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572a7e1af75d5e190021faf1
Madrasa
However, all of these facets of medieval university life are considered by standard scholarship to be independent medieval European developments with no tracable Islamic influence. Generally, some reviewers have pointed out the strong inclination of Makdisi of overstating his case by simply resting on "the accumulation...
What do scholars believe is the reason for similarities between Islamic and European schools?
{ "text": [ "parallel occurrence" ], "answer_start": [ 1513 ] }
572a7f2034ae481900deab4d
Madrasa
Prior to the 12th century, women accounted for less than one percent of the world’s Islamic scholars. However, al-Sakhawi and Mohammad Akram Nadwi have since found evidence of over 8,000 female scholars since the 15th century. al-Sakhawi devotes an entire volume of his 12-volume biographical dictionary al-Ḍawʾ al-lāmiʻ...
What percentage of Islamic women were educated before the 1200s?
{ "text": [ "less than one percent" ], "answer_start": [ 47 ] }
572a7f2034ae481900deab4e
Madrasa
Prior to the 12th century, women accounted for less than one percent of the world’s Islamic scholars. However, al-Sakhawi and Mohammad Akram Nadwi have since found evidence of over 8,000 female scholars since the 15th century. al-Sakhawi devotes an entire volume of his 12-volume biographical dictionary al-Ḍawʾ al-lāmiʻ...
How many female Islamic scholars were on record after the 1400s?
{ "text": [ "over 8,000" ], "answer_start": [ 176 ] }
572a7f2034ae481900deab4f
Madrasa
Prior to the 12th century, women accounted for less than one percent of the world’s Islamic scholars. However, al-Sakhawi and Mohammad Akram Nadwi have since found evidence of over 8,000 female scholars since the 15th century. al-Sakhawi devotes an entire volume of his 12-volume biographical dictionary al-Ḍawʾ al-lāmiʻ...
In what book was a section reserved for the study of Islamic female students?
{ "text": [ "al-Ḍawʾ al-lāmiʻ" ], "answer_start": [ 304 ] }
572a7f2034ae481900deab50
Madrasa
Prior to the 12th century, women accounted for less than one percent of the world’s Islamic scholars. However, al-Sakhawi and Mohammad Akram Nadwi have since found evidence of over 8,000 female scholars since the 15th century. al-Sakhawi devotes an entire volume of his 12-volume biographical dictionary al-Ḍawʾ al-lāmiʻ...
How many female students were discussed in the al-Daw' al-Iami?
{ "text": [ "1,075" ], "answer_start": [ 363 ] }
572a8012be1ee31400cb8043
Madrasa
From around 750, during the Abbasid Caliphate, women “became renowned for their brains as well as their beauty”. In particular, many well known women of the time were trained from childhood in music, dancing and poetry. Mahbuba was one of these. Another feminine figure to be remembered for her achievements was Tawaddud...
What disciplines were women trained in during the first century?
{ "text": [ "music, dancing and poetry" ], "answer_start": [ 193 ] }
572a8012be1ee31400cb8044
Madrasa
From around 750, during the Abbasid Caliphate, women “became renowned for their brains as well as their beauty”. In particular, many well known women of the time were trained from childhood in music, dancing and poetry. Mahbuba was one of these. Another feminine figure to be remembered for her achievements was Tawaddud...
Who was the most well known female scholar in Islamic schools?
{ "text": [ "Shuhda" ], "answer_start": [ 633 ] }
572a8012be1ee31400cb8045
Madrasa
From around 750, during the Abbasid Caliphate, women “became renowned for their brains as well as their beauty”. In particular, many well known women of the time were trained from childhood in music, dancing and poetry. Mahbuba was one of these. Another feminine figure to be remembered for her achievements was Tawaddud...
Where did Shuhda attend school?
{ "text": [ "Baghdad" ], "answer_start": [ 722 ] }
572a8012be1ee31400cb8046
Madrasa
From around 750, during the Abbasid Caliphate, women “became renowned for their brains as well as their beauty”. In particular, many well known women of the time were trained from childhood in music, dancing and poetry. Mahbuba was one of these. Another feminine figure to be remembered for her achievements was Tawaddud...
When was formal education for Islamic women halted?
{ "text": [ "1258" ], "answer_start": [ 865 ] }
572a8012be1ee31400cb8047
Madrasa
From around 750, during the Abbasid Caliphate, women “became renowned for their brains as well as their beauty”. In particular, many well known women of the time were trained from childhood in music, dancing and poetry. Mahbuba was one of these. Another feminine figure to be remembered for her achievements was Tawaddud...
During which Caliphate did Islamic women begin attending formal school?
{ "text": [ "Abbasid" ], "answer_start": [ 28 ] }
572a8196be1ee31400cb8057
Madrasa
According to the Sunni scholar Ibn ʻAsākir in the 12th century, there were opportunities for female education in the medieval Islamic world, writing that women could study, earn ijazahs (academic degrees), and qualify as scholars and teachers. This was especially the case for learned and scholarly families, who wanted ...
What titles could women earn by going to Islamic schools?
{ "text": [ "scholars and teachers" ], "answer_start": [ 221 ] }
572a8196be1ee31400cb8058
Madrasa
According to the Sunni scholar Ibn ʻAsākir in the 12th century, there were opportunities for female education in the medieval Islamic world, writing that women could study, earn ijazahs (academic degrees), and qualify as scholars and teachers. This was especially the case for learned and scholarly families, who wanted ...
Who wanted to ensured that their daughters were educated in Islamic schools?
{ "text": [ "learned and scholarly families" ], "answer_start": [ 277 ] }
572a8196be1ee31400cb8059
Madrasa
According to the Sunni scholar Ibn ʻAsākir in the 12th century, there were opportunities for female education in the medieval Islamic world, writing that women could study, earn ijazahs (academic degrees), and qualify as scholars and teachers. This was especially the case for learned and scholarly families, who wanted ...
Why did the prophet Muhammad esteem women in Medina?
{ "text": [ "their desire for religious knowledge" ], "answer_start": [ 682 ] }
572a8196be1ee31400cb805a
Madrasa
According to the Sunni scholar Ibn ʻAsākir in the 12th century, there were opportunities for female education in the medieval Islamic world, writing that women could study, earn ijazahs (academic degrees), and qualify as scholars and teachers. This was especially the case for learned and scholarly families, who wanted ...
Who created a pathway for education for women in the Islamic world?
{ "text": [ "Muhammad's wives" ], "answer_start": [ 530 ] }
572a8196be1ee31400cb805b
Madrasa
According to the Sunni scholar Ibn ʻAsākir in the 12th century, there were opportunities for female education in the medieval Islamic world, writing that women could study, earn ijazahs (academic degrees), and qualify as scholars and teachers. This was especially the case for learned and scholarly families, who wanted ...
Which one of Muhammad's wives had a particular impact on his view of women and education?
{ "text": [ "Khadijah" ], "answer_start": [ 556 ] }
572a84d3f75d5e190021fb38
Madrasa
"The first Ottoman Medrese was created in İznik in 1331 and most Ottoman medreses followed the traditions of Sunni Islam." "When an Ottoman sultan established a new medrese, he would invite scholars from the Islamic world—for example, Murad II brought scholars from Persia, such as ʻAlāʼ al-Dīn and Fakhr al-Dīn who help...
Who traveled abroad to get an education at madaris?
{ "text": [ "Ottomans" ], "answer_start": [ 941 ] }
572a84d3f75d5e190021fb39
Madrasa
"The first Ottoman Medrese was created in İznik in 1331 and most Ottoman medreses followed the traditions of Sunni Islam." "When an Ottoman sultan established a new medrese, he would invite scholars from the Islamic world—for example, Murad II brought scholars from Persia, such as ʻAlāʼ al-Dīn and Fakhr al-Dīn who help...
How many madaris were started by Mehmed the Conqueror?
{ "text": [ "eight" ], "answer_start": [ 1514 ] }
572a84d3f75d5e190021fb3a
Madrasa
"The first Ottoman Medrese was created in İznik in 1331 and most Ottoman medreses followed the traditions of Sunni Islam." "When an Ottoman sultan established a new medrese, he would invite scholars from the Islamic world—for example, Murad II brought scholars from Persia, such as ʻAlāʼ al-Dīn and Fakhr al-Dīn who help...
How would a student matriculate to the next level of schooling in the Ottoman Empire?
{ "text": [ "complete the classes in the lower one" ], "answer_start": [ 2276 ] }
572a84d3f75d5e190021fb3b
Madrasa
"The first Ottoman Medrese was created in İznik in 1331 and most Ottoman medreses followed the traditions of Sunni Islam." "When an Ottoman sultan established a new medrese, he would invite scholars from the Islamic world—for example, Murad II brought scholars from Persia, such as ʻAlāʼ al-Dīn and Fakhr al-Dīn who help...
Where were Ottoman madaris built?
{ "text": [ "near mosques" ], "answer_start": [ 1739 ] }
572a84d3f75d5e190021fb3c
Madrasa
"The first Ottoman Medrese was created in İznik in 1331 and most Ottoman medreses followed the traditions of Sunni Islam." "When an Ottoman sultan established a new medrese, he would invite scholars from the Islamic world—for example, Murad II brought scholars from Persia, such as ʻAlāʼ al-Dīn and Fakhr al-Dīn who help...
When was the first Ottoman madrasa built?
{ "text": [ "1331" ], "answer_start": [ 51 ] }
572a85df111d821400f38bac
Madrasa
Although Ottoman madaris had a number of different branches of study, such as calligraphic sciences, oral sciences, and intellectual sciences, they primarily served the function of an Islamic centre for spiritual learning. "The goal of all knowledge and in particular, of the spiritual sciences is knowledge of God." Rel...
What was the essential mission of Islamic schools in the Ottoman Empire?
{ "text": [ "spiritual learning" ], "answer_start": [ 203 ] }
572a85df111d821400f38bad
Madrasa
Although Ottoman madaris had a number of different branches of study, such as calligraphic sciences, oral sciences, and intellectual sciences, they primarily served the function of an Islamic centre for spiritual learning. "The goal of all knowledge and in particular, of the spiritual sciences is knowledge of God." Rel...
Why was philosophy taught in Ottoman madaris?
{ "text": [ "confirm the doctrines of Islam" ], "answer_start": [ 1010 ] }
572a85df111d821400f38bae
Madrasa
Although Ottoman madaris had a number of different branches of study, such as calligraphic sciences, oral sciences, and intellectual sciences, they primarily served the function of an Islamic centre for spiritual learning. "The goal of all knowledge and in particular, of the spiritual sciences is knowledge of God." Rel...
What type of social structure did the Ottoman Empire have?
{ "text": [ "pluralistic" ], "answer_start": [ 1260 ] }
572a85df111d821400f38baf
Madrasa
Although Ottoman madaris had a number of different branches of study, such as calligraphic sciences, oral sciences, and intellectual sciences, they primarily served the function of an Islamic centre for spiritual learning. "The goal of all knowledge and in particular, of the spiritual sciences is knowledge of God." Rel...
What religion was at the center of education in the Ottoman Empire?
{ "text": [ "Islam" ], "answer_start": [ 1431 ] }
572a85df111d821400f38bb0
Madrasa
Although Ottoman madaris had a number of different branches of study, such as calligraphic sciences, oral sciences, and intellectual sciences, they primarily served the function of an Islamic centre for spiritual learning. "The goal of all knowledge and in particular, of the spiritual sciences is knowledge of God." Rel...
What did Ottoman madaris have that was similar to modern American schools?
{ "text": [ "wide range of studies" ], "answer_start": [ 1976 ] }
572a875f111d821400f38bca
Madrasa
As with any other country during the Early Modern Period, such as Italy and Spain in Europe, the Ottoman social life was interconnected with the medrese. Medreses were built in as part of a Mosque complex where many programmes, such as aid to the poor through soup kitchens, were held under the infrastructure of a mosqu...
What kind of social service was provided through the madaris?
{ "text": [ "aid to the poor through soup kitchens" ], "answer_start": [ 236 ] }
572a875f111d821400f38bcb
Madrasa
As with any other country during the Early Modern Period, such as Italy and Spain in Europe, the Ottoman social life was interconnected with the medrese. Medreses were built in as part of a Mosque complex where many programmes, such as aid to the poor through soup kitchens, were held under the infrastructure of a mosqu...
What had a hold over social life in the Ottoman Empire as well as other cultures?
{ "text": [ "religion" ], "answer_start": [ 533 ] }
572a875f111d821400f38bcc
Madrasa
As with any other country during the Early Modern Period, such as Italy and Spain in Europe, the Ottoman social life was interconnected with the medrese. Medreses were built in as part of a Mosque complex where many programmes, such as aid to the poor through soup kitchens, were held under the infrastructure of a mosqu...
Where did students learn about religious and social norms?
{ "text": [ "medreses" ], "answer_start": [ 1336 ] }
572a875f111d821400f38bcd
Madrasa
As with any other country during the Early Modern Period, such as Italy and Spain in Europe, the Ottoman social life was interconnected with the medrese. Medreses were built in as part of a Mosque complex where many programmes, such as aid to the poor through soup kitchens, were held under the infrastructure of a mosqu...
What practice was desired through connecting religion and schools?
{ "text": [ "Islamic orthodoxy" ], "answer_start": [ 1047 ] }
572a8990f75d5e190021fb56
Madrasa
In India the majority of these schools follow the Hanafi school of thought. The religious establishment forms part of the mainly two large divisions within the country, namely the Deobandis, who dominate in numbers (of whom the Darul Uloom Deoband constitutes one of the biggest madaris) and the Barelvis, who also make ...
What group makes up a larger percentage of people in India?
{ "text": [ "Deobandis" ], "answer_start": [ 180 ] }
572a8990f75d5e190021fb57
Madrasa
In India the majority of these schools follow the Hanafi school of thought. The religious establishment forms part of the mainly two large divisions within the country, namely the Deobandis, who dominate in numbers (of whom the Darul Uloom Deoband constitutes one of the biggest madaris) and the Barelvis, who also make ...
What is the largest school for Barelvis people in India?
{ "text": [ "Jamia Nayeemia Muradabad" ], "answer_start": [ 480 ] }
572a8990f75d5e190021fb58
Madrasa
In India the majority of these schools follow the Hanafi school of thought. The religious establishment forms part of the mainly two large divisions within the country, namely the Deobandis, who dominate in numbers (of whom the Darul Uloom Deoband constitutes one of the biggest madaris) and the Barelvis, who also make ...
What disciplines does India want to introduce to madaris?
{ "text": [ "Mathematics, Computers and science" ], "answer_start": [ 846 ] }
572a8990f75d5e190021fb59
Madrasa
In India the majority of these schools follow the Hanafi school of thought. The religious establishment forms part of the mainly two large divisions within the country, namely the Deobandis, who dominate in numbers (of whom the Darul Uloom Deoband constitutes one of the biggest madaris) and the Barelvis, who also make ...
In what year did the Indian government begin to stop recognizing madaris as schools?
{ "text": [ "2015" ], "answer_start": [ 908 ] }
572a8990f75d5e190021fb5a
Madrasa
In India the majority of these schools follow the Hanafi school of thought. The religious establishment forms part of the mainly two large divisions within the country, namely the Deobandis, who dominate in numbers (of whom the Darul Uloom Deoband constitutes one of the biggest madaris) and the Barelvis, who also make ...
What problems are arising due to the political conflicts over schools?
{ "text": [ "Hindu-Muslim friction" ], "answer_start": [ 1098 ] }
572a8a8034ae481900deab67
Madrasa
Today, the system of Arabic and Islamic education has grown and further integrated with Kerala government administration. In 2005, an estimated 6,000 Muslim Arabic teachers taught in Kerala government schools, with over 500,000 Muslim students. State-appointed committees, not private mosques or religious scholars outsi...
How many Muslim students are there in Kerala?
{ "text": [ "over 500,000" ], "answer_start": [ 215 ] }
572a8a8034ae481900deab68
Madrasa
Today, the system of Arabic and Islamic education has grown and further integrated with Kerala government administration. In 2005, an estimated 6,000 Muslim Arabic teachers taught in Kerala government schools, with over 500,000 Muslim students. State-appointed committees, not private mosques or religious scholars outsi...
How many Muslim teachers are there in Kerala?
{ "text": [ "6,000" ], "answer_start": [ 144 ] }
572a8a8034ae481900deab69
Madrasa
Today, the system of Arabic and Islamic education has grown and further integrated with Kerala government administration. In 2005, an estimated 6,000 Muslim Arabic teachers taught in Kerala government schools, with over 500,000 Muslim students. State-appointed committees, not private mosques or religious scholars outsi...
Who determines the content taught in Arabic public schools?
{ "text": [ "State-appointed committees" ], "answer_start": [ 245 ] }
572a8a8034ae481900deab6a
Madrasa
Today, the system of Arabic and Islamic education has grown and further integrated with Kerala government administration. In 2005, an estimated 6,000 Muslim Arabic teachers taught in Kerala government schools, with over 500,000 Muslim students. State-appointed committees, not private mosques or religious scholars outsi...
What types of programs provide traditional Islamic teaching?
{ "text": [ "after-school" ], "answer_start": [ 509 ] }
572a8a8034ae481900deab6b
Madrasa
Today, the system of Arabic and Islamic education has grown and further integrated with Kerala government administration. In 2005, an estimated 6,000 Muslim Arabic teachers taught in Kerala government schools, with over 500,000 Muslim students. State-appointed committees, not private mosques or religious scholars outsi...
What is the format of school for girls and boys?
{ "text": [ "co-educational" ], "answer_start": [ 818 ] }
572a8c0c111d821400f38bda
Madrasa
In Southeast Asia, Muslim students have a choice of attending a secular government or an Islamic school. Madaris or Islamic schools are known as Sekolah Agama (Malay: religious school) in Malaysia and Indonesia, โรงเรียนศาสนาอิสลาม (Thai: school of Islam) in Thailand and madaris in the Philippines. In countries where I...
Who decides if Muslims attend secular schools or traditional madaris?
{ "text": [ "students" ], "answer_start": [ 26 ] }
572a8c0c111d821400f38bdb
Madrasa
In Southeast Asia, Muslim students have a choice of attending a secular government or an Islamic school. Madaris or Islamic schools are known as Sekolah Agama (Malay: religious school) in Malaysia and Indonesia, โรงเรียนศาสนาอิสลาม (Thai: school of Islam) in Thailand and madaris in the Philippines. In countries where I...
What are madaris referred to as in Indonesia and Malaysia?
{ "text": [ "Sekolah Agama" ], "answer_start": [ 145 ] }
572a8c0c111d821400f38bdc
Madrasa
In Southeast Asia, Muslim students have a choice of attending a secular government or an Islamic school. Madaris or Islamic schools are known as Sekolah Agama (Malay: religious school) in Malaysia and Indonesia, โรงเรียนศาสนาอิสลาม (Thai: school of Islam) in Thailand and madaris in the Philippines. In countries where I...
What region of the Philippines has a large Muslim population?
{ "text": [ "Mindanao" ], "answer_start": [ 492 ] }
572a8c0c111d821400f38bdd
Madrasa
In Southeast Asia, Muslim students have a choice of attending a secular government or an Islamic school. Madaris or Islamic schools are known as Sekolah Agama (Malay: religious school) in Malaysia and Indonesia, โรงเรียนศาสนาอิสลาม (Thai: school of Islam) in Thailand and madaris in the Philippines. In countries where I...
What region of Thailand has madaris?
{ "text": [ "southern" ], "answer_start": [ 409 ] }
572a8cd234ae481900deab71
Madrasa
In Singapore, madrasahs are private schools which are overseen by Majlis Ugama Islam Singapura (MUIS, English: Islamic Religious Council of Singapore). There are six Madrasahs in Singapore, catering to students from Primary 1 to Secondary 4. Four Madrasahs are coeducational and two are for girls. Students take a range ...
How many madrasahs are in Sinagapore?
{ "text": [ "six" ], "answer_start": [ 162 ] }
572a8cd234ae481900deab72
Madrasa
In Singapore, madrasahs are private schools which are overseen by Majlis Ugama Islam Singapura (MUIS, English: Islamic Religious Council of Singapore). There are six Madrasahs in Singapore, catering to students from Primary 1 to Secondary 4. Four Madrasahs are coeducational and two are for girls. Students take a range ...
What program is being installed in madrasahs in Singapore?
{ "text": [ "International Baccalaureate" ], "answer_start": [ 781 ] }
572a8cd234ae481900deab73
Madrasa
In Singapore, madrasahs are private schools which are overseen by Majlis Ugama Islam Singapura (MUIS, English: Islamic Religious Council of Singapore). There are six Madrasahs in Singapore, catering to students from Primary 1 to Secondary 4. Four Madrasahs are coeducational and two are for girls. Students take a range ...
What year is it planned for IB programs to be in place at Madrasah Al-Arabiah Al-Islamiah?
{ "text": [ "2019" ], "answer_start": [ 868 ] }
572a8cd234ae481900deab74
Madrasa
In Singapore, madrasahs are private schools which are overseen by Majlis Ugama Islam Singapura (MUIS, English: Islamic Religious Council of Singapore). There are six Madrasahs in Singapore, catering to students from Primary 1 to Secondary 4. Four Madrasahs are coeducational and two are for girls. Students take a range ...
What will the uniform be at Madrasah Al-Arabiah Al-Islamiah?
{ "text": [ "the songkok for boys and tudong for girls" ], "answer_start": [ 965 ] }
572a8e06f75d5e190021fb68
Madrasa
In 2004, madaris were mainstreamed in 16 Regions nationwide, primarily in Muslim-majority areas in Mindanao under the auspices of the Department of Education (DepEd). The DepEd adopted Department Order No. 51, which instituted Arabic-language and Islamic Values instruction for Muslim children in state schools, and auth...
How many regions in Singapore have widely accepted madaris?
{ "text": [ "16" ], "answer_start": [ 38 ] }
572a8e06f75d5e190021fb69
Madrasa
In 2004, madaris were mainstreamed in 16 Regions nationwide, primarily in Muslim-majority areas in Mindanao under the auspices of the Department of Education (DepEd). The DepEd adopted Department Order No. 51, which instituted Arabic-language and Islamic Values instruction for Muslim children in state schools, and auth...
What law protects the teaching of Arabic and Islamic traditions in Mindanao?
{ "text": [ "Department Order No. 51" ], "answer_start": [ 185 ] }
572a8e06f75d5e190021fb6a
Madrasa
In 2004, madaris were mainstreamed in 16 Regions nationwide, primarily in Muslim-majority areas in Mindanao under the auspices of the Department of Education (DepEd). The DepEd adopted Department Order No. 51, which instituted Arabic-language and Islamic Values instruction for Muslim children in state schools, and auth...
What religion do most people practice in Mindanao?
{ "text": [ "Muslim" ], "answer_start": [ 74 ] }
572a8e06f75d5e190021fb6b
Madrasa
In 2004, madaris were mainstreamed in 16 Regions nationwide, primarily in Muslim-majority areas in Mindanao under the auspices of the Department of Education (DepEd). The DepEd adopted Department Order No. 51, which instituted Arabic-language and Islamic Values instruction for Muslim children in state schools, and auth...
What curriculum is used in non public madaris in Mindanao?
{ "text": [ "Standard Madrasa Curriculum (SMC)" ], "answer_start": [ 349 ] }
572a8e06f75d5e190021fb6c
Madrasa
In 2004, madaris were mainstreamed in 16 Regions nationwide, primarily in Muslim-majority areas in Mindanao under the auspices of the Department of Education (DepEd). The DepEd adopted Department Order No. 51, which instituted Arabic-language and Islamic Values instruction for Muslim children in state schools, and auth...
When did madaris become more accepted in Mindanao?
{ "text": [ "2004" ], "answer_start": [ 3 ] }
572a8ec3be1ee31400cb808d
Madrasa
The first Madressa established in North America, Al-Rashid Islamic Institute, was established in Cornwall, Ontario in 1983 and has graduates who are Hafiz (Quran) and Ulama. The seminary was established by Mazhar Alam under the direction of his teacher the leading Indian Tablighi scholar Muhammad Zakariya Kandhlawi and...
When was the first madrasa started in North America?
{ "text": [ "1983" ], "answer_start": [ 118 ] }
572a8ec3be1ee31400cb808e
Madrasa
The first Madressa established in North America, Al-Rashid Islamic Institute, was established in Cornwall, Ontario in 1983 and has graduates who are Hafiz (Quran) and Ulama. The seminary was established by Mazhar Alam under the direction of his teacher the leading Indian Tablighi scholar Muhammad Zakariya Kandhlawi and...
What country has many students that attend Al-Rashid Islamic Institute?
{ "text": [ "US" ], "answer_start": [ 440 ] }
572a8ec3be1ee31400cb808f
Madrasa
The first Madressa established in North America, Al-Rashid Islamic Institute, was established in Cornwall, Ontario in 1983 and has graduates who are Hafiz (Quran) and Ulama. The seminary was established by Mazhar Alam under the direction of his teacher the leading Indian Tablighi scholar Muhammad Zakariya Kandhlawi and...
Where is Al-Rashid Islamic Institute?
{ "text": [ "Cornwall, Ontario" ], "answer_start": [ 97 ] }
572a8ec3be1ee31400cb8090
Madrasa
The first Madressa established in North America, Al-Rashid Islamic Institute, was established in Cornwall, Ontario in 1983 and has graduates who are Hafiz (Quran) and Ulama. The seminary was established by Mazhar Alam under the direction of his teacher the leading Indian Tablighi scholar Muhammad Zakariya Kandhlawi and...
What organization did Shaykh Muhammad Alsahareef start?
{ "text": [ "AlMaghrib Institute" ], "answer_start": [ 711 ] }
572a8f95111d821400f38bf2
Madrasa
Western commentators post-9/11 often perceive madaris as places of radical revivalism with a connotation of anti-Americanism and radical extremism, frequently associated in the Western press with Wahhabi attitudes toward non-Muslims. In Arabic the word madrasa simply means "school" and does not imply a political or rel...
What is the common western perception of the teaching received at madaris?
{ "text": [ "anti-Americanism and radical extremism" ], "answer_start": [ 108 ] }
572a8f95111d821400f38bf3
Madrasa
Western commentators post-9/11 often perceive madaris as places of radical revivalism with a connotation of anti-Americanism and radical extremism, frequently associated in the Western press with Wahhabi attitudes toward non-Muslims. In Arabic the word madrasa simply means "school" and does not imply a political or rel...
What type of content is delivered at madaris?
{ "text": [ "varied curricula" ], "answer_start": [ 375 ] }
572a8f95111d821400f38bf4
Madrasa
Western commentators post-9/11 often perceive madaris as places of radical revivalism with a connotation of anti-Americanism and radical extremism, frequently associated in the Western press with Wahhabi attitudes toward non-Muslims. In Arabic the word madrasa simply means "school" and does not imply a political or rel...
What type of teaching is provided at Indian madaris?
{ "text": [ "secularised" ], "answer_start": [ 463 ] }
572a8f95111d821400f38bf5
Madrasa
Western commentators post-9/11 often perceive madaris as places of radical revivalism with a connotation of anti-Americanism and radical extremism, frequently associated in the Western press with Wahhabi attitudes toward non-Muslims. In Arabic the word madrasa simply means "school" and does not imply a political or rel...
What are the origins of western schools?
{ "text": [ "institutions of the Catholic church" ], "answer_start": [ 925 ] }
572a8f95111d821400f38bf6
Madrasa
Western commentators post-9/11 often perceive madaris as places of radical revivalism with a connotation of anti-Americanism and radical extremism, frequently associated in the Western press with Wahhabi attitudes toward non-Muslims. In Arabic the word madrasa simply means "school" and does not imply a political or rel...
How many science disciplines were taught at madaris in the Ottoman Empire?
{ "text": [ "seven" ], "answer_start": [ 667 ] }
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Miami
Miami (/maɪˈæmi/; Spanish pronunciation: [maiˈami]) is a city located on the Atlantic coast in southeastern Florida and the seat of Miami-Dade County. The 44th-most populated city proper in the United States, with a population of 430,332, it is the principal, central, and most populous city of the Miami metropolitan ar...
What is the approximate population of the Miami metro area?
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Miami
Miami (/maɪˈæmi/; Spanish pronunciation: [maiˈami]) is a city located on the Atlantic coast in southeastern Florida and the seat of Miami-Dade County. The 44th-most populated city proper in the United States, with a population of 430,332, it is the principal, central, and most populous city of the Miami metropolitan ar...
In what geographic portion of Florida is Miami located?
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Miami
Miami (/maɪˈæmi/; Spanish pronunciation: [maiˈami]) is a city located on the Atlantic coast in southeastern Florida and the seat of Miami-Dade County. The 44th-most populated city proper in the United States, with a population of 430,332, it is the principal, central, and most populous city of the Miami metropolitan ar...
What county is Miami located in?
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Miami
Miami (/maɪˈæmi/; Spanish pronunciation: [maiˈami]) is a city located on the Atlantic coast in southeastern Florida and the seat of Miami-Dade County. The 44th-most populated city proper in the United States, with a population of 430,332, it is the principal, central, and most populous city of the Miami metropolitan ar...
Where does Miami rank among American cities by population?
{ "text": [ "44th" ], "answer_start": [ 155 ] }
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Miami
Miami (/maɪˈæmi/; Spanish pronunciation: [maiˈami]) is a city located on the Atlantic coast in southeastern Florida and the seat of Miami-Dade County. The 44th-most populated city proper in the United States, with a population of 430,332, it is the principal, central, and most populous city of the Miami metropolitan ar...
How many people live in Miami?
{ "text": [ "430,332" ], "answer_start": [ 230 ] }
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Miami
Miami is a major center, and a leader in finance, commerce, culture, media, entertainment, the arts, and international trade. In 2012, Miami was classified as an Alpha−World City in the World Cities Study Group's inventory. In 2010, Miami ranked seventh in the United States in terms of finance, commerce, culture, enter...
What classification did the World Cities Study Group give to Miami?
{ "text": [ "Alpha−World City" ], "answer_start": [ 162 ] }
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Miami
Miami is a major center, and a leader in finance, commerce, culture, media, entertainment, the arts, and international trade. In 2012, Miami was classified as an Alpha−World City in the World Cities Study Group's inventory. In 2010, Miami ranked seventh in the United States in terms of finance, commerce, culture, enter...
Where did Miami rank among cities around the world in regard to finance?
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Miami
Miami is a major center, and a leader in finance, commerce, culture, media, entertainment, the arts, and international trade. In 2012, Miami was classified as an Alpha−World City in the World Cities Study Group's inventory. In 2010, Miami ranked seventh in the United States in terms of finance, commerce, culture, enter...
What did Forbes call Miami in 2008?
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Miami
Miami is a major center, and a leader in finance, commerce, culture, media, entertainment, the arts, and international trade. In 2012, Miami was classified as an Alpha−World City in the World Cities Study Group's inventory. In 2010, Miami ranked seventh in the United States in terms of finance, commerce, culture, enter...
What is a nickname given to Miami?
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Miami
Miami is a major center, and a leader in finance, commerce, culture, media, entertainment, the arts, and international trade. In 2012, Miami was classified as an Alpha−World City in the World Cities Study Group's inventory. In 2010, Miami ranked seventh in the United States in terms of finance, commerce, culture, enter...
Where does Miami rank in terms of US Spanish-speaking populations?
{ "text": [ "second" ], "answer_start": [ 829 ] }
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Miami
Downtown Miami is home to the largest concentration of international banks in the United States, and many large national and international companies. The Civic Center is a major center for hospitals, research institutes, medical centers, and biotechnology industries. For more than two decades, the Port of Miami, known ...
What does downtown Miami possess more of than any other US city?
{ "text": [ "international banks" ], "answer_start": [ 55 ] }
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Miami
Downtown Miami is home to the largest concentration of international banks in the United States, and many large national and international companies. The Civic Center is a major center for hospitals, research institutes, medical centers, and biotechnology industries. For more than two decades, the Port of Miami, known ...
What is called the "Cruise Capital of the World"?
{ "text": [ "Port of Miami" ], "answer_start": [ 299 ] }
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Miami
Downtown Miami is home to the largest concentration of international banks in the United States, and many large national and international companies. The Civic Center is a major center for hospitals, research institutes, medical centers, and biotechnology industries. For more than two decades, the Port of Miami, known ...
Along with cruise lines, in what traffic does Miami's port rank first?
{ "text": [ "passenger" ], "answer_start": [ 523 ] }
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Miami
Downtown Miami is home to the largest concentration of international banks in the United States, and many large national and international companies. The Civic Center is a major center for hospitals, research institutes, medical centers, and biotechnology industries. For more than two decades, the Port of Miami, known ...
Along with hospitals, medical centers and biotechnology industries, what is notably present in the Civic Center?
{ "text": [ "research institutes" ], "answer_start": [ 200 ] }
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Miami
Downtown Miami is home to the largest concentration of international banks in the United States, and many large national and international companies. The Civic Center is a major center for hospitals, research institutes, medical centers, and biotechnology industries. For more than two decades, the Port of Miami, known ...
How long has Miami been the world's top cruise passenger port?
{ "text": [ "two decades" ], "answer_start": [ 282 ] }
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Miami
Miami is noted as "the only major city in the United States conceived by a woman, Julia Tuttle", a local citrus grower and a wealthy Cleveland native. The Miami area was better known as "Biscayne Bay Country" in the early years of its growth. In the late 19th century, reports described the area as a promising wildernes...
Where was Julia Tuttle born?
{ "text": [ "Cleveland" ], "answer_start": [ 133 ] }
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Miami
Miami is noted as "the only major city in the United States conceived by a woman, Julia Tuttle", a local citrus grower and a wealthy Cleveland native. The Miami area was better known as "Biscayne Bay Country" in the early years of its growth. In the late 19th century, reports described the area as a promising wildernes...
Prior to the naming of Miami, what was the area around Miami called?
{ "text": [ "Biscayne Bay Country" ], "answer_start": [ 187 ] }
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Miami
Miami is noted as "the only major city in the United States conceived by a woman, Julia Tuttle", a local citrus grower and a wealthy Cleveland native. The Miami area was better known as "Biscayne Bay Country" in the early years of its growth. In the late 19th century, reports described the area as a promising wildernes...
When did the Great Freeze occur?
{ "text": [ "1894–95" ], "answer_start": [ 425 ] }
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Miami
Miami is noted as "the only major city in the United States conceived by a woman, Julia Tuttle", a local citrus grower and a wealthy Cleveland native. The Miami area was better known as "Biscayne Bay Country" in the early years of its growth. In the late 19th century, reports described the area as a promising wildernes...
What railroad was owned by Henry Flagler?
{ "text": [ "Florida East Coast Railway" ], "answer_start": [ 618 ] }
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Miami
Miami is noted as "the only major city in the United States conceived by a woman, Julia Tuttle", a local citrus grower and a wealthy Cleveland native. The Miami area was better known as "Biscayne Bay Country" in the early years of its growth. In the late 19th century, reports described the area as a promising wildernes...
Who was "the mother of Miami"?
{ "text": [ "Julia Tuttle" ], "answer_start": [ 82 ] }
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Miami
Black labor played a crucial role in Miami's early development. During the beginning of the 20th century, migrants from the Bahamas and African-Americans constituted 40 percent of the city's population. Whatever their role in the city's growth, their community's growth was limited to a small space. When landlords began...
In the early 1900s, what percentage of Miami's population was of African origin?
{ "text": [ "40" ], "answer_start": [ 166 ] }
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Miami
Black labor played a crucial role in Miami's early development. During the beginning of the 20th century, migrants from the Bahamas and African-Americans constituted 40 percent of the city's population. Whatever their role in the city's growth, their community's growth was limited to a small space. When landlords began...
What was NW Fifth Avenue previously called?
{ "text": [ "Avenue J" ], "answer_start": [ 382 ] }
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Miami
Black labor played a crucial role in Miami's early development. During the beginning of the 20th century, migrants from the Bahamas and African-Americans constituted 40 percent of the city's population. Whatever their role in the city's growth, their community's growth was limited to a small space. When landlords began...
Where did a portion of Miami's black population migrate from in the early 1900s?
{ "text": [ "Bahamas" ], "answer_start": [ 124 ] }
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Miami
During the early 20th century, northerners were attracted to the city, and Miami prospered during the 1920s with an increase in population and infrastructure. The legacy of Jim Crow was embedded in these developments. Miami's chief of police, H. Leslie Quigg, did not hide the fact that he, like many other white Miami p...
Who was a notable chief of the Miami police?
{ "text": [ "H. Leslie Quigg" ], "answer_start": [ 243 ] }
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Miami
During the early 20th century, northerners were attracted to the city, and Miami prospered during the 1920s with an increase in population and infrastructure. The legacy of Jim Crow was embedded in these developments. Miami's chief of police, H. Leslie Quigg, did not hide the fact that he, like many other white Miami p...
To what controversial organization did a Miami chief of police belong?
{ "text": [ "Ku Klux Klan" ], "answer_start": [ 356 ] }
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Miami
During the early 20th century, northerners were attracted to the city, and Miami prospered during the 1920s with an increase in population and infrastructure. The legacy of Jim Crow was embedded in these developments. Miami's chief of police, H. Leslie Quigg, did not hide the fact that he, like many other white Miami p...
For what reason did H. Leslie Quigg kill a black man?
{ "text": [ "speaking directly to a white woman" ], "answer_start": [ 532 ] }
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Miami
During the early 20th century, northerners were attracted to the city, and Miami prospered during the 1920s with an increase in population and infrastructure. The legacy of Jim Crow was embedded in these developments. Miami's chief of police, H. Leslie Quigg, did not hide the fact that he, like many other white Miami p...
What was the occupation of the African-American man killed by Quigg?
{ "text": [ "bellboy" ], "answer_start": [ 511 ] }
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Miami
After Fidel Castro rose to power in Cuba in 1959, many wealthy Cubans sought refuge in Miami, further increasing the population. The city developed businesses and cultural amenities as part of the New South. In the 1980s and 1990s, South Florida weathered social problems related to drug wars, immigration from Haiti and...
In what year did Fidel Castro take over Cuba?
{ "text": [ "1959" ], "answer_start": [ 44 ] }
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Miami
After Fidel Castro rose to power in Cuba in 1959, many wealthy Cubans sought refuge in Miami, further increasing the population. The city developed businesses and cultural amenities as part of the New South. In the 1980s and 1990s, South Florida weathered social problems related to drug wars, immigration from Haiti and...
From what country did people notably emigrate to southern Florida in the 1980s and 90s?
{ "text": [ "Haiti" ], "answer_start": [ 311 ] }
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Miami
After Fidel Castro rose to power in Cuba in 1959, many wealthy Cubans sought refuge in Miami, further increasing the population. The city developed businesses and cultural amenities as part of the New South. In the 1980s and 1990s, South Florida weathered social problems related to drug wars, immigration from Haiti and...
What notable hurricane occurred between the 1980s and 1990s?
{ "text": [ "Andrew" ], "answer_start": [ 380 ] }
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Miami
After Fidel Castro rose to power in Cuba in 1959, many wealthy Cubans sought refuge in Miami, further increasing the population. The city developed businesses and cultural amenities as part of the New South. In the 1980s and 1990s, South Florida weathered social problems related to drug wars, immigration from Haiti and...
What is the largest city in the United States where a majority of the population speaks Spanish?
{ "text": [ "El Paso, Texas" ], "answer_start": [ 603 ] }
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Miami
After Fidel Castro rose to power in Cuba in 1959, many wealthy Cubans sought refuge in Miami, further increasing the population. The city developed businesses and cultural amenities as part of the New South. In the 1980s and 1990s, South Florida weathered social problems related to drug wars, immigration from Haiti and...
Miami is the US city with the largest population of what ethnic group?
{ "text": [ "Cuban-American" ], "answer_start": [ 681 ] }
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Miami
Miami and its suburbs are located on a broad plain between the Florida Everglades to the west and Biscayne Bay to the east, which also extends from Florida Bay north to Lake Okeechobee. The elevation of the area never rises above 40 ft (12 m) and averages at around 6 ft (1.8 m) above mean sea level in most neighborhood...
Where are the Everglades in relation to Miami?
{ "text": [ "east" ], "answer_start": [ 118 ] }
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Miami
Miami and its suburbs are located on a broad plain between the Florida Everglades to the west and Biscayne Bay to the east, which also extends from Florida Bay north to Lake Okeechobee. The elevation of the area never rises above 40 ft (12 m) and averages at around 6 ft (1.8 m) above mean sea level in most neighborhood...
To travel from Biscayne Bay to Miami, in what direction would one move?
{ "text": [ "west" ], "answer_start": [ 89 ] }
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Miami
Miami and its suburbs are located on a broad plain between the Florida Everglades to the west and Biscayne Bay to the east, which also extends from Florida Bay north to Lake Okeechobee. The elevation of the area never rises above 40 ft (12 m) and averages at around 6 ft (1.8 m) above mean sea level in most neighborhood...
What is the northern terminus of Biscayne Bay?
{ "text": [ "Lake Okeechobee" ], "answer_start": [ 169 ] }
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Miami
Miami and its suburbs are located on a broad plain between the Florida Everglades to the west and Biscayne Bay to the east, which also extends from Florida Bay north to Lake Okeechobee. The elevation of the area never rises above 40 ft (12 m) and averages at around 6 ft (1.8 m) above mean sea level in most neighborhood...
In kilometers, how far is the Gulf Stream from Miami's coast?
{ "text": [ "24" ], "answer_start": [ 766 ] }
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Miami
Miami and its suburbs are located on a broad plain between the Florida Everglades to the west and Biscayne Bay to the east, which also extends from Florida Bay north to Lake Okeechobee. The elevation of the area never rises above 40 ft (12 m) and averages at around 6 ft (1.8 m) above mean sea level in most neighborhood...
In meters, what is the average height above sea level of the Miami area?
{ "text": [ "1.8" ], "answer_start": [ 272 ] }
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Miami
The surface bedrock under the Miami area is called Miami oolite or Miami limestone. This bedrock is covered by a thin layer of soil, and is no more than 50 feet (15 m) thick. Miami limestone formed as the result of the drastic changes in sea level associated with recent glaciations or ice ages. Beginning some 130,000 y...
What is another name for Miami limestone?
{ "text": [ "Miami oolite" ], "answer_start": [ 51 ] }
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Miami
The surface bedrock under the Miami area is called Miami oolite or Miami limestone. This bedrock is covered by a thin layer of soil, and is no more than 50 feet (15 m) thick. Miami limestone formed as the result of the drastic changes in sea level associated with recent glaciations or ice ages. Beginning some 130,000 y...
How many meters thick is the bedrock under Miami at its maximum?
{ "text": [ "15" ], "answer_start": [ 162 ] }