RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Fatima al-Fihri

800 - 880

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Fatima bint Muhammad al-Fihriya al-Qurashiyya (Arabic: فاطمة بنت محمد الفهرية القرشية), known in shorter form as Fatima al-Fihriya or Fatima al-Fihri, was an Arab woman who is credited with founding the al-Qarawiyyin Mosque in 857–859 CE in Fez, Morocco. She is also known as Umm al-Banīn ("Mother of the Children"). Al-Fihriya died around 880 CE. The al-Qarawiyyin Mosque subsequently developed into a teaching institution, which became the modern University of al-Qarawiyyin in 1963. Her story is told by Ibn Abi Zar' (d. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Fatima al-Fihri is the 452nd most popular religious figure (up from 688th in 2019), the 12th most popular biography from Tunisia (up from 19th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Tunisian Religious Figure.

She is most famous for founding the University of Qarawiyyin in Fez, Morocco.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Fatima al-Fihri ranks 452 out of 3,187. Before her are Ruqayyah bint Muhammad, Pope Nicholas I, Pope Anterus, Pope Stephen VII, Theodore of Amasea, and Marcion of Sinope. After her are Robert Sarah, Maximilian Kolbe, Pope Victor I, Saint Sarah, Pope John III, and Salome.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 800, Fatima al-Fihri ranks 7. Before her are Ecgberht, King of Wessex, Pope Boniface VI, Björn Ironside, Pope Adrian III, Pope Sergius II, and Pope Nicholas I. After her are Offa of Mercia, Sigurd Ring, Piast the Wheelwright, Antipope Philip, Ælla of Northumbria, and Al-Muqanna. Among people deceased in 880, Fatima al-Fihri ranks 1. After her are Carloman of Bavaria, Bruno, Duke of Saxony, Al-Mahani, and Ariwara no Narihira.

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In Tunisia

Among people born in Tunisia, Fatima al-Fihri ranks 12 out of 210. Before her are Tertullian (155), Cyprian (200), Hasdrubal Barca (-300), Zine El Abidine Ben Ali (1936), Habib Bourguiba (1903), and Gordian II (190). After her are Masinissa (-238), Hamilcar Barca (-275), Clodius Albinus (150), Mago Barca (-243), Quintus Caecilius Metellus Pius Scipio Nasica (-100), and Fouad Mebazaa (1933).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Tunisia

Among religious figures born in Tunisia, Fatima al-Fihri ranks 2. Before her are Cyprian (200). After her are Julia of Corsica (420), Fulgentius of Ruspe (468), and Youssef Rzouga (1957).

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