Fatima bint Muhammad al-Fihri ( Arabic فاطمة بنت محمد الفهري ; 9th century, Kairouan , modern Tunis - 880, Fez , modern Morocco ) - founder of the mosque and madrassah al-Karaouin in Fez . [one]
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Biography
In 859, she founded a madrasah at a mosque, which today is the oldest university in the world. The mosque is now also operational, and is one of the largest in North Africa. [2] [3] [4]
She was the daughter of a wealthy merchant, received a good education. [1] The family emigrated to Fez from the city of Kairouan (present-day Tunisia ), therefore the mosque and madrassas bear this name. [five]
Her sister Maryam sponsored the Al-Andalus Mosque and, together with her sister, became one of the founding women of the mosques. [6]
At the madrasah she founded a library. In May 2016, the library was reopened after restoration. A collection of more than 4,000 manuscripts includes the Qur'an of the 9th century and early collections of hadiths. [7] [8]
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- ↑ 1 2 Kenney, Jeffrey T. Islam in the Modern World : [ eng. ] / Jeffrey T. Kenney, Ebrahim Moosa. - Routledge , 2013-08-15. - P. 128. - ISBN 9781135007959 .
- ↑ Lulat, YG-M .: A History Of African Higher Education From Antiquity To The Present: A Critical Synthesis Studies in Higher Education , Greenwood Publishing Group , 2005, ISBN 978-0-313-32061-3 , p. 70:
- ↑ Joseph, Suad. Encyclopedia of Women & Islamic Cultures: Economics, education, mobility and space . - Brill . - P. 314. - ISBN 9789004128200 .
- ↑ Swartley, Keith E. Encountering the World of Islam . - Biblica. - P. 74. - ISBN 9781932805246 .
- ↑ Dictionary of African Biography : [ eng. ] . - Vol. 6. - P. 357-359. - ISBN 9780195382075 .
- ↑ Kahera, Akel. Design Criteria for Mosques and Islamic Centers . - Routledge . - P. 81. - ISBN 9781136441271 .
- ↑ The Delicate Task Of Restoring One Of The World's Oldest Libraries , NPR (May 21, 2016). Date of treatment September 1, 2016.
- ↑ The oldest library in the world just opened to the public - here's a look inside , Tech Insider (June 28, 2016). Date of treatment September 1, 2016.