{"version":"1.0","type":"link","title":"Softa - Newikis","description":"According to the Encyclopaedia of Islam, Second Edition written by English historian and Orientalist C.E. Bosworth, the term \"softa\" (ṣofta) was a name given to students in the fields of theology, law and other sciences within the madrasa educational system of the Ottoman Empire. A parallel form…","provider_name":"Newikis","provider_url":"https://newikis.com","cache_age":86400}