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The Madrasa of Fes el-Jdid, [1] also known as the Madrasa of Dar al-Makhzen, [2] was a 14th-century madrasa built by the Marinid dynasty in the Fes el-Jdid quarter of Fez, Morocco. The madrasa was later converted into a mosque and integrated into the expanded Dar al-Makhzen (Royal Palace) of Fez, where it still stands today.
The Bou Inania Madrasa was the largest and most important madrasa created by the Marinid dynasty and turned into one of the most important religious institutions of Fes and Morocco. [ 6 ] [ 3 ] It was the only such madrasa to gain the status of congregational mosque or "Friday mosque", which meant that the Friday sermon ( khutba ) was delivered ...
The Saffarin Madrasa was the first one of its kind to be built by the Marinids. It was completed in 1271 by commission of Sultan Abu Ya'qub Yusuf, who was also notable for his creation of Fes el-Jdid (the new citadel of Fez and capital of Morocco). [2]: 286 [3] [8] [9] The madrasa is sometimes called the Madrasa Ya'qubiyya, after his name. [10]
In 1320 Sultan Abu Sa'id built a madrasa in Fes el-Jdid just south of the Grand Mosque which became known as the Madrasa Fes Jdid or Madrasa Dar al-Makhzen. [1]: 69 This was only the second madrasa built by the Marinids in Fes, the first one having been the Seffarine Madrasa founded in 1271 near the Qarawiyyin Mosque.
The first formal madrasa was the Saffarin Madrasa in Fes el Bali by Sultan Abu Yusuf in 1271. [21]: 312 Sultan Abu al-Hassan was the most prolific patron of madrasa construction, completing the Al-Attarine, Mesbahiyya and Sahrij Madrasa in Fez alone, and several other madrasas as well in other cities such as Salé and Meknes.
'school of the perfumers') is a madrasa in Fes, Morocco, near the Al-Qarawiyyin Mosque. It was built by the Marinid sultan Uthman II Abu Said (r. 1310-1331) in 1323-5. The madrasa takes its name from the Souk al-Attarine, the spice and perfume market. It is considered one of the highest achievements of Marinid architecture due to its rich and ...
Fes el-Jdid, which was the center of the official government, also struggled against Fes el-Bali, the old city. [3]: 82 In 1641, Muhammad al-Haj of the Sanhaja Amazigh Dilā' Sufi order of the Middle Atlas occupied Fes. [70]: 88 This time was particularly difficult for Fessi Jews. A Jewish chronicle of the time recounts that in 1646 synagogues ...
Sahrij Madrasa or Madrasa al-Sahrij [1] (sometimes also Sihrij Madrasa [2]) (Arabic: مدرسة الصهريج, romanized: madrasat as-sahrij) is a madrasa in Fez, Morocco. The madrasa is located inside Fes el Bali, the old medina quarter of the city. The madrasa dates back to the 14th century during the golden age of Fez under Marinid rule.