educational institutions of egypt

Saladin Ayubi is one of the great Muslim commanders. He has not only emphasized the military aspect, but also paid attention to the development and expansion of cultural and scientific affairs. The conquest of Jerusalem and the expulsion of the Crusaders are among his military actions. On the other hand, he founded dozens of educational centers, including mosques, schools, hospitals, and monasteries, with the help of Khwaja Nizam-ul-Molk Tusi and Nuruddin Zangi. He established numerous schools such as Nasiriyah, Qomhiyah and Sufiyya in Egypt and two Salahiyah schools in Damascus and Jerusalem and other educational institutions and determined endowments for each of them to provide teachers' salaries and students' allowances, accommodation, food, treatment and even provide Free writing software has brought about a tremendous change in education and its systematization. Following him, his relatives and courtiers started building educational institutions and endowed them with sufficient income such as shops, hot springs and agricultural lands. This approach worthy of Salah al-Din Ayyubi and his family became the basis for the training of many scientists in the educational institutions built in Egypt and the Levant. In this article, the author aims to explain and clarify the educational actions of Saladin Ayyubi in a descriptive way and using written sources.

The present article is to mention scientific -cultural policy of Fatimids emphasizing on the propagation of education and training. From the beginning of governorship in Egypt and simultaneous with the stabilization of power, Fatimids were engaged in scientific and cultural activities. Since, one of the fundamental elements of duration of power is science and strengthening of the general culture through a scholarly approach, they should have strengthen their scientific independence reliant on their native rich culture in order to protect any passivity towards the two political and scientific rivals (Abbasids and Buyids). The scientific-cultural background of Egypt was a good persuasive element for the cultural activities of Fatimids. In this regard, Fatimids tried their best to set up a strong scientific structure with all aspects of structure, content, and training elites. To achieve their objectives, they established a lot of educational and research centers such as mosques, library and schools and utilized a large amount of material and spiritual facilities in this regard. Moreover, they invited scholars and scientists of other lands to their court in order to benefit from the scientific potential present in the other Islamic lands. The outcome of these non-stop trials was the development of scientific centers and various prevalent classes in different scientific areas.