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Madrasa System

Type Object Region Islamic world Time c. 900–1000

The madrasa system was a religious and scholarly educational institution gradually institutionalized in the Islamic world during the 9th–10th centuri…

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  1. c. 900–930Baghdad · IraqMajor mosques in Baghdad attached schools (kuttāb and halqa) teaching the Quran, hadith, and basic jurisprudence; scholars trained legal scholars through circle-seated teaching, forming the prototype of the college.
  2. c. 930–970Nishapur · KhurasanIndependent colleges maintained by religious endowment funds appeared in the Khurasan region, with dormitories, libraries, and endowed chairs; the curriculum covered Shafi'i jurisprudence and logic.
  3. 970–1000Cairo · EgyptThe Fatimid dynasty founded the al-Azhar mosque-college in Cairo, which became a Shi'i religious and scholarly center, marking a milestone in the establishment of the madrasa system in North Africa.

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