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Fatima al-Fihri, Founder of al-Qarawiyyin

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ScholarFounder of al-Qarawiyyin

Fatima al-Fihriفاطمة الفهرية

Approximate dateFez

A merchant's daughter who used her inheritance to found the Qarawiyyin mosque in Fez in 859.

Her family came to Fez from Kairouan. With the wealth her father left her, she built a mosque for her community and is said to have fasted every day until it was finished. Al-Qarawiyyin grew into a centre of learning that still teaches today.

What grew out of it?

Al-Qarawiyyin is often called the oldest existing university in the world.

Where do they appear in the story?

Who else is linked?

FezIdrisids

Who lived at the same time?

Al-MutasimAbd al-Rahman IIAl-WathiqZiyadat Allah IAl-MutawakkilAl-MamunAl-MuntasirAl-Mustain

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