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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Madrasahs in Pakistan [untill: 2005] Glossary alīyah: عالیه two-year program of Islamic studies that follows the thānvīyah-i-ḫāsā تهنویه خاصه ‘alīm * عالم * (pl. ‘ulemā’* * علماء* * ): scholars of Islamic religion and law. ‘alīmīyah : علمیه two-year program of religious studies that follows the*‘alīyah* عالیه.

ahl-i-ḥadīt : اهلِ حدیثSunni interpretative tradition not strictly following any of the four recognized Imams (in Pakistan sometimes called Salafi ). Barelvī: بریلوی usually refers to the followers of Imam Ahmad Raza Khan, an important Muslim scholar of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Barelvīs بریلوس observe practices that are Sufi in orientation, such as worship at the graves of religious leaders and the acceptance of rituals associated with this religious tradition.

Dars-i-Nizāmīدرسِ نظامی the madrasah curriculum of Sunni madrasahs in the Indian subcontinent was authored by Mullah Niẓām ud-Dīn Sehlāvī of the Firangi Mahal madrasah* of Lucknow (d. 1748). With the exception of minor changes it has remained in use up to the present day.* dars-i-Qur’ān:درسِ قرآن literally, study of the Qur’ān* . Informal study sessions that convene at a home or a mosque.* dār-al-ḥarb: دارالحرب abode of war. dār-ul-ulūm : دارالعلوم madrasah , university.

daurā : داورا literally, a tour. Here, a tour of religious proselytizing, often in the service of groups such as the Tablīghī Jamā’at تبلیغی جماعت. da’wa : literally, “summons” or “invitation”. Implies proselytizing to non-Muslims to embrace Islam and to Muslims to become better Muslims, variously defined.

Deobandī : دیوبندی School of Islam that emerged from a Muslim religious revival movement in the Indian subcontinent during British rule begun in the town of Deoband دیوبند in Uttar Pradesh in modern-day India. A puritanical movement to uplift Muslims by purifying Islamic practices through, among other things, discouraging mystical beliefs, such as intercession by saints and propitiation at graves and shrines. dunyavī : دُنیاوی Related to the world (secular affairs).

fatwa * فتویٰ (* pl.* fatawa* ): A legal opinion (in Islamic jurisprudence). fauqanī:فقانی madrasahمدرسه education of eight years in four two-year stages, beginning with thānvīyah-i-ammahتهنویه عامه and ending with the alīmīyah . fiqh:فقه Islamic jurisprudence. * ḥadīt* : حدیثThe sayings, actions and thoughts of the (Peace be upon Him!) with the Holy Qur’ān it comprises the Sunna (Islamic law).