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madrasah(Arabic: “school”) Islamic theological seminary and law school attached to a mosque. The residential madrasah was a newer building form than the mosque, flourishing in most Muslim cities by the end of the 12th century. The Syrian madrasahs in Damascus tended to follow a standardized plan: An elaborate facade led into a domed hallway and then into a courtyard where instruction took place, with at least one eyvan (vaulted hall) opening onto it. The madrasah at the Qalaun Mosque in Cairo (1283–85) has a unique cruciform eyvan on the richly carved qibla (wall facing Mecca) side and a smaller eyvan opposite. Residential cells for scholars occupy the other two sides. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The latter included 100 young people attending Aljuneid madrasah, with whom he spoke in Arabic. 833/1429), (17) the celebrated author of Sullam al-Sama', to his father, shortly after his arrival in that fabulous city of blue domes where Ulugh Beg (797-853/1394-1449) had gathered "sixty or seventy" astronomers and mathematicians at the madrasah and observatory he had built for scientific research. Throughout the early months of 2000, especially in April and May, the government's plans to introduce compulsory education were somewhat perceived by the Malay-Muslim minority community as actions that could lead to the eventual closure of Islamic schools, the madrasah. |
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