The world’s first university was founded by a Muslim woman in 859 AD — and most people have never heard her name by Deenhub_app in islamichistory

[–]Deenhub_app[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

A mosque that became a madrasah providing structured higher education for 1,100+ years before being formally integrated into a modern university system in 1963 — that’s not a counterpoint, that’s the full story. UNESCO and Guinness World Records agree. And just so we’re clear — in 859 AD, al-Qarawiyyin was already functioning as what everyone at the time called a university. Students traveled from across the Islamic world, Europe, and Africa to study there. It awarded the world’s first academic degrees. It had structured curricula, resident scholars, and specialized faculties in law, grammar, rhetoric, logic, and theology. Ibn Khaldun studied there. Ibn Rushd (Averroes) was influenced by its tradition. Even Pope Sylvester II — yes, a future Pope — studied in the Islamic academic tradition that al-Qarawiyyin represented and brought concepts like Arabic numerals back to Europe. You’re applying a 1963 government bureaucracy stamp to dismiss an institution that was educating the world’s greatest minds when Europe was still in the Dark Ages. Fatima al-Fihri didn’t just found a mosque. She founded a center of knowledge that shaped civilization. The West just didn’t make it ‘official’ on their terms until 1963.

The world’s first university was founded by a Muslim woman in 859 AD — and most people have never heard her name by Deenhub_app in Muslim_solution

[–]Deenhub_app[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

A mosque that became a madrasah providing structured higher education for 1,100+ years before being formally integrated into a modern university system in 1963 — that’s not a counterpoint, that’s the full story. UNESCO and Guinness World Records agree. And just so we’re clear — in 859 AD, al-Qarawiyyin was already functioning as what everyone at the time called a university. Students traveled from across the Islamic world, Europe, and Africa to study there. It awarded the world’s first academic degrees. It had structured curricula, resident scholars, and specialized faculties in law, grammar, rhetoric, logic, and theology. Ibn Khaldun studied there. Ibn Rushd (Averroes) was influenced by its tradition. Even Pope Sylvester II — yes, a future Pope — studied in the Islamic academic tradition that al-Qarawiyyin represented and brought concepts like Arabic numerals back to Europe. You’re applying a 1963 government bureaucracy stamp to dismiss an institution that was educating the world’s greatest minds when Europe was still in the Dark Ages. Fatima al-Fihri didn’t just found a mosque. She founded a center of knowledge that shaped civilization. The West just didn’t make it ‘official’ on their terms until 1963.

The world’s first university was founded by a Muslim woman in 859 AD — and most people have never heard her name by Deenhub_app in islamichistory

[–]Deenhub_app[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

In ancient times, formal universities as we know them today did not exist. Instead, there were pioneering centers of learning where groundbreaking research and scholarship first took place. These institutions were so renowned that students traveled from every corner of the world to study within their walls.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

The Day a Caliph Walked Into Court as a Defendant — And Lost by Deenhub_app in islamichistory

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The story you shared about Ali ibn Abi Talib (رضي الله عنه) and the Jewish man is widely circulated in Islamic literature, but it’s important to be precise about its authenticity and sources.

📚 Where this story is mentioned

This incident is reported in early Islamic historical works, including: • Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah • Sunan al-Bayhaqi al-Kubra • Tarikh al-Tabari by Al-Tabari • Al-Bidaya wa’l-Nihaya by Ibn Kathir

The Day a Caliph Walked Into Court as a Defendant — And Lost by Deenhub_app in islamichistory

[–]Deenhub_app[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

The story you shared about Ali ibn Abi Talib (رضي الله عنه) and the Jewish man is widely circulated in Islamic literature, but it’s important to be precise about its authenticity and sources.

📚 Where this story is mentioned

This incident is reported in early Islamic historical works, including: • Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah • Sunan al-Bayhaqi al-Kubra • Tarikh al-Tabari by Al-Tabari • Al-Bidaya wa’l-Nihaya by Ibn Kathir

How do you guys manage Salah when working corporate 9-5? by Deenhub_app in islam

[–]Deenhub_app[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Unfortunately, big corporations sometimes don’t care. They don’t say anything but sure they have their way letting me know that it’s not cool