Hawza Najaf
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title:
Hawza Najaf
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The Najaf Seminary, also known as the al-Hawza Al-Ilmiyya, is the oldest and one of the most important Shia seminaries (hawza) in the world. It is located near the Imam Ali Shrine in the city of Najaf in Iraq, and also operates a campus in Karbala, Iraq. It was established by Shaykh al-Tusi, and continued as a center of study after the establishment of modern Iraq in 1921. As of 2023, Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani heads Hawza 'Ilmiyya Najaf, which includes two other Ayatollahs - Mohammad Ishaq Al-Fay
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Shia seminary in Iraq
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawza_Najaf
date created:
2018-12-19T14:27:56Z
date modified:
2024-09-09T10:25:53Z
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