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madrasa  Term Image (madrasa) Script Image
(Language:  Arabic)
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Short Description: Literally, "a place of study."
Long Description: Literally, "a place of study." From the third Islamic century it has referred to places set aside for religious learning. In the modern period it has come to mean any type of school.
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Source(s): Islam, Fundamentalism, and the Betrayal of Tradition, edited by Dr. Joseph Lumbard
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Provided By: Dictionary of Spiritual Terms