Al-Azhar University

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Cairo Governorate, Egypt

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Al-Azhar University Reviews | Rating 4.5 out of 5 stars (7 reviews)

Al-Azhar University is located in Cairo Governorate, Egypt on Gameat Al Azhar, Nasr City. Al-Azhar University is rated 4.5 out of 5 in the category university in Egypt.

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Gameat Al Azhar, Nasr City

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Aditiya Sahimi

Best University Ever, as a muslim people i m so pround our have great university.

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Md Reajul Hasan

I Love This University...I Want To Go In This University

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Mezan Travels

Verry good place

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سامح عزت

Nice and easy

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Mahmud Mohammed Amin

So historical and more ancient

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MD.ROUNAK MOSTAK DIP

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Jahedul Alam

Al-Azhar is one of the relics of the Isma'ili Shi'a Fatimid dynasty, which claimed descent from Fatimah, daughter of Muhammad and wife of Ali son-in-law and cousin of Muhammad. Fatimah was called al-Zahra (the luminous), and the institution was named in her honor. It was founded as mosque by the Fatimid commander Jawhar al-Siqilli at the orders of the Caliph and Imam Al-Mu'izz li-Din Allah as he founded the city for Cairo. It was begun (probably on Saturday) in Jumada al-Awwal in the year AH 359 (March/april 970 CE). Its building was completed on the 9th of Ramadan in the year AH 361 (24 June 972 CE). Both Caliph al-Aziz Billah and Caliph Al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah added to its premises. It was further repaired, renovated and extended by Al-Mustansir Billah and al-Hafiz li-Din Allah. The Fatimid caliphs always encouraged scholars and jurists to have their study-circles and gatherings in this mosque and thus it was turned into a university which has the claim to be considered as the oldest such institution still functioning.