Isfahan Seminary

The first period is in the time of Buyid dynasty, in which great figures such as Avicenna and Al-Biruni taught in this seminary.

[4] This situation continued to grow until the invasion of Timur caused the destruction and collapse of a number of cities and towns in Iran.

[6][7] According to what has been narrated in history, the first period of the Isfahan Seminary dates back to the reign of Buyid dynasty.

[8] While serving in the time of Muhammad ibn Rustam Dushmanziyar in Isfahan, Avicenna also taught despite his ministerial duties.

In this era, Nizam al-Mulk proposed the movement of building schools and religious-political competitions, so the history of the Shiite seminary is not very clear.

Until he came to power and converted from Buddhism to Islam and change his name to Mahmoud and disobeyed the great Mongol empire based in China.

To improve the situation in the country, Ghazan Khan enacted a series of far-reaching reforms and laws and regulations that produced brilliant results.

But the spread of superstitions and moral corruption and turning to the world and material manifestations, disregard for science and literature provided the causes of Safavid decline.

The rulers of these regimes were incompetent and lowly people and did not pay attention to culture and science, and their only goal was to "accumulate treasures" and "give concessions" to foreign countries.

Of course, some of them returned to Isfahan after earning a degree in ijtihad and achieving a high level of education, and began teaching and holding other religious affairs.

Some religious schools that have been established in Isfahan in recent years or have remained from the past and are now open, including: