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Al-Azhar University (Arabic: الأزهر الشريف; al-Azhar al-Shareef, "the Noble Azhar"), is a premier Egyptian institution of higher learning, world-renowned for its position as a center of Islamic scholarship and education. It is connected to Al-Azhar mosque in Old Cairo, named to honor Fatima Az-Zahraa the daughter of the prophet Muhammad, from whom the Fatimid Dynasty claimed descent. The mosque was built in two years from 969 CE, the year in which its foundation was laid. The school of theology (madrassa) connected with it was founded in 988 CE as an Ismaili Shia school, but it later became a Sunni school, an orientation it retains to this day. It is one of the oldest operating universities in the world. Al-Azhar Islamic university in Cairo Egypt, connected to a mosque built around 971, is the oldest operating university in the world. ...
Al-Azhar Islamic university in Cairo Egypt, connected to a mosque built around 971, is the oldest operating university in the world. ...
Al-Azhar Islamic university in Cairo Egypt Al-Azhar University is connected to the mosque in Cairo named to honor Fatima Az-Zahraa, the daughter of Muhammad, from whom the Fatimid Dynasty claimed descent. ...
Modern Cairo Cairo (Arabic: ‎ translit: ) is the capital city of Egypt (and previously the United Arab Republic) and has a metropolitan area population of approximately 15. ...
The Arabic language (Arabic: ‎ translit: ), or simply Arabic (Arabic: ‎ translit: ), is the largest member of the Semitic branch of the Afro-Asiatic language family (classification: South Central Semitic) and is closely related to Hebrew and Aramaic. ...
Islam (Arabic: ; ) is a monotheistic Abrahamic religion based on the Quran. ...
The Badshahi Masjid in Lahore, Pakistan with an iwan at center, three domes, and five visible minarets A mosque is a place of worship for followers of the Islamic faith. ...
Modern Cairo Cairo (Arabic: ‎ translit: ) is the capital city of Egypt (and previously the United Arab Republic) and has a metropolitan area population of approximately 15. ...
Fatima Zahra also called Fatemeh Al Zahraa or Az-Zahra (Arabic: ) was the daughter of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and his first wife Khadija. ...
For other people named Muhammad, see Muhammad (disambiguation). ...
The Fatimid Empire or Fatimid Caliphate ruled North Africa from A.D. 909 to 1171. ...
Events December 11 - John I becomes Emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire. ...
The Common Era (CE), sometimes known as the Christian Era or Current Era, is the period of measured time beginning with the year 1 (the traditional but probably erroneous birthdate of Jesus) to the present. ...
A Madrasah complex in Gambia Ulugh Beg Madrasa, Samarkand, ca. ...
Events Vladimir I, Prince of Kiev marries Anna, sister of Byzantine emperor Basil II and converts to Christianity. ...
The IsmÄÄ«lÄ« (Arabic الإسماعيليون, Persian: اسماعیلیان Esmailiyan) branch of Islam is the second largest Shīˤa community after the Twelvers, who are dominant in Iran. ...
Shiʻa Islam (Arabic شيعى follower; English has traditionally used Shiite) makes up the second largest sect of believers in Islam, constituting about 30%–35% of all Muslim. ...
Sunni Islam (Arabic سنّة) is the largest denomination of Islam. ...
This is a list of the oldest extant universities in the world. ...
A university is an institution of higher education and of research, which grants academic degrees at all levels (bachelor, master, and doctor) in a variety of subjects. ...
Reputation Al-Azhar is considered by most Sunni Muslims to be the most prestigious school of Islamic learning, and its scholars are seen as some of the most reputable scholars in the Muslim world. Among its stated objectives is the propagation of Islamic culture and the Arabic language (the language of the Qur'an.) To that end, it maintains a committee of ulemas (Islamic scholars) to judge on individual Islamic questions, a printing establishment for printing the Qur'an, and trains preachers in spreading da'wa. A Muslim (Arabic: مسلم) is an adherent of Islam. ...
Islam (Arabic: ; ) is a monotheistic Abrahamic religion based on the Quran. ...
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The Arabic language (Arabic: ‎ translit: ), or simply Arabic (Arabic: ‎ translit: ), is the largest member of the Semitic branch of the Afro-Asiatic language family (classification: South Central Semitic) and is closely related to Hebrew and Aramaic. ...
The , , (Arabic: recitation, also transliterated as Quran, Quran, Quran, Koran), is the holy book of Islam. ...
Ulema is a common romanisation for the plural of Arabic ˤĀlim Scholar, namely ˤUlamÄ (علماء). The same word appears in Turkish as Ulema and in Persian as Olæma. ...
It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with dawah. ...
Politics Al-Azhar is run by a Supreme Council forming general policy, headed by a Grand Imam, known as "Sheikh Al-Azhar." Unlike most universities, it does not admit students who are not practicing Muslims, thus it combines the institutions of a Western theological seminary with faculties, established in 1961, of medicine and engineering. A seminary is a specialised university-like institution for the purpose of training candidates for positions within a religious context. ...
1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1961 calendar). ...
In 1961, Al-Azhar was reorganized by the Nasser Government and several secular faculties were added to the university, such as medicine, engineering, agriculture, as well as an Islamic women's faculty.
Literature Al-Azhar library, which was consolidated in 1897, is considered second in range, variety and importance only to the Egyptian National Library and Archives in Cairo. It comprises 99,062 books consisting of 595,668 volumes of the most precious Islamic manuscripts and rare books, some as old as the 8th century AD. The library is a center of attraction to researchers, students and other Islamic universities. It contributes to human knowledge about the Islamic heritage by making photocopies of some of the manuscripts available for the benefit of researchers from Egypt and other countries. The library does not collect non-Islamic literature. 1897 (MDCCCXCVII) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...
The Egyptian National Library and Archives (Arabic:Dar el-Kotob) in Cairo is the largest library in Egypt. ...
(7th century — 8th century — 9th century — other centuries) Events The Iberian peninsula is taken by Arab and Berber Muslims, thus ending the Visigothic rule, and starting almost 8 centuries of Muslim presence there. ...
Since 1929, Al-Azhar has published a magazine (now monthly) whose stated purpose is to promulgate religious rules, subjects related to Islamic literature, and basic jurisprudence (shariah), including sections on history, biographies, translated texts and news concerning the Muslim world. In 1960, Zaib-un-Nissa Hamidullah became the first woman to speak at the university. 1929 (MCMXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ...
Sharia (Arabic شريعة also Sharia, Shariah or Syariah) is traditional Islamic law. ...
Begum Zaib-un-nissa Hamidullah was a pioneer of Pakistani literature in English, and also a pioneer for feminism in Pakistan. ...
In 2005, the Al Azhar online document archive was launched (see link below). This is a joint venture between the university and the HH Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum IT Education Project (ITEP) in Dubai. The archive will eventually give access to all 42,000 manuscripts (c. 7 million pages) in Al Azhar library. As of writing, there are around 1.5 million pages available to view.
Response to negative press Muhammad Sayid Tantawy, the current Imam of Al-Azhar, has declared that the perpetrators of the 9/11 attacks and suicide bombers are "heretics" who are not following the true path of Islam. In a recent conference in Indonesia, he asked all "true believers" to deny speakers of extremist and heretical forms of Islam places to speak in the mosque, thus preventing the spread of violent ideologies. However, Abd Al-Sabour Shahin, a prominent professor at the University, denies that Muslims were even involved in the attacks, claiming a "dirty Zionist hand" was behind them. [1] Muhammad Sayid Tantawy (Arabic: Ù…Øمد سيد طنطاوى ) is the Grand Imam (Head) of Al-Azhar Mosque, one of the most influential Sunni Muslim Institutions. ...
The World Trade Center on fire The September 11, 2001 attacks were a series of coordinated terrorist attacks against the United States on September 11, 2001. ...
Islam (Arabic: ; ) is a monotheistic Abrahamic religion based on the Quran. ...
A bilingual poster in Romanian and Hungarian promoting a film about Jewish settlement in Palestine, 1930s. ...
Ali Gomaa', the Egyptian Mufti associated with Al Azhar, has declared that insurgents who kidnap and kill civilans in Iraq are the ones which Islam has authorized to thwart and eradicate since they wreak havoc on Earth. A Mufti (Arabic: Ù…Ùتى ) is an Islamic scholar who is an interpreter or expounder of Islamic law (Sharia), capable of issuing fataawa (plural of fatwa). // Role of a Mufti in governments In theocracies like Saudi Arabia and Iran, and in some countries where the constitution is based on sharia law, such...
See also Fatwas: There is much more to Muslim history than military and political history; this particular chronology is almost entirely of military and political history. ...
Islamic architecture, a part of the Islamic studies, is the entire range of architecture that has evolved within Muslim culture in the course of the history of Islam. ...
Islamic art is the art of Islamic people, cultures, and countries. ...
List of the important mosques throughout the world: // Asia Bangladesh Baitul Mukarram High Court Mosque Tara Mosque Sixty Pillar Mosque Binat Bibi mosque Baitul Mukarram in Dhaka, Bangladesh China Xian Great Mosque in Xian Peoples Republic of China Id Kah Mosque in Kashgar Niujie Mosque in Beijing Kowloon Masjid...
Alexandria University is a university in Alexandria, Egypt. ...
A Palestinial University was established in 1992 in Gaza City (Palestine) Al-Azhar University - Gaza Logo ...
A fatwa (Arabic: ) plural fatÄwa (Ùتاوى), is a legal pronouncement in Islam, issued by a religious law specialist on a specific issue. ...
- Historical Shi'a-Sunni relations
// Origins of the schism Shias record the start of the schism with the death of Muhammad, and in their view, a violent coup détat against Ali in his first day as caliph, which they argue was automatic without recourse to an election or a formal investiture. ...
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