taalim

English

Etymology

From Arabic تَعْلِيم (taʕlīm, “education”).

Noun

taalim (uncountable)

1. (Islam) The study of the Qur'an.
   • 2013, Sakah Saidu Mahmud, Sharia or Shura: Contending Approaches to Muslim Politics in Nigeria and Senegal:

     Ahmadu Bamba developed a system of education for realizing his philosophy of religion and life which Babou spelt out as comprising three steps: there is taalim, the study of the Qur'an and Islamic science for feeding the brain, then there is tarbiyya, for educating the soul, and finally tarqiyya, only reachable by a small number of people and "gifted disciples" which puts them in a position of leadership.

   • 2017, Pauline Jones, Islam, Society, and Politics in Central Asia:

     There are some requirements for hosting the taalim, which moves from one house to another every month by decision of the mosques of the town, village, or neighborhood.