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Hawza Studies Program – Application
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2025-08-12T15:17:13+00:00
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Personal Information
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Educational Background
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Religious Commitment and Practice
4
Intellectual and Motivational Assessment
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Language & Logic Aptitude
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References & Endorsements
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name
(Required)
First
Last
Email
(Required)
Phone
(Required)
Address
(Required)
Street Address
City
State / Province / Region
ZIP / Postal Code
Country
Afghanistan
Albania
Algeria
American Samoa
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Angola
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Antarctica
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Armenia
Aruba
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Austria
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Bahrain
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Belarus
Belgium
Belize
Benin
Bermuda
Bhutan
Bolivia
Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Botswana
Bouvet Island
Brazil
British Indian Ocean Territory
Brunei Darussalam
Bulgaria
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cabo Verde
Cambodia
Cameroon
Canada
Cayman Islands
Central African Republic
Chad
Chile
China
Christmas Island
Cocos Islands
Colombia
Comoros
Congo
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Cook Islands
Costa Rica
Croatia
Cuba
Curaçao
Cyprus
Czechia
Côte d'Ivoire
Denmark
Djibouti
Dominica
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
Egypt
El Salvador
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Estonia
Eswatini
Ethiopia
Falkland Islands
Faroe Islands
Fiji
Finland
France
French Guiana
French Polynesia
French Southern Territories
Gabon
Gambia
Georgia
Germany
Ghana
Gibraltar
Greece
Greenland
Grenada
Guadeloupe
Guam
Guatemala
Guernsey
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Guyana
Haiti
Heard Island and McDonald Islands
Holy See
Honduras
Hong Kong
Hungary
Iceland
India
Indonesia
Iran
Iraq
Ireland
Isle of Man
Israel
Italy
Jamaica
Japan
Jersey
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Kenya
Kiribati
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
Korea, Republic of
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Latvia
Lebanon
Lesotho
Liberia
Libya
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Macao
Madagascar
Malawi
Malaysia
Maldives
Mali
Malta
Marshall Islands
Martinique
Mauritania
Mauritius
Mayotte
Mexico
Micronesia
Moldova
Monaco
Mongolia
Montenegro
Montserrat
Morocco
Mozambique
Myanmar
Namibia
Nauru
Nepal
Netherlands
New Caledonia
New Zealand
Nicaragua
Niger
Nigeria
Niue
Norfolk Island
North Macedonia
Northern Mariana Islands
Norway
Oman
Pakistan
Palau
Palestine, State of
Panama
Papua New Guinea
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines
Pitcairn
Poland
Portugal
Puerto Rico
Qatar
Romania
Russian Federation
Rwanda
Réunion
Saint Barthélemy
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Martin
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Samoa
San Marino
Sao Tome and Principe
Saudi Arabia
Senegal
Serbia
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Singapore
Sint Maarten
Slovakia
Slovenia
Solomon Islands
Somalia
South Africa
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
South Sudan
Spain
Sri Lanka
Sudan
Suriname
Svalbard and Jan Mayen
Sweden
Switzerland
Syria Arab Republic
Taiwan
Tajikistan
Tanzania, the United Republic of
Thailand
Timor-Leste
Togo
Tokelau
Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago
Tunisia
Turkmenistan
Turks and Caicos Islands
Tuvalu
Türkiye
US Minor Outlying Islands
Uganda
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom
United States
Uruguay
Uzbekistan
Vanuatu
Venezuela
Viet Nam
Virgin Islands, British
Virgin Islands, U.S.
Wallis and Futuna
Western Sahara
Yemen
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Åland Islands
Country
Date of Birth (based on Gregorian Calendar)
(Required)
MM slash DD slash YYYY
Based on Gregorian Calendar
Nationality
(Required)
Nationality
Afghanistan
Albania
Algeria
American Samoa
Andorra
Angola
Anguilla
Antarctica
Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina
Armenia
Aruba
Australia
Austria
Azerbaijan
Bahamas
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Barbados
Belarus
Belgium
Belize
Benin
Bermuda
Bhutan
Bolivia
Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Botswana
Bouvet Island
Brazil
British Indian Ocean Territory
Brunei Darussalam
Bulgaria
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cabo Verde
Cambodia
Cameroon
Canada
Cayman Islands
Central African Republic
Chad
Chile
China
Christmas Island
Cocos Islands
Colombia
Comoros
Congo
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Cook Islands
Costa Rica
Croatia
Cuba
Curaçao
Cyprus
Czechia
Côte d'Ivoire
Denmark
Djibouti
Dominica
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
Egypt
El Salvador
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Estonia
Eswatini
Ethiopia
Falkland Islands
Faroe Islands
Fiji
Finland
France
French Guiana
French Polynesia
French Southern Territories
Gabon
Gambia
Georgia
Germany
Ghana
Gibraltar
Greece
Greenland
Grenada
Guadeloupe
Guam
Guatemala
Guernsey
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Guyana
Haiti
Heard Island and McDonald Islands
Holy See
Honduras
Hong Kong
Hungary
Iceland
India
Indonesia
Iran
Iraq
Ireland
Isle of Man
Italy
Jamaica
Japan
Jersey
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Kenya
Kiribati
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
Korea, Republic of
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Latvia
Lebanon
Lesotho
Liberia
Libya
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Macao
Madagascar
Malawi
Malaysia
Maldives
Mali
Malta
Marshall Islands
Martinique
Mauritania
Mauritius
Mayotte
Mexico
Micronesia
Moldova
Monaco
Mongolia
Montenegro
Montserrat
Morocco
Mozambique
Myanmar
Namibia
Nauru
Nepal
Netherlands
New Caledonia
New Zealand
Nicaragua
Niger
Nigeria
Niue
Norfolk Island
North Macedonia
Northern Mariana Islands
Norway
Oman
Pakistan
Palau
Palestine, State of
Panama
Papua New Guinea
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines
Pitcairn
Poland
Portugal
Puerto Rico
Qatar
Romania
Russian Federation
Rwanda
Réunion
Saint Barthélemy
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Martin
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Samoa
San Marino
Sao Tome and Principe
Saudi Arabia
Senegal
Serbia
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Singapore
Sint Maarten
Slovakia
Slovenia
Solomon Islands
Somalia
South Africa
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
South Sudan
Spain
Sri Lanka
Sudan
Suriname
Svalbard and Jan Mayen
Sweden
Switzerland
Syria Arab Republic
Taiwan
Tajikistan
Tanzania, the United Republic of
Thailand
Timor-Leste
Togo
Tokelau
Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago
Tunisia
Turkmenistan
Turks and Caicos Islands
Tuvalu
Türkiye
US Minor Outlying Islands
Uganda
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom
United States
Uruguay
Uzbekistan
Vanuatu
Venezuela
Viet Nam
Virgin Islands, British
Virgin Islands, U.S.
Wallis and Futuna
Western Sahara
Yemen
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Åland Islands
Passport Issuer
(Required)
Passort Issuer
Afghanistan
Albania
Algeria
American Samoa
Andorra
Angola
Anguilla
Antarctica
Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina
Armenia
Aruba
Australia
Austria
Azerbaijan
Bahamas
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Barbados
Belarus
Belgium
Belize
Benin
Bermuda
Bhutan
Bolivia
Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Botswana
Bouvet Island
Brazil
British Indian Ocean Territory
Brunei Darussalam
Bulgaria
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cabo Verde
Cambodia
Cameroon
Canada
Cayman Islands
Central African Republic
Chad
Chile
China
Christmas Island
Cocos Islands
Colombia
Comoros
Congo
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Cook Islands
Costa Rica
Croatia
Cuba
Curaçao
Cyprus
Czechia
Côte d'Ivoire
Denmark
Djibouti
Dominica
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
Egypt
El Salvador
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Estonia
Eswatini
Ethiopia
Falkland Islands
Faroe Islands
Fiji
Finland
France
French Guiana
French Polynesia
French Southern Territories
Gabon
Gambia
Georgia
Germany
Ghana
Gibraltar
Greece
Greenland
Grenada
Guadeloupe
Guam
Guatemala
Guernsey
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Guyana
Haiti
Heard Island and McDonald Islands
Holy See
Honduras
Hong Kong
Hungary
Iceland
India
Indonesia
Iran
Iraq
Ireland
Isle of Man
Italy
Jamaica
Japan
Jersey
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Kenya
Kiribati
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
Korea, Republic of
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Latvia
Lebanon
Lesotho
Liberia
Libya
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Macao
Madagascar
Malawi
Malaysia
Maldives
Mali
Malta
Marshall Islands
Martinique
Mauritania
Mauritius
Mayotte
Mexico
Micronesia
Moldova
Monaco
Mongolia
Montenegro
Montserrat
Morocco
Mozambique
Myanmar
Namibia
Nauru
Nepal
Netherlands
New Caledonia
New Zealand
Nicaragua
Niger
Nigeria
Niue
Norfolk Island
North Macedonia
Northern Mariana Islands
Norway
Oman
Pakistan
Palau
Palestine, State of
Panama
Papua New Guinea
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines
Pitcairn
Poland
Portugal
Puerto Rico
Qatar
Romania
Russian Federation
Rwanda
Réunion
Saint Barthélemy
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Martin
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Samoa
San Marino
Sao Tome and Principe
Saudi Arabia
Senegal
Serbia
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Singapore
Sint Maarten
Slovakia
Slovenia
Solomon Islands
Somalia
South Africa
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
South Sudan
Spain
Sri Lanka
Sudan
Suriname
Svalbard and Jan Mayen
Sweden
Switzerland
Syria Arab Republic
Taiwan
Tajikistan
Tanzania, the United Republic of
Thailand
Timor-Leste
Togo
Tokelau
Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago
Tunisia
Turkmenistan
Turks and Caicos Islands
Tuvalu
Türkiye
US Minor Outlying Islands
Uganda
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom
United States
Uruguay
Uzbekistan
Vanuatu
Venezuela
Viet Nam
Virgin Islands, British
Virgin Islands, U.S.
Wallis and Futuna
Western Sahara
Yemen
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Åland Islands
Passport Number
(Required)
Passport Scanned Copy
(Required)
Max. file size: 80 MB.
Upload a scanned copy of your passport
Marital Status
(Required)
Marital Status
Single
Married
Divorced
Widowed
Separated
Languages Spoken
(Required)
Arabic
English
Urdu
Farsi
Other
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Arabic Fluency
(Required)
Arabic Fluency
Beginner
Elementary
Intermediate
Upper Intermediate
Advanced
Proficient
Fluent
Native
English Fluency
(Required)
English Fluency
Beginner
Elementary
Intermediate
Upper Intermediate
Advanced
Proficient
Fluent
Native
Farsi Fluency
(Required)
Farsi Fluency
Beginner
Elementary
Intermediate
Upper Intermediate
Advanced
Proficient
Fluent
Native
Urdu Fluency
(Required)
Urdu Fluency
Beginner
Elementary
Intermediate
Upper Intermediate
Advanced
Proficient
Fluent
Native
Other Language Fluency
(Required)
Other Language Fluency
Beginner
Elementary
Intermediate
Upper Intermediate
Advanced
Proficient
Fluent
Native
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
Highest level of Education Completed
(Required)
Highest level of Education Completed
High School
Associate Degree
Bachelor's Degree
Other
Specify other education completed
(Required)
Institution Attended
(Required)
Field of Study
Academic Achievements or Honors
Did you study any Islamic subjects formally before?
(Required)
Did you study any Islamic subjects formally before?
Yes
No
Please specify Islamic subjects you studied
(Required)
Quranic studies
Arabic grammar
Logic (Mantiq)
Fiqh
Usul
History
Other
Please specify other Islamic subjects you studied
(Required)
RELIGIOUS COMMITMENT AND PRACTICE
Are you a practicing muslim?
(Required)
Are you a practicing muslim?
Yes
No
Other
Do you pray everyday and fast every Ramadan?
Do you attend religious programs or centers regularly?
(Required)
Do you attend religious programs or centers regularly?
Yes
No
Sometimes
Where do you attend religious programs?
(Required)
Have you participated in any Islamic study groups, camps, or online courses?
(Required)
Have you participated in any Islamic study groups, camps, or online courses?
Yes
No
Please elaborate.
(Required)
INTELLECTUAL AND MOTIVATIONAL ASSESSMENT
Why do you want to study in the Hawza of Najaf? (Short essay 350–500 words)
(Required)
What are your long-term goals after completing this program? (Short essay)
(Required)
List three Islamic books that influenced you the most and explain why.
(Required)
Do you have experience in public speaking, writing, or teaching Islamic content? If so, provide details or links.
(Required)
What challenges do you anticipate facing in your Hawza journey, and how will you overcome them?
(Required)
How do you balance spiritual devotion with critical thinking? Give a personal example.
(Required)
LANGUAGE & LOGIC APTITUDE (optional but recommended)
Arabic Proficiency Assessment (Reading)
Arabic Proficiency Assessment (Reading)
Beginner
Intermediate
Advanced
Arabic Proficiency Assessment (Writing)
Arabic Proficiency Assessment (Writing)
Beginner
Intermediate
Advanced
Arabic Proficiency Assessment (Speaking)
Arabic Proficiency Assessment (Speaking)
Beginner
Intermediate
Advanced
Attach any relevant certification if available
Max. file size: 80 MB.
English Comprehension Test (for International students)
Basic Logic Challenge (Mantiq)
Explain the difference between an essential attribute (ṣifah dhātiyyah) and an accidental attribute (ṣifah ʿaraḍiyyah) in no more than 100 words.
REFERENCES & ENDORSEMENTS
Local Religious Leader / Scholar Reference
Name
(Required)
First
Last
Affiliation
(Required)
Email
(Required)
Phone
(Required)
How long have they known you?
(Required)
Personal Character Reference
Name
(Required)
First
Last
Email
(Required)
Phone
(Required)
Relationship
(Required)
Financial status
(Required)
Are you financially independent or will you require housing and living support?
Independent
Require Support
Latest academic transcript
(Required)
Max. file size: 80 MB.
Letter of recommendation from a religious scholar or Islamic institution
(Required)
Max. file size: 80 MB.
Personal statement (as above)
(Required)
Please write an essay of at least 700 words explaining your interest in pursuing Hawza studies and what motivates you to take this path.
Max. file size: 80 MB.
Any certificates of Islamic or academic training
(Required)
Max. file size: 80 MB.
Declaration
(Required)
I hereby declare that the information provided above is accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge. I understand that acceptance to the Hawza is a commitment to a life of spiritual discipline, academic rigor, and moral integrity.
I agree to the declaration above.
Signature
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Date
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