The central objective of Al-Madrasa Al-Islamiya is to spread the essence of religious guidelines, Islamic values, and secular teaching through the study of Islam.
In an architectural and historical context, the term generally refers to a particular kind of institution in the historic Muslim world that primarily taught Sharia (Islamic law) and fiqh (jurisprudence), as well as other subjects on occasion.
By the end of the 12th century, madrasahs flourished in Damascus, Baghdad, Mosul, and most other Muslim cities. The madrasah functioned until the 20th century as a theological seminary and law school, with a curriculum centred on the Qurʾān and the Hadith.
The most common of these schools is known as a madrasa. In general, madrasas focus on teaching the Qur’an, the recorded sayings of the Prophet Muhammad, sacred law and other Islamic subjects.
In English, the term madrasah or "madrasa" usually refers more narrowly to Islamic institutions of learning.