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Saladin's Madrasa System
A network of madrasas promoted by Saladin and his Ayyubid successors in Egypt and Syria, replacing Fatimid Shia academies with Sunni jurisprudence an…
Timeline
- c. 1171–1180Cairo · CairoSaladin abolished the Fatimid Shia academies and built Sunni madrasas in Cairo and elsewhere, replacing the old religious education system with Shafi'i jurisprudence and orthodox theology curricula.
- c. 1175–1180Damascus · DamascusThe Ayyubid regime replicated the madrasa model in Syria's core cities, sustaining teaching posts and scholarships with waqf income, training local judges and religious scholars to serve local governance.
Sources
- Madrasa — George Makdisi https://referenceworks.brillonline.com/
- The Rise of Colleges: Institutions of Learning in Islam and the West — George Makdisi (1981)