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Khalwa () – in Arabic – is to be alone with a thing, with it, or to it. It can also mean: * Khalwa (Sufism), a Sufism concept for solitude * Khalwa (structure), a place of seclusion * Khalwa (school), a Quranic school in Sudan * Khalwa, Madhya Pradesh, a town in Khandwa District of Madhya Pradesh Madhya Pradesh (; ; ) is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal and the largest city is Indore, Indore. Other major cities includes Gwalior, Jabalpur, and Sagar, Madhya Pradesh, Sagar. Madhya Pradesh is the List of states and union te ...

Khalwa (Sufism)
In Sufism, Khalwa (, also khalwat; lit., "solitude"; pronounced in Iran, "khalvat"; spelling in Turkish, ''halvet'') is a solitary retreat, traditionally for forty days, during which a disciple does extensive spiritual exercises under the direction of a shaykh. A Sufi murid will enter the khalwa spiritual retreat under the direction of a shaykh for a given period, sometimes for as long as 40 days, emerging only for salah (daily prayers) and, usually, to discuss dreams, visions and live with the shaykh. Once a major element of Sufi practice, khalwa has become less frequent in recent years. It is the act of total self-abandonment in desire for the Divine Presence. In complete seclusion, the Sufi continuously repeats the name of God as a highest form of dhikr, remembrance of God. Then, "Almighty God will spread before him the degrees of the kingdom as a test". A religious school is known as a khalwa in Sudanese Arabic.
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Khalwa (structure)
A ''khalwa'' (also "''bayt al-khalwa''", literally "place of seclusion"), is an Islam Islam is an Abrahamic religions, Abrahamic monotheistic religion based on the Quran, and the teachings of Muhammad. Adherents of Islam are called Muslims, who are estimated to number Islam by country, 2 billion worldwide and are the world ...ic solitary space or cell (''zawiya (Sufism), zawiya'') set aside as a place for retreat and spiritual exercise. A considerable number of small ''khalwa'' structures were built on the esplanade of Al-Aqsa from 956 onwards, many founded by local Ottoman Turks, Ottoman dignitaries and echoing a similar vaulted form supporting one or two domed chambers. The underground prayer chambers in the traditional mosques of central Arabia (Najd) are also called ''khalwa'', while among the Druze, a prayer house is known as a Khalwat al-Bayada. References

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Khalwa (school)
A Khalwa or al-Khalwa (; ; 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, corporal punishment, torture and forced labour. The khalwa is similar to the Kuttab in Egypt, and Pesantren in Indonesia. It is also called in Mauritania, Daara in Senegal, and Almajiranci in Nigeria. History Islam entered Sudan in 651, after the fall of Makuria. The Funj Sultanate appeared in the early sixteenth cen ...
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