The Ismaili Centers The main Shia Ismaili Centers are the places for Ismaili Shia Muslims to gather together and hold various cultural, religious and educational gatherings. These Centers are a type of the traditional ‘Jamatkhanas’, a place of gathering that existed among the Muslim societies throughout the Islamic history. The main purpose of these centers […]

Introduction An ‘Hawzah’ or ‘Hawzah Ilmiyah’ is an educational center of the Ithna Asheri Shias where religious studies and research is undertaken in the context of Islam. Although most prominent ithna asheri Islamic seminaries are located in Najaf and Qom, some smaller hawzahs are also present in cities like Mashhad, Isfahan, Karbala, Beirut, Lucknow and […]

A look into the most important centers of Ithna Asheri Shia Muslims across the world The Ithna Asheris The majority of Shia Muslims across the world belong to the Shia Ithna Asheri group or the Twelvers, deriving their name from their belief in the twelve Imams. About 85% of all the Shias across the globe […]