Zawiya (institution)
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A zawiya or zaouia 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 re
Zawiya of Sidi Qasim al-Jalizi in Tunis: view of the courtyard leading to the mausoleum chamber
Interior of the mausoleum of the Zawiya of Moulay Idris II in Fez, Morocco
Zawiya of Sidi Sahib in Kairouan (rebuilt in the 17th century)
Interior of the Green Mosque, an early 15th-century Ottoman zaviye in Bursa
Sufi lodge
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A Sufi lodge is a building designed specifically for gatherings of a Sufi brotherhood or tariqa and is a place for spiritual practice and religious education. They include structures also known as khā
Zawiya (institution)
…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…
Egyptian Sufi lodge at Mekka, Saudi Arabia in 1928.
King Farouk and Prince Faisal at the Egyptian Sufi lodge at Medina, Saudi Arabia in 1945.
The Haruniyeh Tomb, named after Harun al-Rashid, in Tus, Iran. The present structure, a khānaqāh, was probably built in the 13th century. Al-Ghazali is buried here.