Do you know !! The world's first University was founded in Africa (Morocco🇲🇦) by a woman? Fatima bint Muhammad Al-Fihriya Al-Qurashiya (فاطمة بنت محمد الفهرية القرشية‎) founded the world’s first university in 895 CE in Fez, which is now in Morocco🇲🇦. She is more usually known simply as Fatima al-Fihri. She established the University of Al Qarawiynn using her share of her father's wealth she inherited with her sister. The university started as a large mosque and later grew into a place of education. © African Voice

Yusuf Ma Dexin, a Hui Chinese Hanafi-Maturidi scholar from Yunnan, was known for his expertise in Arabic and Persian languages and profound understanding of Islam. He was also known as Ma Fuchu in Chinese. In 1841, Yusuf Ma embarked on the Hajj pilgrimage, his departure from China caused disruptions due to the First Opium War. He accompanied a contingent of Muslim merchants who traveled overland, crossing the Sipsong Panna and then a riverboat journey along the Irrawaddy River. They were allowed to embark on a vessel from Yangon, which took them to the Arabian Peninsula. After performing Hajj and visiting holy cities of Makkah and Madina, Yusuf Ma remained in the Middle East for eight years. He studied at al-Azhar University in Cairo and explored the Ottoman Empire, visiting cities like Suez, Alexandria, Jerusalem, Istanbul, Cyprus, and Rhodes. He died in 1874. Below is a portrait of Yusuf Ma Dexin, and a Chinese book shows - Shakl Masjid-AlHaram AlKaba. #ChineseMuslim #islaminchina #historyofhajj #HajjPilgrims

Al-Azhar University was founded in 970 or 972 by the Fatimid Caliphate, is the chief center of Arabic literature and Islamic learning worldwide. By the mid-19th century, al-Azhar was considered the capital of Sunni legal expertise, a main center of power in the Islamic world, and a rival to Damascus, Mekkah, and Baghdad. Below is a rare late-19th-century photo of Al Azhar University in Cairo, where students and teachers are seen engaged in study and discussion.

𝙎𝙚𝙧𝙫𝙞𝙘𝙚𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙊𝙩𝙩𝙤𝙢𝙖𝙣𝙨 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙄𝙨𝙡𝙖𝙢𝙞𝙘 𝙁𝙖𝙞𝙩𝙝 ! "The Ottomans were always at the forefront to defend Islam, so much so that the term "Turk" became synonymous with the term Muslim throughout Europe" ~Professor Kenneth W Harl (Phd historian from Yale university USA 🇺🇸 )

Historical and famous ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY was founded by the Ottoman Sultan Mehmed II ( Mehmed the Conqueror) as a "school of philosophy, medicine, law and letters" in 1453. It's still one of the top and best universities in Turkiye. 💜🇹🇷 #best0fturkiye 🇹🇷 #istanbul #paradise #beautiful #photography #fyp #tourist #beautifuldestinations #bestoftheday #tbt #exploretheworld #beauty #exciting #adventure #tour #university #turkey #love #istanbuluniversitesi #travelingram #traveltheworld #love #türkiye #reels #travel #travelphotography #travelling #traveling #best #discover

As Israel continues to bombard Gaza, targeting the last remaining hospitals, a university and refugee camps this past week, it has killed at least 24,620 Palestinians, mostly women and children, since October 7. The mounting and unprecedented “human catastrophe” of the onslaught, in numbers 👇

☪️ SelamNews 🌍 İstanbul Türkiye 🌐 🇹🇷 2021'den en sevdiğim buluntulardan biri .... Dünyanın en eski üniversite ♥ kurucusu Fatima Al-Fihri ile tanışın Fatima, fas'ın Fez kentinde 859 yılında El-Kasaviyyin Üniversitesi'ni kurdu ve bu üniversite sürekli faaliyet gösteren en eski üniversite olarak kabul ediliyor. Aynı zamanda dereceye layık görüldü! Fatima'nın hayatı hakkında pek bir şey bilinmiyor ama Tunus'ta 800 civarında doğduğunu biliyoruz. Babası öldüğünde, mirasını El Kasaviyyin'i bulmak için kullandı. Kız kardeşi Maryam, mirasını Fez'de bir cami bulmak için kullandı: El-Endülüs. Sürekli baskının kurbanı olan Müslüman kadınlar için çok fazla ... #historymatters One of my favourite finds from 2021 .... Meet Fatima Al-Fihri, founder of the world's oldest university ♥ Fatima founded the University of Al-Qarawiyyin in the Moroccan city of Fez in the year 859, which is considered to be the oldest university in continuous operation. It was also the first university to award degrees! Not much is known about Fatima's life but we do know she was born around 800 in Tunisia. When her father died, she used her inheritance to found Al-Qarawiyyin. Her sister, Maryam, used her inheritance to found a mosque in Fez: the Al-Andalus. So much for Muslim women being the victims of constant oppression ... 🤲🤲 🌙 #üniversite #university #AlAndalus #ElEndülüs #Islamic #Muslim #Muslims #İstanbul #Turkey #Fas #Morocco #World #Salaam #Selam #SelamNews #historymatters

Istanbul University Turkiye 🇹🇷❤️

Istanbul University Turkiye 🇹🇷❤️

DID YOU KNOW? The world's first University was founded in Africa (Morocco🇲🇦) by a woman? Fatima bint Muhammad Al-Fihriya Al-Qurashiya (فاطمة بنت محمد الفهرية القرشية‎) founded the world’s first university in 895 CE in Fez, which is now in Morocco🇲🇦 She is more usually known simply as Fatima al-Fihri. She established the University of Al Qarawiynn using her share of her father's wealth she inherited with her sister. The university started as a large mosque and later grew into a place of education.