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Founding of Al-Azhar University
The Fatimid general Jawhar as-Siqilli founded al-Azhar mosque in Cairo, which evolved into one of the world's oldest universities. Transformed into a Sunni inst
Timbuktu's Golden Age of Islamic Learning
...he greatest centers of Islamic learning. The Sankore Mosque university attracted scholars worldwide. Mansa Musa's legendary Hajj i...
378 AHAl-Azhar Becomes the World's First University
..., founded by the Fatimids in 970 CE, began functioning as a university, making it one of the oldest continuously operating univers...
358 AHFounding of Cairo by the Fatimids
...tive center. The Fatimids later founded al-Azhar mosque and university there, which became one of the greatest centers of Islamic ...