History of the Study Circles in the Two Holy Mosques

Abbas Salih Tashkandi

Published by London : Al-Furqan Islamic Heritage Foundation, 2020

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129 pages in Arabic. This book traces the origins of knowledge study circles (halaqat) in the Two Holy Mosques, in Makkah and Madinah, from the Prophetic times and those of the Rightly-Guided Caliphs, through the Umayyad, Abbasid, Mameluke and Ottoman eras, to the present day. It explains in detail the types and development of elementary education establishments, called kuttab, and formal schools (madrasah) neighbouring both holy mosques, as well as how lessons specific to study circles originated in both locations. The book then addresses the institution of hostel (ribat) and its role in promoting knowledge throughout the Islamic eras, whether providing the amenities of shelter, food, and medical services to scholars, jurists and students of knowledge hailing from the Muslim lands, or contributing to the activity of the educational movement; indeed, scholars who were settled in these hostels (plural: ribatat) would hold study circles on the disciplines of canonical readings (qira'at), jurisprudence (fiqh), legal theory (usul al-fiqh), sciences of the Prophetic traditions ('ulum al-hadith), Arabic language, and sciences of reason (al-'ulum al-'aqliyyah). The book also addresses both the scientific board (al-hay ah al-'ilmiyyah) and general teaching systems in al-Masjid al-Haram, as well as the most renowned courtyards (sing. haswah) and arcades (sing. riwaq), where study circles were convened. The book concludes with biographies (tarajim) of scholars of the two holy mosques.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: History of the Study Circles in the Two Holy Mosques
• Publisher: London : Al-Furqan Islamic Heritage Foundation
• Publication Date: 2020
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New
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  • Islam
  • Al-Furqan Islamic Heritage Foundation