al-Salihiyya Madrasa, Cairo

المدرسة الصالحية (القاهرة)

The Salihiyya madrasas between the two palaces in Cairo, built by al-Salih Najm al-Din Ayyub, with four teaching posts for the four schools (al-Maqrizi, pp. 1061–1062, 1912).

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Era
The Crusades, Ayyubids and Mamluks
Region
Egypt & Nile
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Overview

The Salihiyya madrasas between the two palaces in Cairo were built by al-Malik al-Salih Najm al-Din Ayyub, who set four teaching posts there for the Shafi'i, Hanafi, Maliki and Hanbali schools 1.

Where they stood

Al-Maqrizi names one Salihiyya madrasa for the Hanafis and Hanbalis, and another for the Shafi'is and Malikis. The dome of al-Salih stood beside the second 2 3.

Sources

  1. Al-Maqrizi, al-Mawaiz wa-l-i'tibar bi-dhikr al-khitat wa-l-athar (al-Khitat al-Maqriziyya), ed. Muhammad Zaynhum and Madiha al-Sharqawi (Cairo: Maktabat Madbuli, 1998) , p.1912
  2. Al-Maqrizi, al-Mawaiz wa-l-i'tibar bi-dhikr al-khitat wa-l-athar (al-Khitat al-Maqriziyya), ed. Muhammad Zaynhum and Madiha al-Sharqawi (Cairo: Maktabat Madbuli, 1998) , p.1061
  3. Al-Maqrizi, al-Mawaiz wa-l-i'tibar bi-dhikr al-khitat wa-l-athar (al-Khitat al-Maqriziyya), ed. Muhammad Zaynhum and Madiha al-Sharqawi (Cairo: Maktabat Madbuli, 1998) , p.1062
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