Bin Yousuf Madrassa was an Islamic college in Marrakech and was named after the amoravid sultan Ali ibn Yusuf (reigned 1106–1142), who expanded the city and its influence considerably. "Madrasa" and "Medrese" redirect here For the village in Azerbaijan see Mədrəsə. Marrakesh or Marrakech ( Amazigh: Murakush, Arabic مراكش Murrakush) known as the "Red City" The Almoravids, was a Berber dynasty from the Sahara that spread over a wide area of North-Western Africa and the Iberian peninsula during Sultan (سلطان is an Islamic title with several historical meanings Ali ibn Yusuf (علي بن يوسف (died in 1142 was a Al-Murabitoon ruler in North Africa and Al-Andalus who was an ethnic Berber, reigned The college was founded during the period of the Merinid (14th century) by the Merinid sultan Abu al-Hassan and allied to the neighbouring Bin Yousuf Mosque. The Anglicised name used for this article derives from the Arabic Banu Marin (also Benī Merīn, which is the source of the Spanish name The building of the madrassa, as it is now, was (re-)constructed by the Saadian Sultan Abdallah al-Ghalib (1557–1574). The Saadi Dynasty (Arabic سعديون) (in English also Saadite or Saadian original name Bani Zaydan began with the reign of Sultan Mohammed ash-Sheikh Abdallah al-Ghalib Billah (1517-1574 reigned 1557-1574 was the second sultan of the Saadi Dynasty. It is the largest Medrassa in all of Morocco. In 1565 the works ordered by Abdallah al-Ghalib were finished, as confirmed by the inscription in the prayer room. Abdallah al-Ghalib Billah (1517-1574 reigned 1557-1574 was the second sultan of the Saadi Dynasty. Its 130 student dormitory cells cluster around a courtyard richly carved in cedar, marble and stucco. Cedar ( Cedrus) is a genus of Coniferous Trees in the Plant family Pinaceae. Marble is a nonfoliated Metamorphic rock resulting from the Metamorphism of Limestone, composed mostly of Calcite (a crystalline form of Stucco or render is a material made of an aggregate, a binder, and water The carvings contain no representation of humans or animals as required by Islam, and consist entirely of inscriptions and geometric patterns. For other meanings including people named 'Islam' see Islam (disambiguation. This madrassa was one of the largest theological colleges in North Africa and may have housed as many as 900 students. North Africa or Northern Africa is the Northernmost Region of the African Continent, separated by the Sahara from Sub-Saharan One of its best known teachers was Mohammed al-Ifrani (1670-1745). Mohammed el Ifrani (1670-1747 was a Moroccan historian Little is known about the life of Muhammad al-Saghir b Year 1745 ( MDCCXLV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Closed down in 1960, the building was refurbished and reopened to the public as an historical site in 1982. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar)
See also
- Bou Inania Madrassa in Fez, Morocco
- Saadi Dynasty
- Marrakech
- Shrob ou shouf fountain
- El Badi Palace
- Saadian Tombs
Dapyx Software network: MP3 Explorer | Ebook Manager | Zenithic