Al-Azhar University in Cairo, Egypt
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Al-Azhar University in Cairo, Egypt
Students at work in the courtyard ( heart ) of the Al-Azhar Mosque in Cairo, Egypt. The Mosque is directly associated with Al-Azhar University in Cairo, Egypt, founded in 975. The chief centre of Arabic literature and Sunni Islamic learning in the world and the worlds second oldest surviving degree granting university. The universitys mission includes the propagation of Islamic religion and culture. To this end, its Islamic scholars (ulemas) render edicts (fatwas) on disputes submitted to them from all over the Sunni Islamic world regarding proper conduct for Muslim individuals or societies. Date: circa 1910s
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© Mary Evans / Grenville Collins Postcard Collection
Arabic Azhar Cairo Chief Courtyard Degree Granting Islam Islamic Learning Madarasaa Madarsa Madrasah Madrassa Madraza Medresa Medrese Medressa Minaret Minarets Mosque Oldest Scholars Sunni Surviving University
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