Al Azhar
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| Al-Azhar University | |
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| 'الأزهر الشريف Al-ʾAzhar al-Šarīf | |
| Established | 975 AD |
| Type | Public, Islamic |
| Religious affiliation | Sunni Islam |
| Sheikh (chief) | Muhammad Sayyid Tantawy |
| Location | Cairo, Egypt |
| Campus | Urban |
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Al-Azhar University (pronounced "AZ-har", Arabic: الأزهر الشريف;"the Noble Azhar") in Egypt, founded in 975, is the chief centre of Arabic literature and Sunni Islamic learning in the world and the world's second oldest surviving degree granting university.[1] It is associated with Al-Azhar mosque in Islamic Cairo.
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Al Azhar University in Cairo
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Al Azhar mosque
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Al-Azhar Mosque and Al Azhar University,
References [change]
- ↑ Alatas, Syed Farid, 2006. From jami`ah to university: multiculturalism and Christian–Muslim dialogue, Current Sociology 54(1):112-32
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