Zawiya (institution)

Zaouia (Arabic زاوية "corner"), also spelled zawiya , zawiyah , zaouiya , zaouïa zwaya , etc, is a Maghrebi and West African term for an Islamic religious school or monastery, roughly corresponding to the Eastern term " madrassa ". The zawiya often contains a pool, and sometimes a fountain.

A zaouia or zawiya (Arabic زاوية "Assembly" or "Group"; also spelled zawiyah, zawiyya, zaouiya, zaouïa, zwaya , etc.) is an Islamic religious school or monastery. The term is Maghrebi and West African, roughly corresponding to the Eastern term Madrasa . A zawiya often contains a pool, and sometimes a fountain.

Islamic religious school or monastery A zaouia or zawiya ( zāwiyah ; "assembly" "group" or "circle", also spelled zawiyah, zawiyya, zaouiya, zaouïa and zwaya ) is an Islamic religious school or monastery. The term is Maghrebi and West African , roughly corresponding to the Eastern term madrasa . A zawiya often contains a pool, and sometimes a fountain.

Islamic religious school or monastery Zawiya of Sidi Qasim al-Jalizi in Tunis : view of the courtyard leading to the mausoleum chamber A zawiya or zaouia ( ; ; also spelled zawiyah or zawiyya ) is a building and institution associated with Sufis in the Islamic world. It can serve a variety of functions such a place of worship, school, monastery and/or mausoleum . In some regions the term is interchangeable with the term khanqah , which serves a similar purpose. In the Maghreb , the term is often used for a place where the founder of a Sufi order or a local saint or holy man (e.g. a wali ) lived and was buried. In the Maghreb the word can also be used to refer to the wider tariqa (Sufi order or brotherhood) and its membership. Center for Middle Eastern Studies of Harvard University. pp. vi. The Berbers of Morocco: A History of Resistance . Dictionary of Islamic architecture . Encyclopaedia of Islam, Second Edition . The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Modern Islamic World . The Grove Encyclopedia of Islamic Art and Architecture . There are <ref group=lower-alpha> tags or templates on this page, but the references will not show without a template or template (see the help page ).

Islamic religious school or monastery Zawiya of Sidi Qasim al-Jalizi in Tunis : view of the courtyard leading to the mausoleum chamber A zawiya or zaouia ( Arabic : زاوية , romanized : zāwiyah , lit. ' corner ' ; Turkish : zaviye ; also spelled zawiyah or zawiyya ) is a building and institution associated with Sufis in the Islamic world. It can serve a variety of functions such a place of worship, school, monastery and/or mausoleum . In some regions the term is interchangeable with the term khanqah , which serves a similar purpose. In the Maghreb , the term is often used for a place where the founder of a Sufi order or a local saint or holy man (e.g. a wali ) lived and was buried. In the Maghreb the word can also be used to refer to the wider tariqa (Sufi order or brotherhood) and its membership. Center for Middle Eastern Studies of Harvard University. pp. vi. The Berbers of Morocco: A History of Resistance . Dictionary of Islamic architecture . E. ; van Donzel, E. & Heinrichs, W. The Encyclopaedia of Islam, Second Edition . The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Modern Islamic World . The Grove Encyclopedia of Islamic Art and Architecture . There are <ref group=lower-alpha> tags or templates on this page, but the references will not show without a template or template (see the help page ).