auckland Park, Johannesburg, South Africa. The school was established at the beginning of the academic year in 2011. The school's secular curriculum is based on the National Curriculum as stipulated by the Department of Education of the Republic of South Africa. APAX also offers its learners an Islamic curriculum.
Calgary Islamic School, sometimes abbreviated as "CIS", is a school located in the north-east part of Calgary, Alberta. The school is attached to the Akram Jumu'a mosque, and teaches grades kindergarten through twelve, and has a daycare located within the school as well. There is also a Tahfeez, or memorization, program running within the school for those who wish to memorize the Qur'an, as well as complete their normal education. In addition to the academic curriculum, the school teaches Arabic, Qur'anic Studies, and Islamic Studies.
Ahlus Sunnah School is an Islamic school located in East Orange, New Jersey. Founded in 2005, the school serves students in grades PreK-12.
Rising Star Academy is a private Islamic day school for students in pre-K through twelfth grades, located in Union City, in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States, established in 2009.
Islamic School of Trenton is a private Islamic School that serves students from pre-kindergarten to ninth grade. The school is located in Trenton in Mercer County, New Jersey, United States.
Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University is a Turkish private higher-education institution established by "İlim Yayma Vakfı" on April 24, 2010. Classes at the university began in the 2011–12 term.
Chak No 226 Jb Bharwana (بھروآنہ) is a village trict Chiniot in Bhawana Tehsil, Punjab, Pakistan. It is located on Mangoana Jhang Link Road.
