For the Islamic religious seminary in general, see Madrasa. For the settlement in Western Sahara sometimes spelt Hawza, see Haouza.
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A hawza (Arabic: حوزة) or ḥawzah ʿilmīyah (Arabic: حوزة علمیة) is the collective term (plural hawzat)[1] for madrasa (i.e. seminary) where Shi'a Muslim scholars are educated.[2]
The word ḥawzah is found in Arabic as well as the Persian language. In Arabic, the word means "to hold something firmly".[3] Accordingly, ḥawzah ʿilmīyah would mean a place where the firm knowledge (of the Muslim religion) is acquired. In the Persian language, ḥawzah refers to the middle part of a place or an area.[4]Ḥawzah ʿilmīyah in Persian, therefore, means "the place of knowledge". Another meaning of the word is "circle of knowledge".[5]
Several senior Grand Ayatollahs constitute the hawza. The institutions in Najaf, Iraq and Qom, Iran, are the preeminent seminary centers for the education of Shi'a scholars. However, several smaller hawzas exist in other cities around the world, such as at Karbala, Iraq, Isfahan and Mashhad in Iran, Beirut, Lebanon, Lucknow, India, Lahore, Pakistan, Europe and North America.[6]
In countries with sharia courts such as Iran, Pakistan, and Afghanistan, a hawza also functions as a law school for those wanting to practice law in Islamic courts.
^Qasim Zaman, Muhammad (2010). "11. Epilogue: Competing Conceptions of Religious Education". Schooling Islam: The Culture and Politics of Modern Muslim. Princeton University Press. p. 242. ISBN 978-1400837458. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
^"Hawza - Advanced Islamic Studies". Ahlul Bayt Digital Islamic Library Project. Archived from the original on 8 March 2011.
^"حوزة in English - Translation and Meaning in English Arabic Dictionary of All terms Page 1".
^"A Comprehensive Persian-English Dictionary - Francis Joseph Steingass".
^"Shiite Clergy Education: History of the Hawza Ilmiyya". Fondazione Internazionale Oasis.
^Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) on Hawza Studies Archived 26 April 2010 at the Wayback Machine
A hawza (Arabic: حوزة) or ḥawzah ʿilmīyah (Arabic: حوزة علمیة) is the collective term (plural hawzat) for madrasa (i.e. seminary) where Shi'a Muslim scholars...
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administered by the religious establishment and Shia religious scholars from the hawza are instrumental in recruitment. Recruitment via Shia Islamist political...
2013. Retrieved 15 June 2013. "Iran's Qom: Mystery and Surprise At the Hawza". Al-Monitor. 3 February 2009. Archived from the original on 29 October...
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