Imam Hussain Hawza was established in January 2006 and had its opening ceremony on the occasion of Eid al-Ghadeer 1426 H.
I.H.H. provides various Islamic subjects in the Arabic language with the aim of producing graduates (clergymen; ulema) who can provide proper religious education to the North American Muslim community. The subjects taught are similar to the curriculum of the Hawzas of Najaf and Qum. In addition, there are other subjects taught which provide specific knowledge beneficial to scholars living in North America.
Due to the increase of Muslims in North America, there is an urgent demand for Islamic scholars. Hundreds of Islamic centers and mosques are in need of clergymen (ulema) to teach and preach them. The demand is more for Ulema who speak the language of the country (i.e. English and French). All these needs necessitated the establishment of a Hawza in North America to help meet the needs of individuals interested in studying Islam instead of them having to be forced to migrated to Iraq or Iran for their higher religious educational needs.
