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The University of al-Qarawiyyin (Arabic: جامعة القرويين, romanized: Jāmiʻat al-Qarawīyīn), also written Al-Karaouine or Al Quaraouiyine, is a university located in Fez, Morocco. It was founded as a mosque by Fatima al-Fihri in 857–859 and subsequently became one of the leading spiritual and educational centers of the Islamic ...
Fatima bint Muhammad al-Fihriya al-Qurashiyya (Arabic: فاطمة بنت محمد الفهرية القرشية), [1] known in shorter form as Fatima al-Fihriya [2] or Fatima al-Fihri, [3] was an Arab woman who is credited with founding the al-Qarawiyyin Mosque in 857–859 CE in Fez, Morocco. She is also known as Umm al-Banīn ("Mother of the ...
Skyline view of the Al-Qarawiyyin Mosque in the Qarawiyyin Quarter (originally Al-'Aliya) of Fez. The mosque was founded in 859 but was repeatedly expanded and modified, becoming a major center of learning. Its green-tiled roofs and its white minaret (left) are visible.
The al-Qarawiyyin was established in 857 by Fatima al-Fihri, originally as a mosque, now a university. [ 139 ] : 9 [ 140 ] : 40 It is the oldest existing and continually operating degree-awarding educational institution in the world according to UNESCO and Guinness World Records .
Finally, at some point around this period the khutba (Friday sermon) was transferred to the al-Qarawiyyin Mosque, thus robbing the Shurafa Mosque of its status as the community's main mosque. This transfer happened either in 919–18 or in 933, both dates right after a brief period of Fatimid domination over the city, which suggests that the ...
The Dar al-Muwaqqit of the al-Qarawiyyin Mosque (marked by the double-arched window overlooking the courtyard). A Dar al-Muwaqqit (Arabic: دار المؤقت), or muvakkithane in Turkish, is a room or structure accompanying a mosque which was used by the muwaqqit or timekeeper, an officer charged with maintaining the correct times of prayer and communicating them to the muezzin (the person ...
Several universities throughout the world have been operating for thousands of years. One commonly recognized as the world's oldest is the University of al-Qarawiyyin in Morocco.
The Borj Neffara (Arabic: برج النفارة, "Tower of the Trumpeters") is a historic observation tower and landmark near the Qarawiyyin Mosque in Fes el-Bali, the old city of Fes, Morocco. It is also referred to as the Dar al-Muwaqqit (not to be confused with another Dar al-Muwaqqit inside the nearby Qarawiyyin Mosque and in other mosques ...