EDUCATION UGC NET
ISLAMIC EDUCATION
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Mecca
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Median
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Bhutan
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Cairo
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Detailed explanation-1: -Al-Azhar University, Arabic Jāmiʿat al-Azhar, chief centre of Islamic and Arabic learning in the world, centred on the mosque of that name in the medieval quarter of Cairo, Egypt. It was founded by the Shiʿi (specifically, the Ismāʿīlī sect) Fatimids in 970 ce and was formally organized by 988.
Detailed explanation-2: -Founded in AD 970 as the centrepiece of the newly created Fatimid city, Al Azhar is one of Cairo’s earlier mosques, and its sheikh is considered the highest theological authority for Egyptian Muslims.
Detailed explanation-3: -Al-Azhar Al-Sharif was founded in Cairo, Egypt in 970 AD and despite not gaining university status until 1961, it is still technically among the world’s oldest universities.
Detailed explanation-4: -After founding the city of Cairo, Aṣ-Ṣiqilli started building Al-Azhar Mosque and completed it. The first Friday Prayer was held in it on the 7thRamadan 361 AH /972 CE. It is thus the first mosque to be established in the city of Cairo and the oldest Fatimid monument existing in Egypt.