Mosque and University Kairaouine
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💙The Great Mosque is both fascinating and just happens to be one of the most instagrammable places in Paris! 💚This is the biggest mosque in Paris and the third-largest in Europe. Its outdoor garden, mosaics and characteristic arches might make you feel you've walked into a distant land for a moment. 🇲🇦In fact, it was inspired by the al-Qarawiyyin mosque in Fez, Morocco, one of that country's most important and one of the oldest in the world. The links with Morocco are strong: Sultan Yusef of Morocco attended the inauguration in 1926 in person. 🇹🇳In addition, its 33meter minaret found its own inspiration in the Al-Zaytuna Mosque, in the heart of Tunis, in Tunisia. For the best view of the minaret, head to the mosque's gardens. The garden is surrounded by traditional arches and has beautiful tile work and mosaics. 💙Not only is the design inspired by Maghreb architecture, but specialized craftsmen were brought in from North Africa to build it in a way that would respect its original inspiration. Constructed between 1922 and 1926, the Mosquée de Paris is located in the Latin Quarter, a stone’s throw from Paris’s natural history museum. The building is dominated by a 33-metre-high minaret. It has a patio surrounded by sculpted arcades, as in the Alhambra in Granada. The prayer room is a must-see for its intricate decoration. 💚The mosque is located south of the Seine river, not far from the Pantheon and Jardins du Luxembourg. 📍2bis Place du Puits de l'Ermite, in the 5th arrondissement ————————————————- #grandmosqueparis #secretparis #parishistory #paristour
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Founded by Fatima-al-Fihiri, an Arab and daughter of a rich trader, out of her inheritance in 857-59 in a deeply cultural & historic city of Fes, Morocco 🇲🇦, University/mosque of Al-Qarawiyyin جامعة القرويين has been cited as the oldest existing & continually operating university by UNESCO. Al-Fihiri family migrated to Fes from Kairouan, Tunisia, which contributed to the mosque's name as mosque of 'Al-Karaouine' or Al-Qarawiyyin. The mosque area itself is huge with many multifold arches inside the main prayer hall, which are typical of the Andalucían islamic architecture used in muslim Spain between 8th to 15th centuries. The mosque of Al-Qarawiyyin is located in Medina(Gated old town) of Fes, also called Fes-El-Bali, a UNESCO world heritage site. It mainly emphasises on Islamic & legal studies and arabic calligraphy.
Omer FarooqOmer Farooq
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La mosquée Al-Qarawiyyin ou mosquée Al-Qarawiyyin est une mosquée de la ville marocaine de Fès, située à l'extrême nord-est du Maroc. La construction de la mosquée a commencé le premier du Ramadan 245 AH (30 novembre 859 après JC) selon à l'étude du monarque Idrisi Yahya I, et que Umm al-Banin Fatima al-Fihri s'est porté volontaire pour la construire et est restée à jeun jusqu'à ce que les travaux de construction soient terminés et arrivent dans la mosquée, Dieu merci. » Elle a fait don de tout ce dont elle a hérité pour construire la mosquée.[1] Les habitants de la ville et ses dirigeants agrandissaient et rénovaient la mosquée et faisaient ses affaires. Les princes Zenati, avec l'aide des Omeyyades d'Andalousie, ont ajouté environ 3 000 mètres carrés à la mosquée, et après eux les Almoravides ont fait une autre expansion. Le large minaret carré de la mosquée est encore debout aujourd'hui depuis l'expansion des émirs Zenati, ouvriers d'Abd al-Rahman al-Nasir, sur Médine.Ce minaret est le plus ancien minaret carré du Maghreb. Les Almoravides ont fait des ajouts à la mosquée et ont changé la forme de la mosquée, qui se caractérisait par la simplicité de son architecture, de sa décoration et de sa construction, mais ils ont conservé ses caractéristiques générales. Et il y avait la maîtrise des architectes dans la fabrication de dômes, la mise en place d'arcs et la gravure de versets du Coran et de supplications. La chose la plus importante laissée par les Almoravides dans la mosquée est la chaire, qui est toujours debout aujourd'hui. Après les Almoravides, les Almohades ont installé le grand lustre qui orne encore aujourd'hui la mosquée Fassi. La mosquée Al-Qarawiyyin a dix-sept portes et deux ailes qui se rejoignent aux deux extrémités de la cour au milieu de la mosquée. Chaque suite contient un lieu d'ablution en albâtre, une conception similaire à la conception de la cour des lions du palais de l'Alhambra en Andalousie. La mosquée a reçu plus d'attention dans le domaine des installations nécessaires, elle a donc été décorée de nombreux lustres et cadrans solaires et horloges de sable.La mosquée a été ajoutée à la cabine du juge, au mihrab spacieux, à la bibliothèque et au Coran. la conception de la mosquée architecturale en général est la conception architecturale andalouse.
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The world's oldest degree-awarding university which has seen many famous scholars pass through its doors, which was founded by a woman. The mosque/university is still functioning as a place of prayer and formal studies and is only open to Muslims at prayer times (students come here for the odd lesson). There is a raised platform area where women can pray, which gives them a view of the wide courtyard and the interior of the mosque. The interior is magnificent and very, very clean. Very peaceful place in the heart of the old city and one can't help but think about the history of the buildings and those who visited it before.
MA SMA S
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Astonishing, outstanding, superb, wonderful... what else..I have been there, not less than the world's oldest university. Located in the heart of the old Medina ( city) of Fez, to get there you have to mingle with the crowd, but it's really worth. Inside you'll discover an indescribable architecture and a peaceful atmosphere: some people are praying, others ( students) seated around their Sheikh ( professor, teacher) and listening attentively. It reminds me of my first ( Koranic) school years.
abdelilah el hassaniabdelilah el hassani
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Established in 859, the Kairaouine is the spiritual heart of Fez, and, arguably, all Morocco. It is also considered the world's oldest university, though it began as a simple medersa, funded by Fatima Al Fihria, a member of an elite family who emigrated from the Tunisian city of Kairouan. Expanded over the centuries, the Kairaouine is now very large, with a capacity of 20,000. This is hard to grasp on the ground, though, as shops and houses encircle it, disguising its true shape.
zine abidine ouali alamizine abidine ouali alami
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The University of al-Qarawiyyin, also written Al-Karaouine or Al Quaraouiyine, is a university located in Fez, Morocco. It was founded as a mosque by Fatima al-Fihri in 857–859 and subsequently became one of the leading spiritual and educational centers of the Islamic Golden Age.
attractions: Bab Rcif, Al Attarine Madrasa, Marinid Tombs, Hotel Les Merinides, Bab Ftouh, Nejjarine Museum of Wooden Arts & Crafts, Fez Tannery Tour and Shopping, Bab Sidi Boujida, Tanneries de Fes, Place Seffarine, restaurants: Cafe Clock, The Ruined Garden, Le Tarbouche, Fondouk Bazaar, Restaurant Palais Fes Yahya, Culture Box, Chez Hakim, Chez Rachid, DAR HAMMAD, Sunshine restaurant coffee

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