| Madrasah al-Ashrafiyya | |
|---|---|
المدرسة الأشرفية | |
 Madrasah al-Ashrafiyya, with Fountain of Qayt Bay in front | |
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| General information | |
| Type | Madrasa |
| Architectural style | Mamluk |
| Location | East Jerusalem |
| Coordinates | Bank 31°46′39.11″N 35°14′03.59″E / 31.7775306°N 35.2343306°E |
| Palestine grid | 172/131 |
| Completed | 1482 |
Madrasah al-Ashrafiyya (Arabic: المدرسة الأشرفية) is a Madrasa in Jerusalem, located just south of Al-'Uthmaniyya.
History
editThe building of the Madrasa was started by Sayf-ad-Din Khushqadam, however he died in 1467 before it was finished. His successor, Qaitbay got it completed in 1482.
See also
edit- Mulabbis
- Find Felix Fabri quote (mentioned in Hawari, 2013, p. 90)
Bibliography
edit- Berchem, van, M. (1922). MIFAO 43 Matériaux pour un Corpus Inscriptionum Arabicarum Part 2 Syrie du Sud T.1 Jérusalem "Ville" (in French and Arabic). Cairo: Impr. de l'Institut français d'archéologie orientale. (pp. 352−374)
- Burgoyne, Michael Hamilton (1987). Mamluk Jerusalem. ISBN 090503533X. (pp. 589−605)
- Hawari, M.; Yusuf Natsheh; Nazmi Al-Ju'beh (2013). Pilgrimage, Sciences and Sufism: Islamic Art in the West Bank and Gaza. Museum With No Frontiers, MWNF. ISBN 3902782110. (pp. 88–90)
- Marom, Roy (2019). "A short history of Mulabbis (Petah Tikva, Israel)" (151:2). Palestine Exploration Quarterly: 134–145.
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- Moudjir ed-dyn (1876). Sauvaire (ed.). Histoire de Jérusalem et d'Hébron depuis Abraham jusqu'à la fin du XVe siècle de J.-C. : fragments de la Chronique de Moudjir-ed-dyn. (p. 143)
- Tibawi, A.L. (1978). The Islamic Pious Foundations in Jerusalem: Origins, History and Usurpation by Israel. London: Islamic Cultural Centre.