Mollakhana
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The education was typically strict and focused on religious studies. Students were taught by a ‘molla’ (a religious teacher) and were made to learn the [[Quran]] by heart in [[Arabic]]. The conditions were often harsh, and failure could result in physical punishment. The [[Azerbaijanis|Azerbaijani]] poet [[Mikayil Mushfig]] (1908-1939), who attended one as a child, famously wrote an angry verse describing it: ‘I see children sitting on the damp ground... The ragged mat is filled with fleas...’{{Cite web |last=Alakbarli |first=Farid |date=2002 |title=Diaries Poet Mikayil Mushfig (1908-1939) |url=https://www.azer.com/aiweb/categories/magazine/ai103_folder/103_articles/103_mikayil_mushfig.htm |access-date=}} |
The education was typically strict and focused on religious studies. Students were taught by a ‘molla’ (a religious teacher) and were made to learn the [[Quran]] by heart in [[Arabic]]. The conditions were often harsh, and failure could result in physical punishment. The [[Azerbaijanis|Azerbaijani]] poet [[Mikayil Mushfig]] (1908-1939), who attended one as a child, famously wrote an angry verse describing it: ‘I see children sitting on the damp ground... The ragged mat is filled with fleas...’{{Cite web |last=Alakbarli |first=Farid |date=2002 |title=Diaries Poet Mikayil Mushfig (1908-1939) |url=https://www.azer.com/aiweb/categories/magazine/ai103_folder/103_articles/103_mikayil_mushfig.htm |access-date=}} |
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