Indian subcontinentThe Indian subcontinent is a physiographic region of Asia encompassing most of the Himalayas and the land to their south, projecting into the Indian Ocean between the Bay of Bengal to the east and the Arabian Sea to the west. Politically, the Indian subcontinent is divided among Bangladesh, India, and Pakistan, whose territories were part of historical and British India before its partition in 1947.
Firangi MahalBuilding complex in Lucknow, India Firangi MahalLocation within IndiaLocationLucknow, Uttar Pradesh, IndiaHistoryBuilt17th century Firangi Mahal is a building complex located in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India. The word Firang (originally referring to Franks) refers to Europeans and Mahal means palace in Persian. The name originated from the fact that original owners of this Mahal were Europeans.
Mughal EmpireToday part ofIndiaPakistanBangladeshAfghanistanThe Mughal Empire was an early modern empire in South Asia. At its peak, the empire stretched from the outer fringes of the Indus River Basin in the west, northern Afghanistan in the northwest, and Kashmir in the north, to the highlands of present-day Assam and Bangladesh in the east, and the uplands of the Deccan Plateau in South India.
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Romanization of ArabicThe romanization of Arabic is the systematic rendering of written and spokenArabic in the Latin script. Romanized Arabic is used for various purposes, among them transcription of names and titles, cataloging Arabic language works, language education when used instead of or alongside the Arabic script, and representation of the language in scientific publications by linguists.
TalibeA talibé (also spelled talibe, plural talibés; Arabic: طالب, romanized: ṭālib, lit.'seeker', 'student'; pl. طلابṭullāb) is a boy, usually from Senegal, the Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Chad, Mali or Mauritania, who studies the Quran at a daara (West African equivalent of madrasa). This education is guided by a teacher known as a marabout. In most cases talibés leave their parents to stay in the daara.
ArabicCentral Semitic languageArabic is a Central Semitic language of the Afroasiatic language family spoken primarily in the Arab world. The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) assigns language codes to 32 varieties of Arabic, including its standard form of Literary Arabic, known as Modern Standard Arabic, which is derived from Classical Arabic.Dars-i NizamiDars-i Nizami (Urdu: درس نظامی) is a study curriculum or system used in many Islamic institutions (madrassas) and Darul Ulooms, which originated in the Indian subcontinent in the 18th century and can now also be found in parts of South Africa, Canada, the US, the Caribbean, and the UK.
IslamAbrahamic monotheistic religion
UlamaMuslim legal scholarsScholars at an Abbasid library. Maqamat of al-Hariri. Illustration by Yahyá al-Wasiti, Baghdad, 1237.In Islam, the ʿulamā (US: ; also spelled ulema; Arabic: علماء, romanized: ʿulamāʾ; IPA:; lit. 'the learned ones'; singular عالم, ʿālim; ), also known as Shuyukh or Mawlawi, are scholars and judges of Islamic doctrine and law. They are considered the guardians, transmitters, interpreters and legislators of religious knowledge in Islam.
MadrasaMadrasa (, also US: , UK: ; Arabic: مدرسة [madˈrasa] , pl. مدارس madāris), 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.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.