Fatima al-Fihri
Fatima Muhammad Al-Fihri Al-Quraysh founded the Qarawiyyin (French: al-Karaouine) mosque and madrasa in Fes, Morocco in 859 CE.[1] The madrasa is still in operation today as the University of Qarawiyyin (is sometimes dubbed the "world's oldest university"), and the mosque is one of the largest in North Africa.[2][3][4]
Al-Fihri was the daughter of a wealthy merchant, and had been educated.[1] The family was part of a large migration to Fes from the town of Qayrawan (in modern Tunisia), which lent its name to the mosque and madrassa.[5] Mariam, Fatima's sister, was the sponsor of the Al-Andalus mosque, also in Fes. Both were part of a larger tradition of women founding mosques.[6]
Despite being founded by a woman, the madrassa did not admit women until the mid-20th century.[7]
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As for the nature of its curriculum, it was typical of other major madrasahs such as al-Azhar and al-Qarawiyyin, though many of the texts used at the institution came from Muslim Spain...Al-Qarawiyyin began its life as a small mosque constructed in 859 C.E. by means of an endowment bequeathed by a wealthy woman of much piety, Fatima bint Muhammed al-Fahri.
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