jeudi 13 mars 2008

Presentation of the village of Nabbaghiya


Nabbaghiya is a village located less than 100 km east of Nouakshot, about 30 km from the main road.

Its main attraction is the "mahdhara", or Islamic school, which attracts people from around the world to pursue knowledge.





The village is very small, with perhaps 3500 inhabitants. Running water is widely available and clean.
Electricity is not yet available excpet through solar energy. A basic solar energy system could cost around 150 US dollars, to buy in Nouakshott.

The village has 4 mosques: the central mosque, above, where the Friday prayer is held; the mosque where shaykh Bah prays, below.



And below is the mosque of the mahdhara, the school. Students come from various locations, such as Yemen, Algeria, Morocco, France, Senegal, Nigeria, Guinea, Bahrain, with a majority of Mauritanian students.



Accomodations are usually in the mahdhara (see below), in shared rooms of 8 to 10 students. A new bloc is currently being built. The school is just on one end of the village. It is made of the mosque, where most of the teachers give their one on one tuitions.




There are between 2 to 300 students in Nabbaghiyya.

6 commentaires:

Linda a dit…

Thank you for these photos. It looks quite lonely and remote to say the least! But if you are happy there, enjoy!I miss you. xxxx

AbuIsa a dit…

Salaam
I love your two blogs, Can you give information on Shaykh Bah? How are the studies there what texts do you cover? How can I get there and study?

Farzeen a dit…

Assalaamu'alaykum wa rahmatuLlah

Masha'Allah! It looks lovely. It looks serene and peaceful. Thanks for posting these pictures.

Unknown a dit…

Salam Alaikum,

I am interested in studying at Nabbaghiya mahdhara, can you please tell me how much would cost per month in average for tuition, food and a place to stay?

Asalamo Alaikum,

Anonyme a dit…

See more information here https://en.mahdara.org/ on how to get there and here https://nabbaghiya.blogspot.com/2008/05/curriculum-of-nabbaghiyas-mahdhara.html?m=1 on the curriculum and texts and here https://nabbaghiya.blogspot.com/2008/06/shaykh-bah.html?m=1 on shaykh bah

Anonyme a dit…

See info here; https://en.mahdara.org/travel/
It is about $200-250 USD living costs if you're looking for your own apartment and good food e.g. if you are bringing a wife or family but if you're willing to live in less luxury e.g. a tent and eat simpler foods you can easily survive on much much less. Local families and shaykhs help as well with work and meals and such.