الحياة التعليمية في مصر الفاطمية

الملخص EN

Learning is considered amongst the most crucial foundations upon which nations are based.

The religion of Islam came to advocate this principle as it urged its followers to read in the first Quranic verse revealed to the Prophet Mohammad Peace be upon him.

Following this path, our Prophet started teaching his people the religion of Islam, until his massage spread all over the globe.

The Islamic State went on to be concerned with teaching the Quran and Prophetic traditions in the era of Caliphs, Umayyads and Abbasids.

Moreover, the Islamic State was also concerned with teaching Arabic with all of its derivations, such as syntax, literature and other humanities.

Students were receiving their lessons in the Mosques and knowledge-given houses as Caliphs, Sultans and all Muslim Kings were concerned with this matter and positioned scientists on such a high rank.

An example of the flourishing of education in Islamic history is the role of the Fatimid state in Egypt on education.

The present paper addresses the “Educational Life in Fatimid Egypt”, which expresses the importance of education for the Fatimid State and its efforts in spreading its principles through the Mosques and knowledge-given houses which played a significant role in the spread of education.

Accordingly, the present paper discusses the role of the Fatimids in Egypt and the most important achievements of education, such as Amr Ibn Al-Aas Mosque, Ahmed Ibn Tulun Mosque, Al-Azhar Mosque, knowledge-given house, learning in palaces and book warehouses.

The present paper concludes that the Fatimid State was able to spread its principles through the Mosques, knowledge given houses and schools due to the full control it possessed over Egypt.

In addition, it was concerned with spreading other sciences, such as philosophy, medicine, astrology and others.