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Qom Seminary

The Qom Seminary (Persian: حوزه علمیه قم) is the largest Islamic seminary (hawza) in Iran, established in 1922 by Grand Ayatollah Abdul-Karim Haeri Yazdi in Qom.[1] It trains Usuli scholars.

Law school[edit]

Because Sharia is legally binding in Iran, the Qom seminary also functions as a law school in Iran. Ebrahim Raisi, the former Chief Justice and former President of the Islamic republic of Iran, was one of the alumni of the Qom seminary.


All judges in the Islamic Republic of Iran must have received education in Islamic Law; most qadis are "members of the group of ruling clergies."[4]

Fatima Masumeh Shrine

Society of Seminary Teachers of Qom

Hawza Najaf

Marjaʿ

Lists of maraji

Isfahan Seminary

Official website

Exposition of Hawzah and International Arena kicks off in Qom