وقف دار العلم بالكرخ
وقف دار العلم بالكرخ
c. 992 CE · 382 AH
In 382 the vizier Abu Nasr Sabur ibn Ardashir bought a house in al-Karkh, rebuilt it as the Dar al-Ilm, endowed it upon the scholars and endowed with it many books 1.
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At a glance
- Era
- The Early Abbasid Caliphate
- Region
- Levant & Iraq
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Overview
In 382 AH the vizier Abu Nasr Sabur ibn Ardashir bought a house in al-Karkh in Baghdad, built it up and named it the House of Knowledge. He then endowed it for the scholars and placed many books in it as an endowment. 1
Note
This account comes from al-Suyuti's "Tarikh al-Khulafa" alone. The Gregorian year (around 992 CE) is derived by conversion. The date needs an additional source.
Connections
- Had participant
- سابور بن أزدشير الوزير
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Sources
- Tarikh al-Khulafa — al-Suyuti (Dar al-Minhaj edition), p. 635
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islam.museum contributors. “وقف دار العلم بالكرخ”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/event/dar-al-ilm-waqf-382/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-17.