Al-Azhar University
Al-Azhar University, or Al-Azhar Al-Shareef (الأزهر الشريف; literally, "The Noble Al-Azhar"), is connected to the mosque in Cairo named to honor Fatima Az-Zahraa, the daughter of Muhammad, from whom the Fatimid Dynasty claimed descent. The mosque was built in two years from 971 CE. The school of theology (madrassa) connected with it was founded in 988 as an Ismaili Shia school, but it later became a Sunni school, which it remains to this day. It is one of the oldest operating universities in the world.
External links
- Al-Azhar Mosque and University (official site)
- History and organization of Al-Azhar
- islamfortoday.com/alazhar.htm
- muslimheritage.com/islamonline/topics
- Human Rights Watch: The Repression of Academic Freedom in Egyptian Universities.
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