Next, Seyyed Hossein Qafele Bashi will answer our questions: He comes from Qom, one of the holy cities of the Shiites - and he is brand new at the school here in Isfahan. Hossein initially studied mathematics, while his brothers were already Talabeh, religious students. Because of his uncle, Hossein then decided to follow this path too.
"The way our uncle lived influenced all of us. How he behaved, who he associated with, that also influenced us. After his death, his robe was brought to us, and my big brother was allowed to wear it. That was very impressive." When asked why he came from Qom to Isfahan, Hossein replied: That was fate's will. Everyone in the room smiles when headmaster Khattat adds: Well, his father wasn't entirely uninvolved either. Everyday life in Islam: Hossein explains how he spends a day at the religious school. For breakfast there is bread, cheese, honey, jam, eggs and ash, a hearty vegetable soup. But the day starts much earlier.