Khalwa (school)

Islamic school in Sudan

For other uses, see Khalwa.

Khalwa pupils in Mauritania holding wooden tablets

A Khalwa or al-Khalwa (listenⓘ; Arabic: الخلوة; plural Khalawi) is an elementary Quranic school in Sudan, where children study and memorise the Quran, learn Arabic, and study Islamic jurisprudence (Fiqh). The khalwa has an important and fundamental role in the history of children’s education in Sudan, due to the former dominance of Sufism in the country, with the term "khalwa" derived from the Khalwati order of Sufism. While the khalwa provides free meals, drinks, and accommodation, and has been considered integral in addressing illiteracy; investigative reports have revealed that some of these institutions have been involved in child abuse practices, including sexual assault,[1][2] corporal punishment,[3] torture and forced labour.[4]

The khalwa is similar to the Kuttab in Egypt, and Pesantren in Indonesia.[5] It is also called Mhdra [ar] in Mauritania,[6] Daara in Senegal, and Almajiranci in Nigeria.[7]

## History

[edit]

Islam entered Sudan in 651, after the fall of Makuria. The Funj Sultanate appeared in the early sixteenth century, and the khalwa was introduced before or during the rule of sheikh Ajib Al-Mangalik [ar] (1570–1611). Some scholars assert it was before that, but it was surely expanded during Al-Mangalik's reign.[8][9] The khalwa began as a compromise between scholars of the Maliki school which refuses to teach boys or let them pray in mosques, and Sufism, which tends to endorse solitude and being alone away from people as the term "khalwa" derived from the Khalwati order of Sufism. The khalwa is typically a building attached to a mosque.[10]

## Significance

[edit]

Muhammad Ali in the khalwa during his visit to Sudan in 1988

The khalwa teaches the Qur’an to children in Sudan. In Sudan, there are 30,000 khalawi with more than 100,000 students.[4] They teach children to read, write, and memorise the Qur’an, as well as Arabic, Quranic studies,[11] and Islamic jurisprudence (Fiqh).[12][13] Khalwas provide free education, food, drink and shelter.[4] They are therefore attractive to low-income families, who are unable, in most cases, to send their children to public schools.[14][15] However, some children attend both a public school and a khalwa.[16] In a country where more than 60% of the adult population is illiterate;[17] khalawi are important in tackling illiteracy in Sudan,[4][18] and some other African countries like Chad,[19][20] Eritrea,[21] Djibouti,[22] Mali, Mauritania, and Somalia.[14][23]

The khalwa is similar to the Kuttab in Egypt and Pesantren in Indonesia, but they differ in their origin, their building architecture and the schooling system.[5] The khalwa is known by many names, such as the Qur'anic, the university, or the m'siid (Arabic: المْسِيد).[24] It is also called Mhdra [ar] (Arabic: المحظرة) in Mauritania,[6] Daara in Senegal, and Almajiranci in Nigeria.[7]

Most khalawi are named after a sheikh or region: like Khalawi al-Ghubish [ar] in Berber (northern Sudan), Khalawi Wd Dalvadni (central Sudan),[11] Khalawi al-Burai [ar] (western Sudan),[8][25] Khalawi Hamishkoreib [ar] (eastern Sudan),[26][27] which was awarded the Order of Accomplishment by President Jaafar Nimeiry.[28] Although all khalawi in Sudan teach in a very traditional way, the khalwa of sheikh Al-Sadiq Khaled in Omdurman worked to modernise the idea by introducing modern technologies in the field of memorising the Qur'an by establishing an electronic library in Sudan.[8] Some khalawi also introduced teaching English and math to their curriculum.[29]

## Teaching

[edit]

### Style

[edit]

The students, normally called “al-Hiran” (Arabic: الحيران), are not divided into classes as is customary in modern schools. Rather, the khalwa follows an individual approach that depends on the student receiving knowledge directly from his sheikh. The sheikh follows his students and teaches each of them according to his ability and level. The student does not need a certain number of years to graduate, but progresses according to his ability. A single sheikh – with the help of advanced students – can supervise about a hundred students, each at a different level of education than his peers.[19]

The students are typically boys under the age of 15,[30][31] women are not allowed with the exception of children at an early age.[32] However, there are girls-only khalawi,[33] like the one in Jongolai [ar].

### Materials and methods

[edit]

A student writing on a wooden tablet in Sudan

The student begins by writing, including drawing letters, shapes, and complete words. The students write in the soil with the tips of their fingers, without needing assistance, until the student masters the letters and reading. Then he uses a reed pen to write on his board, and the sheikh may use date stones to draw letters on the board of the student who traces it with their pen. These tools have been used since ancient times without change. All of them are from local materials the students make themselves.[19] The board or wooden tablet on which the students write is made of wood from nearby trees. The pen used for writing is also made from local materials, the most famous of which are the stems of corn or reed trees, which are thin and hollow trees, so each student makes their own pens and puts them in a quill. The student must bring ink (called "Al-Amar"), and they use materials available in the environment but typically it is made from mixing gum arabic with coal ash. To place the building is called "dawah" or medicine, and it is often made of ceramic.[24]

The khalwa is built from materials found locally like mud, red bricks, stones and wool. The people of the desert have theirs in tents and the shade of trees. The khalwa, in most cases, is in the form of a rectangular room that contains a small bed; they make a place to put the boards. In a far corner, a large stone called the eraser stone is placed, and it is the place where the written tablets are erased every morning to be re-written again. This stone is usually made of hard granite. The students have a special traditional outfit that corresponds to their approach to a life of austerity, which is a prominent feature for them.[24]

### A typical school day

[edit]

Students around sheikh in Somalia

The school day is from three-thirty in the morning to ten in the evening. The day begins with a period called the “Daghishah,” before the Fajr prayer, during which each student memorises the Koranic verses in his individual schedule. The sheikh determines the schedule for each student separately, according to his motivation and intelligence.[19][24][34]

The drilling (known as "shooting" or Al-Rumiyah, Arabic: الرميه) starts after the Fajr prayer: after the sheikh takes his place at sunrise, and the students sit as they would for the tashahhud in prayer, but in a circle around the sheik.[19][24][34]

A student recites the last verse he memorised the previous day, then the sheikh will recite the following verse to the student. The student starts writing that on his board, and the sheikh drills a different student. This drilling continues and is repeated until the sheikh commands the student to step to one side and proceed to memorise what was written. The students drilled by the sheik are often among the best and most efficient, and are entrusted with drilling younger and less accomplished students.[19][35][34]

The period from sunrise to 10:30 is called "the dawn", during which each student works individually to review what he memorised the previous day, then he presents what he wrote that morning during the "shooting" to the sheikh to correct his mistakes, and this correction is known as "the health of the pen."[19][35]

Students during the noon session in Sudan

Then the students are dismissed from eleven until two, during which the students eat breakfast and rest until the noon prayer. After the prayer, the "noon period" begins, in which the student reads to the sheikh what was written on the board during the "shooting", correcting his reading, pronunciation and intonation, and this correction is known as "oral hygiene".[19][35]

After the afternoon prayer, the period of "reading" begins, in which the sheikh reads and follows the student from his wooden tablet and ends just before sunset.[19][35]

After the sunset prayer, the student presents to the sheikh what he memorised yesterday, and it is called "al-Ardah"  or "the exhibit". After evening prayer until ten, the student recites from memory seven parts, and it is called "the Seven," done in the old days around fire called "Al-Taqabah".[36] This program does not stop except during the Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha holidays, which is the only leave that the khalwa knows.[19]

Saturday is typically devoted to reading, reviewing, and checking the conditions of students. Sunday for serious study. Mondays are dedicated to bringing firewood to light a fire at night, or "Al-Taqabah", and it is called the day of Al-Fazaa. On Tuesday, the Amar (ink) is made. On Wednesday, the process of accepting new students takes place, exams are held, food (or alms) of grains, dates, or money are distributed. Wednesday is considered the happiest day of solitude and the most active one. Thursday is devoted to hygiene, and the rest of the day is a holiday. Friday is a holiday.[24]

### Graduation

[edit]

Traditionally, there are no graduation ceremonies and no system for moving from one class to another or from one stage to another, as is the case in regular schools. In khalwa, there is what is known as "shurafa," which is a celebration of the student's completion of a specific part of the Qur'an. For example, the first shurafa is "Shurafa Amma", and it is upon the student's memorising until Surat Al-Naba'. The second shurafa, which is "Blessed Sharafah", is given upon reaching Surat Al-Mulk, and so on until the student reaches the final shurafa upon reaching Surat Al-Baqarah. This is not dependent on a specific period of time, and each student advances from one surah to the next and from one part to the next according to his ability. Memorising the whole Qur'an typically takes three years.[24]

One venerable custom is to decorate the student's wooden tablet by drawing a dome and a minaret of a mosque and colouring it in bright colours, and writing on it in beautiful calligraphy the first verses of the surah the student recited. On the day after this honour, someone carries the student's decorated board and takes it to the market, showing it to the people, as the student moves from one shop to another, and people give him gifts. However, this is not a common habit.[24]

The student's family may organise a feast. The honour feast may be accompanied by a gift from the student's family to the sheikh, and the value of the gift depends on several factors, including the economic situation of the student's family and the degree that the student has reached in memorising the Qur'an. The value of the gift increases as the student advances in memorising the Qur'an.[37]

## Child abuse allegations

[edit]

In 2015, the director of the Safe Child organisation, Siddiqa Kubaida, alleged that two children were raped in two khalawi in Khartoum North and Shambat, by two sheikhs. The organisation drew attention to the death of one child after the incident, and the suffering of the other.[38]

In 2016, in an interview with Al-Araby Al-Jadeed, Sheikh Fadlallah Muhammad Zain, one of the graduates of the khalwa system, acknowledged that flogging is the most widespread punishment for kids who do not memorise their daily course from the Qur'an.[39] When he was asked about chaining students, Zain said "In our khalwa, I witnessed this kind of punishment once, but the irony is that the one who took the responsibility of tying the child with iron chains was not the sheikh, but the father of the child, and he did that of his own free will, desiring that his child complete memorising the Holy Qur'an".[39]

In 2020, a BBC report about khalawi, shocked many, inside or outside Sudan, due to the painful scenes of violence and ill-treatment of students.[4][40] The BBC Arabic investigation, revealed that children, under the age of five, were subjected to systematic abuse, including being chained, whipped, shackled, forced to sleep naked on extremely hot iron surfaces, and confinement in dark rooms, with deprivation of food and drink, and sexual assault.[41] BBC Arabic conducted this investigative report in partnership with the "Arab Reporters for Investigative Journalism" network. It included secret filming inside 23 khalawi, over 18 months in Sudan.[42] By December 2020, the film had led to a major public reaction in Sudan, with legislative changes and governmental promises of prosecutions. However, a follow-up report by the BBC in December 2020 found the government had been slow to respond, and there had been little real change.[43]

In 2022, 15 new rape cases were reported in a khalwa in North Darfur. The cases came to light after an investigation of a different case that involved more than 20 children. The journalistic investigation indicated that families of victims are generally afraid to report incidents of sexual and physical abuse, as most sheikhs are well respected and feared in the community.[2] In the same year, the rape of 10 children by a sheikh in a khalwa in western Sudan was reported by Al-Arabia.[1] The sheikh was sentenced to 15 years for sexual harassment and harm, and not rape or pedophilia, which was criticised by lawyers and children’s rights experts.[1][44]

Yasser Moussa, a mental health specialist and expert in the field of children’s rights, believes that Al-Khalawi in its current form perpetuates a vicious cycle of child abuse, because most of the students depend on sheikhs who are also a khalwa graduate that may have gone through similar physical or sexual abuse, which make them have more ability to apply the same practices they were exposed to during their childhood.[1] Another psychiatric consultant indicated that what is revealed of sexual abuse does not equal one percent of the crimes committed.[44] Political analyst Huthaifa Al-Jallad said: “Through my direct and personal observations of one of the khalawi near my house; I noticed that the sheikh sends his children to modern schools, while he exploits his students in work inside the khalwa, perform various household chores inside the sheikh house, and bringing alms. This sheikh (like many) is a charlatan that is often visited by women and some men seeking sorcery".[3]

The living conditions at the khalwa were assessed, and the findings indicate that infectious diseases are common among khalwa students, and their living environment facilitates the transmission of these diseases. Stool examination results showed that a percentage of students had worms, ova, and red blood cells in their stools, along with splenomegaly, hepatomegaly, infectious conjunctivitis, trachoma, anaemia and malaria.[45][46]

## Notable alumni

[edit]

Al-Mahdi

Muhammad al-Mahdi al-Majdhub

Ali Abd al Latif

Ahmed Mohamed El Hassan

* Muhammad Ahmad Al-Mahdi (1844–1885) was a Nubian Sufi religious leader of the Samaniyya order in Sudan who claimed to be the Mahdi, and led a successful war against Ottoman-Egyptian military rule in Sudan and achieved a remarkable victory over the British, in the siege of Khartoum.[47]
* Khalil Farah (1894–1932) was a Sudanese singer, composer and poet, who is considered one of the most prominent pioneers of the early 20th century renewal in singing and poetry in Sudan.[48]
* Ali Abd al-Latif (1896–1948) was a prominent Sudanese nationalist who served as a key member of the White Flag League and played a prominent role in the 1924 Khartoum revolt.
* Abdel Halim Mohamed (1910–2009) who was one of the founders of the Confederation of African Football and served as the third president of the Confederation of African Football from 1968 to 1972 and 1987 to 1988.[49]
* Al-Tijani Yusuf Bashir (1912–1937) who was a Sudanese poet who died from tuberculosis at the age of 25; his work only became widely known after his death.[50]
* Daoud Mustafa Khalid (1917–2008) was a prominent Sudanese physician and neurologist, and the "founding father of medicine in Sudan''.[51][52]
* Muhammad al-Mahdi al-Majdhub (1919–1982) was a renowned Sudanese poet widely recognised as one of the pioneers in Sudanese poetry. He is credited with being one of the first poets of Sudanese Arabic poetry and "Sudanism".[53]
* Abdullahi Mohammad Ahmad Hassan (1928–2022) was a veteran Sudanese politician who was a member of parliament, a government minister and diplomat.
* Ahmed Mohamed El Hassan (1930–2022) was a prominent Sudanese professor of pathology.[54]
* Salah ibn Al Badiya (1937–2019) was a Sudanese singer, composer and actor.[55]

## See also

[edit]

* Talibe
* Marabout
* Child abuse in Quranic schools

## References

[edit]

1. ^ a b c d "جدل كبير بشأن مدارس التحفيظ "الخلاوي" في السودان بعد اغتصاب 10 اطفال" [Sudan.. A great controversy over the "Khalawi" after the rape of 10 children]. سكاي نيوز عربية (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 3 June 2023. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
2. ^ a b السوداني, الموجز (28 February 2022). "15 حالٍة اغٍتصاب جديدة في خلاوي بشمال دارفور". الموجز السوداني (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 1 June 2023. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
3. ^ a b "أهوال المدارس الدينية السودانية.. حبس وضرب وانتهاكات جنسية للأطفال" [The horrors of Sudanese religious schools... Imprisonment, beatings and sexual abuse of children]. كيو بوست (in Arabic). 25 October 2020. Archived from the original on 3 June 2023. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
4. ^ a b c d e "السودان: كيف يمكن للدولة إصلاح مدارس "الخلاوي"؟" [Sudan: How can the state reform 'Khalawi' schools?]. BBC News عربي (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 9 February 2023. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
5. ^ a b McHugh, Neil (1994). Holymen of the Blue Nile: The Making of an Arab-Islamic Community in the Nilotic Sudan, 1500-1850. Northwestern University Press. ISBN 978-0-8101-1069-4.
6. ^ a b "ما هي المحظرة ؟ | دروس محظرية". 28 July 2017. Archived from the original on 28 July 2017. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
7. ^ a b "The plights of Almajirai amidst inter-state exchange". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. 11 May 2020. Archived from the original on 1 June 2023. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
8. ^ a b c حامد(الخرطوم), كمال (22 April 2006). "خلاوي السودان..مدارس لتحفيظ القرآن وتطبيق علومه" [Khalawi Sudan..Schools for memorising the Qur'an and applying its sciences]. Okaz (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 4 February 2018. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
9. ^ "الاساليب التشخصية والعلاجية فى مسائد الطرق الصوفية فى السودان" [Diagnostic and therapeutic methods in mosques of Sufi orders in Sudan] (in Arabic). 21 April 2022. Archived from the original on 10 January 2020. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
10. ^ "خلاوي السودان.. حفظ للقرآن وتهذيب للناشئة" [The khalwa of Sudan.. Memorising the Qur'an and disciplining the young]. www.aljazeera.net (in Arabic). Retrieved 27 May 2023.
11. ^ a b حامد(الخرطوم), كمال (22 April 2006). "خلاوي السودان..مدارس لتحفيظ القرآن وتطبيق علومه" [The khalawi of Sudan.. schools for memorising the Qur’an and applying its studies]. Okaz (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 4 February 2018. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
12. ^ Hisham.Hadana (19 May 2020). ""خلاوي" تحفيظ القرآن في دارفور.. نور لم تطفئه الحرب | ألبوم الصور" ["Khalawi" memorizing the Qur'an in Darfur.. A light that was not extinguished by war]. Alaraby (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 2 June 2023. Retrieved 2 June 2023. "In a society the majority of which follow Sufi orders, many conservative families still prefer to send their children to "Khalawi", those traditional schools specialised in memorising the Qur'an and studying Fiqh instead of regular schools. It enjoys a reputation and prestige in the Darfur region, in the west of the country"
13. ^ "هيئة علماء السودان تدعو لدعم الخلاوي" [Sudan Scholars Association calls for support Al-Khalawi]. suna-news.net (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 3 June 2023. Retrieved 3 June 2023. "Professor Ibrahim Al-Karuri, Secretary-General of the Sudanese Scholars Association, said in a statement to SUNA that the Khilawi system in Sudan represented the summary of the unique Sudanese experience in memorizing the Qur'an and Islamic sciences, while presenting the principles of Sharia studies by focusing on providing housing, shelter and food for memorisers of the Holy Qur'an throughout Sudan since ancient times"
14. ^ a b "الخلاوي القرآنية تعوض غياب المدارس بالصومال" [Quranic khalwa compensate for the absence of schools in Somalia]. www.aljazeera.net (in Arabic). Retrieved 27 May 2023.
15. ^ Weiss, Holger (2002). Social Welfare in Muslim Societies in Africa. Nordic Africa Institute. ISBN 978-91-7106-481-3.
16. ^ "Khalwas help Sudanese learn Quran, eradicate illiteracy". 27 April 2016. Archived from the original on 29 April 2016. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
17. ^ "Sudan Literacy Rate 2000-2023". www.macrotrends.net. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
18. ^ Alnhas, Mohamed Al-Amin (24 July 2018). ""خلاوي" السودان.. منهج حياة لحفظ كتاب الله" ["Khalawi" Sudan.. A way of life to memorise the Book of God]. Gulf Online. Archived from the original on 3 June 2023. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
19. ^ a b c d e f g h i j نور, فاطمة أبكر عبدالرحمن (13 April 2020). "الخلاوي القرآنية بتشاد – منظمة البر للإغاثة والتنمية بتشاد" [Quranic khalwa in Chad - Al Ber Organization for Relief and Development in Chad] (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 31 January 2023. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
20. ^ Rani. "جولة تفقدية لخلاوي تحفيظ القرآن الكريم في أنجامينا" [An inspection tour of the Holy Quran memorization khalwa in N'Djamena]. صحيفة الدعوة الإسلامية (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 4 January 2018. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
21. ^ Cherry-Tech. "إريتريا والخلاوي القرآنية" [Eritrea and the Koranic khalwa]. المستودع الدعوي الرقمي. Archived from the original on 3 February 2022. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
22. ^ "الكتاتيب و الخلاوي دورها في حفظ القرآن" [Al-Kuttabi and Al-Khalawi, their role in memorizing the Qur’an]. www.alqarn.dj. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
23. ^ "ضياع خلاوي القرآن الكريم فى الصومال | الصومال الجديد" [Loss of khalwa of the Holy Quran in Somalia]. Archived from the original on 6 September 2018. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
24. ^ a b c d e f g h Behnegarsoft.com (12 July 2011). ""الخلاوي".. مدارس القرآن في السودان" [Al-Khalawi.. Quran schools in Sudan]. وكالة أنباء التقريب (TNA) (in Arabic). Retrieved 27 May 2023.
25. ^ Maussen, Marcel; Bader, Veit-Michael; Moors, Annelies (2011). Colonial and Post-colonial Governance of Islam: Continuities and Ruptures. Amsterdam University Press. ISBN 978-90-8964-356-8.
26. ^ "مساعد رئيس الجمهورية يؤكد اهتمام ودعم الدولة للخلاوي القرآنية بالبلاد » رئاسة الجمهورية - القصر الجمهوري" [Assistant to the President of the Republic affirms the state's interest and support for Quranic khalwa in the country]. presidency.gov.sd. Archived from the original on 2 May 2023. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
27. ^ "وسط أجواء مهيبة.. تخريج 150 حافظا وحافظة للقرآن شرقي السودان (فيديو)" [Amidst a majestic atmosphere.. 150 memorizers of the Qur’an graduated from eastern Sudan]. mubasher.aljazeera.net (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 1 June 2023. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
28. ^ "خلاوي السودان.. منارة دينية وعلمية راسخة لحفظ القرآن" [The Khalawi of Sudan..a well-established religious and scientific beacon for memorizing the Qur’an]. m.al-sharq.com (in Arabic). 10 June 2017. Archived from the original on 3 June 2023. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
29. ^ سونا, وكالة السودان للأنباء (1 March 2023). "أمين محلس الطفولة يلتفى وفد رعاية الخلاوي" [Secretary of the Childhood Council meets the delegation of the care of Al-Khalawi]. السودان اليوم (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 3 June 2023. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
30. ^ Willemse, Karin (30 November 2007). One Foot in Heaven: Narratives on Gender and Islam in Darfur, West-Sudan. BRILL. ISBN 978-90-474-2298-3.
31. ^ "Education in Sudan: A Long History but Deeply Troubled Reality". The MENA Chronicle | Fanack. Archived from the original on 1 June 2023. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
32. ^ "خلاوى النساء فى السودان" [Women's Khalawi in Sudan]. Journal of Islam in Africa. 2015. Archived from the original on 11 December 2020. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
33. ^ "تخريج خلاوى دارفور بنات" [Graduation of the khalwa of Darfur girls]. Fatakat. Archived from the original on 1 June 2023. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
34. ^ a b c خلاوي السودان .. "الدغشية" و"الضحوية" لتنظيم حفظ القرآن الكريم باستخدام الألواح الخشبية, archived from the original on 3 June 2023, retrieved 3 June 2023
35. ^ a b c d ""خلاوي" منارة قرآنيّة وحضاريّة" ["Khalawi" is a Quranic and cultural beacon]. arabic.bayynat.org. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
36. ^ ""خلاوي" تحفيظ القرآن في دارفور.. نار "تقابة" لم تطفئها الحرب" ["Khalawi" memorising the Qur'an in Darfur]. 4 June 2018. Archived from the original on 1 July 2016. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
37. ^ "خلوة نور اليقين لتحفيظ القرآن الكريم تحتفي بتخريج دفعتها الخامسة عشر" [The Noor Al-Yaqin Retreat for the Memorization of the Noble Qur’an celebrates the graduation of its fifteenth class]. Tchadinfos.com (in French). 27 February 2023. Archived from the original on 20 March 2023. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
38. ^ "مديرة منظمة تكشف إغتصاب شيخين لطفلين في خلاوي قرآنية أحدهما توفي في الحال - صحيفة السودانية" [The director of an organisation reveals that two sheikhs raped two children in Quranic khalwa, one of whom died on the spot]. www.alsudaniya-sd.com (in Arabic). 30 December 2015. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
39. ^ a b Halawa, Laila (24 February 2016). "ماذا رأى زين داخل خلاوي السودان؟" [What did Zain see inside the khalwa of Sudan?]. Alaraby (in Arabic). Retrieved 27 May 2023.
40. ^ "التعليم في الخلاوي وانتهاك حقوق الأطفال" [Education in cells and the violation of children's rights]. الديمقراطي (in Arabic). 12 January 2021. Archived from the original on 3 June 2023. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
41. ^ "Going undercover in the schools that chain boys". BBC News. 7 December 2020. Archived from the original on 30 November 2022. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
42. ^ Al-Hamdani, Fateh Al-Rahman (19 October 2020). "Revealed: chaining, beatings and torture inside Sudan's Islamic schools". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Archived from the original on 17 May 2023. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
43. ^ Al-Hamdani, Fateh Al-Rahman (7 December 2020). "Going undercover in the schools that chain boys". BBC News. Archived from the original on 12 December 2020. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
44. ^ a b "جرائم الاغتصاب بالخلاوى.. كلام في الممنوع!!" [Rape crimes in khalwa.. talk about the forbidden!!]. صحيفة السوداني (in Arabic). 29 March 2022. Archived from the original on 3 June 2023. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
45. ^ Ahmed, Almegdad S. M.; Adam, Mohammed A.; Noureddin, Ahmed A.; Mahmoud, Ahmed A. A.; Koko, Abubaker E. A.; Abdalhameed, Mohammed A. M. A.; Elkhalifa, Mohammed; Malik, Elfatih M. (2022). "Pattern of infectious diseases among Khalwa (Quran boarding school) students in Khartoum State, Sudan". Sudanese Journal of Paediatrics. 22 (1): 70–76\. doi:10.24911/SJP.106-1611150286. ISSN 0256-4408. PMC 9361491. PMID 35958082.70-76&rft.date=2022&rft_id=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9361491#id-name=PMC&rft.issn=0256-4408&rft_id=info:pmid/35958082&rft_id=info:doi/10.24911/SJP.106-1611150286&rft.aulast=Ahmed&rft.aufirst=Almegdad+S.+M.&rft.au=Adam,+Mohammed+A.&rft.au=Noureddin,+Ahmed+A.&rft.au=Mahmoud,+Ahmed+A.+A.&rft.au=Koko,+Abubaker+E.+A.&rft.au=Abdalhameed,+Mohammed+A.+M.+A.&rft.au=Elkhalifa,+Mohammed&rft.au=Malik,+Elfatih+M.&rft_id=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9361491&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Khalwa+(school)" class="Z3988">
46. ^ Swar, Mohamed Osman; Alhaj, Ishraga; Osman, Atika Mohamed (2014). "Vitamin A-rich porridge for Boarding Khalwa students with night blindness". Sudanese Journal of Paediatrics. 14 (1): 45–50\. ISSN 0256-4408. PMC 4949915. PMID 27493389.45-50&rft.date=2014&rft_id=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4949915#id-name=PMC&rft.issn=0256-4408&rft_id=info:pmid/27493389&rft.aulast=Swar&rft.aufirst=Mohamed+Osman&rft.au=Alhaj,+Ishraga&rft.au=Osman,+Atika+Mohamed&rft_id=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4949915&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Khalwa+(school)" class="Z3988">
47. ^ Company, Johnson Publishing (1 February 1967). Black World/Negro Digest. Johnson Publishing Company. `{{cite book}}`: `|last=` has generic name (help)
48. ^ "خليل فرح السيرة الذاتية | اكتشف الموسيقى, الالبومات, الاغاني, الفيديو, الحفلات والصور في موالي" [Khalil Farah Biography | Discover music, albums, songs, videos, concerts and photos on Mawali]. 22 July 2017. Archived from the original on 22 July 2017. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
49. ^ "Abdel Halim Mohamed Halim". RCP Museum. Archived from the original on 10 December 2022. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
50. ^ Dictionary of African Biography. OUP USA. 2 February 2012. p. 21\. ISBN 9780195382075.
51. ^ El Safi, Ahmed. (2009). Daoud Mustafa Khalid : his life and work : milestones in Sudanese internal medicine, neurology, & medical education. Sudan Medical Heritage Foundation. ISBN 978-99942-941-5-2. OCLC 764564321. Archived from the original on 13 June 2020. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
52. ^ "Daoud Mustafa-Khalid | RCP Museum". history.rcplondon.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 12 June 2020. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
53. ^ Babkir, Emad Mohamed. "تفتق الشاعرية و"السودانوية".. 40 عاما على رحيل شاعر المساكين محمد المهدي المجذوب" [Poetry and "Sudanese" converge.. 40 years since the departure of the poet of the poor, Muhammad al-Mahdi al-Majzoub]. www.aljazeera.net (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 21 May 2023. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
54. ^ Ahmed El Safi. Ahmed Mohamed El Hassan: Milestones in tropical disease, pathology, cancer research & medical education (PDF). 30 April 2019. ISBN 978-1096419341. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 November 2022. Retrieved 20 November 2022 - via Independently published.
55. ^ صحيفة الصحافة Archived 2013-10-14 at the Wayback Machine

## Further reading

[edit]

* Eid, Osman Mohammad (1985). Khalwa as an Islamic educational institution in the Sudan (Doctor of Philosophy thesis). Edinburgh: University of Edinburgh.
* Qarib Allah, Abasalih Muhammad Al-Fatih (1988). The philosophy and history of al-Khalwa in the Sudan (PhD thesis). The Pennsylvania State University. ProQuest 303583053.
* Ibrahim, Mahmoud Abdalla (1980). The history of the Ism'iliyya taqriqa in the Sudan 1792-1914 (PDF) (PhD thesis). University of London, School of Oriental and African Studies.
* Pruess, James (1983). "The "Koran" School, the "Western" School, and the Transmission of Religious Knowledge: A Comparison from Sudan". Northeast African Studies. 5 (2): 5–39\. ISSN 0740-9133. JSTOR 43660137.5-39&rft.date=1983&rft_id=https://www.jstor.org/stable/43660137#id-name=JSTOR&rft.issn=0740-9133&rft.aulast=Pruess&rft.aufirst=James&rft_id=https://www.jstor.org/stable/43660137&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Khalwa+(school)" class="Z3988">

## External links

[edit]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Khalwa (school).

* Sudan khalwas: Undercover in the schools that chain boys. BBC News. 19 October 2020.
* "بالصور.. "الخلاوي القرآنية" تجذب فوتوغرافيي القطيف في "أرض السمر"" [In pictures.. "Quranic cells" attract photographers in Qatif in the "Land of Samar"]. جهات الإخبارية. Retrieved 27 May 2023.

* v
* t
* e

Islamic educational institutions

* Almajiranci
* Daara
* Talibe
* Darul uloom
* Hawza
* Islamic University
* Khanqah
* Khalawi
* Kuttab
* Madrasa
* Nezamiyeh
* Pesantren
* Alia
* Qawmi
* Surau
* Zawiya

* v
* t
* e

Sufism terminology

Sufis|

* Abdal
* Ahl al-Khutwa
* Al-Insān al-Kāmil
* Bash Hezzab
* Dervish
* Fakir
* Hafiz
* Hezzab
* Imam
* Khatib
* Majzoob
* Marabout
* Mudaqiq [ar]
* Muqaddam
* Muqarrab
* Murshid
* Mutahaqiq [ar]
* Murid
* Nass al-Houdhour
* Pir
* Qalandar
* Qāriʾ
* Qutb
* Rabbani
* Salik
* Sheikh
* Siddiq
* Sufis ranks
* Talibe
* The Seven ranks [ar]
* Wali
* Wasil

Concepts|

* Aayane [ar]
* Aayane Thabita [ar]
* Aql
* Baqaa
* Dhawq
* Fana
* Ghaflah
* Hal
* Hijab
* Huwa
* Ihsan
* Ishq
* Ismul Azam
* Lataif-e-Sitta
* Maqam
* Nafs
* Qalb
* Ran
* Rūḥ
* Sadr
* Yaqeen

Awrad|

* Dhikr
* Djamaa [ar]
* Djoua [ar]
* Dua
* Ibara [ar]
* Ichara [ar]
* Latifa
* Lazimi
* Muhasabah
* Muraqabah
* Raising hands in Dua
* Sabr
* Sahar [ar]
* Salat al-Fatih
* Salawat
* Samt [ar]
* Shuhud [ar]
* Shukr
* Sufism pillars
* Tafakur
* Tahara [ar]
* Tahlia [ar]
* Takhlia [ar]
* Tawajud [ar]
* Tawakkul
* Tawassul
* Tazkiah
* Uzla [ar]
* Wajd
* Wazifa
* Zarruqiyya
* Wird
* Zuhd

Waridates|

* Barakah
* Basirah
* Bast [ar]
* Djadba [ar]
* Fath [ar]
* Haqiqa
* Hidayah
* Ilham
* Irfan
* Ishrak
* Karamat
* Kashf
* Khatir
* Ma'rifa
* Nūr
* Qabdh [ar]
* Rabita [ar]
* Ru'ya
* Secret
* Tajalli
* Thawab
* Uns [ar]
* Walayah
* Warid

Misconducts|

* Antinomianism
* Rahbaniya
* Shath
* Taqabbur
* Zandaqa

Ceremonies|

* Ashura
* Bay'ah
* Haḍra
* Hizb Rateb
* Idjaza
* Mawlid
* Mawsim
* Salka
* Sbooa [fr]
* Sebiba
* Silsila
* Sufi orders
* Tariqa
* Tweeza
* Wezeea
* Ziyarat

Arts|

* Ashewiq [ar]
* Madih nabawi
* Nasheed
* Naʽat
* Qawwali
* Sama
* Sufi cosmology
* Sufism history
* Sufi literature
* Sufi metaphysics
* Sufi music
* Sufis persecution
* Sufi philosophy
* Sufi poetry
* Sufi psychology
* Sufi whirling

Places|

* Daara
* Dargah
* Datuk Keramat
* Eidgah
* Gonbad
* Gongbei
* Jama masjid
* Jama'at Khana
* Khalwa
* Khalawi
* Khanqah
* Külliye
* Kuttab
* Madrasa
* Maqam
* Maqbara
* Mausoleum
* Mazar
* Mosque
* Musalla
* Qubba
* Rauza
* Ribat
* Surau
* Takya
* Turbah
* Türbe
* Zawiya

Objects|

* Ammama
* Balgha
* Burnous
* Djellaba
* Gandoura
* Jellabiya
* Khirqa
* Misbaha
* Miswak
* Prayer rug
* Qashabiya
* Tagelmust
* Taqiyah
* Tarboosh
* Turban

*[v]: View this template
*[t]: Discuss this template
*[e]: Edit this template