Jamiyah

Jamiyah means gathering in the Arabic language. It is also used to refer to the book Al-Jami'a or used to refer to a masjid. It is also used to refer to the western style university while madrasa is used to refer to a Islamic style university.[1]

References

  1. "Djamia", in Encyclopaedia of Islam, 2nd edition, Brill, 2012