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Kairouan Capital of Political Power and Learning in the Ifriqiya |
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By: FSTC Research Team, Fri 29 January, 2010 |
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FSTC Research Team The following article presents a survey on some glorious pages of the history of Kairouan, the ancient capital of the Islamic Ifriqiya (present day Tunisia). Founded in 670 by ‘Uqba ibn Nafi', the Arab general in command of the Muslim conquest of North Africa, Kairouan flourished under the Aghlabid dynasty in the 9th century and was an important urban center of the Islamic west, with a rich architectural heritage and a thriving tradition of learning.
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Learning Institutions in Islam |
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By: FSTC Limited, Thu 11 January, 2007 |
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Learning institutions in various forms have existed for centuries in the Muslim World, the earliest of which are, al-Qarawiyyin, al-Azhar and al-Qayrawan. This short article traces the emergence and spread of madrasas as a popular form of institutionalised education that has long existed in Muslim lands, and provided education to more than just the elite of society as was the case in much of Europe.
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Primary Schools under the Ottomans |
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By: Prof. Dr. Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu, Wed 10 August, 2005 |
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Primary schools have a long history in Islamic civilisation. Children were taught to memorise the entire Qur'an usually at primary school for example. Here is a look at how the primary schools under the Ottomans developed.
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Al-Qarawiyyin Mosque and University |
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By: FSTC Limited, Wed 20 October, 2004 |
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For well over twelve hundred years Al-Qarawiyyin has been one of the leading spiritual and educational centres of the Muslim World, a typical institution, of many, underlining how learning constituted the heart of the religion of Islam and its civilisation.
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Ottoman Educational Institutions during the Reform Period |
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By: FSTC., Mon 26 April, 2004 |
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The Imperial Tanzimat Rescript (Tanzimat Fermani) announced on 3 November 1839 provided state protection for basic rights and freedoms. Following this, programs of educational reform made the reorganization of secondary education a priority and the educational system was restructured.
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Madrasa Education during the Early Ottoman Period |
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By: FSTC. Limited, Wed 21 April, 2004 |
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The madrasas of the early Ottoman period can be considered as institutions which continued the established educational tradition of the Seljuk Turks but also augmented by the contributions of the Ottomans.
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The Development and Decline of Ottoman Madrasas |
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By: FSTC. Limited, Wed 21 April, 2004 |
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The development of madrasas was greatly influenced by the impact of a strengthened central state authority and the resulting political stability and economic well-being it brought to the society. Toward the end of the sixteenth century the performance of madrasas began gradually to fall below earlier levels for various reasons.
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Ranking of the Ottoman Madrasas |
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By: FSTC. Limited, Wed 21 April, 2004 |
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Following the conquest of Istanbul, Mehmed the Conqueror initiated a campaign of construction. A new era in Ottoman education began with the establishment of the Fatih madrasas and the hierarchical structure of the madrasas was reorganized.
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Madrasas of the Ottoman Empire |
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By: FSTC. Limited, Wed 21 April, 2004 |
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Ottoman Madrasas, were generally the continuation of traditional Islamic Madrasas, but they created their own curriculum and education tradition with the passing of centuries.
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The world-class University of Sankore, Timbuktu |
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By: Zulkifli Khair (FSTC Limited), Thu 05 June, 2003 |
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Sankore's achievement in higher education is important to Islamic Civilisation even though it was less known compared to Al-Azhar, Al-Qairawan, Al-Qarawiyyin and Qurtuba Universities.
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