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According to Ibn Abi Zar', the father was named Muhammad al-Fihri al-Qayrawani and he came to Fez as part of a larger migration of families from Kairouan during the early Idrisid period. With him were his wife, his sister, and his daughter. Ibn Abi Zar' mentions that the latter, Fatima, was also known as Umm al-Banīn ("Mother of the Two Sons ...
Fatima al-Fihri (800, Kairouan – 880), science patron and founder of the Al Quaraouiyine mosque; Fatima bint Musa (790–816), theologian and saint; Ibn Fallus (13th century), mathematician; Al-Farahidi (c. 718 – 791), writer and philologist, compiled the first dictionary of the Arabic language, the Kitab al-Ayn
The Arabic name of the university [a] means "University of the People from Kairouan". [b] Factors such as the provenance of Fatima al-Fihriya's family in Tunisia, [16] the presence of the letter Qāf – a voiceless uvular plosive which has no equivalent in European languages – the ويّي triphthong in the university's name, and the French colonization of Morocco have resulted in a number ...
But before Fatima al-Fihri, people didn't have the luxury of a more advanced education. She founded the university of al-Qarawiyyin in 859 AD, and it was considered the world's first university.
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According to historical sources like al-Jazna'i, the mosque was founded in 859-860 (245 AH) by Maryam bint Mohammed bin Abdullah al-Fihri (sister of Fatima al-Fihri, who founded the Qarawiyyin Mosque at the same time).
The al-Fihri name continued to have a magical effect in Al-Andalus, and pretenders drawn from that family continued to challenge Umayyad rule until the end of the century. The descendants of this family are found in Fez, Morocco under the name of al-Fassi al-Fihri, and some are found in Tunisia. [2] The genealogy of the Fihrids: [3] Nafi al-Fihri
Another Shia title is al-Muḥadditha, in view of the reports that angels spoke to Fatima on multiple occasions, [13] [14] [15] similar to Mary, mother of Jesus. [16] Fatima is also recognized as Sayyidat Nisa' al-Janna (lit. ' mistress of the women of paradise ') and Sayyidat Nisa' al-Alamin (lit.