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== Terminology== | == Terminology== | ||
The term "al-Hawza al-'Ilmiyya" in later usage has been used for Twelver Shi'a educational institution even though the essence of such an institution existed for centuries. The word is a common name among Shi'a and refers to the religious learning center. | The term "al-Hawza al-'Ilmiyya" (meaning: place of knowledge or gaining knowledge) in later usage has been used for Twelver Shi'a educational institution even though the essence of such an institution existed for centuries. The word is a common name among Shi'a and refers to the religious learning center. | ||
There are evidences suggesting that such a usage dates back to a hundred years ago when Shaykh [['Abd al-Karim Ha'iri]] established an institution in [[Qom]] in 1313 Sh/1934, and called it in Farsi "Jami'a-yi 'Ilmiyya-yi Qum". Usage of the title "al-Hawza al-'Ilmiyya" started years after that. | There are evidences suggesting that such a usage dates back to a hundred years ago when Shaykh [['Abd al-Karim Ha'iri]] established an institution in [[Qom]] in 1313 Sh/1934, and called it in Farsi "Jami'a-yi 'Ilmiyya-yi Qum" (scholarly university of Qom). Usage of the title "al-Hawza al-'Ilmiyya" started years after that. | ||
== History == | == History == | ||