Madrasa Bir Lahjar ( ar, مدرسة بئر الأحجار) is one of the
madrasahs
Madrasa (, also , ; Arabic: مدرسة , pl. , ) is the Arabic word for any type of educational institution, secular or religious (of any religion), whether for elementary instruction or higher learning. The word is variously transliterated '' ...
of
the Medina of Tunis
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.
Location
It is located in 40 El Pacha Street.
History
Abu l-Hasan Ali I
Abu l-Hasan Ali I ( ar, أبو الحسن علي باش; 30 June 1688 – 22 September 1756), also known as Ali Pasha and Ali Bey I,) was the second leader of the Husainid Dynasty and the ruler of Tunisia from 1735 to 1756.
Biography
He was a ...
the
Husainid Bey
Bey ( ota, بك, beğ, script=Arab, tr, bey, az, bəy, tk, beg, uz, бек, kz, би/бек, tt-Cyrl, бәк, translit=bäk, cjs, пий/пек, sq, beu/bej, sh, beg, fa, بیگ, beyg/, tg, бек, ar, بك, bak, gr, μπέης) is ...
built four madrasas during his reign including the
madrasa El Bachia
Madrasa El Bachia ( ar, المدرسة الباشية) is one of the madrasahs of the medina of Tunis, located in the Rue des Libraires, near the Al-Zaytuna Mosque and in front of the Guachachine Hammam.
History
Madrasa El Bachia was built in 1 ...
in
1752
In the British Empire, it was the only leap year with 355 days, as September 3–13 were skipped when the Empire adopted the Gregorian calendar.
Events January–March
* January 1 – The British Empire (except Scotland, which h ...
and the
madrasa El Achouria
Madrasa El Achouria is one of the madrasahs of the medina of Tunis. It was built in the Ottoman Tunisia.
This madrasa became a heritage monument on October 19, 1992.
Location
Located at 62 Haouanet Achour Street, from which come its name, this ...
in
1756
Events
January–March
* January 16 – The Treaty of Westminster is signed between Great Britain and Prussia, guaranteeing the neutrality of the Kingdom of Hanover, controlled by King George II of Great Britain.
*February 7 & ...
. In the same year, he commanded that the Madrasa Bir Lahjar should be built.
The construction works finished a year later in 1757 after the death of the bey.
The madrasa hosted for decades
Malikite
The ( ar, مَالِكِي) school is one of the four major schools of Islamic jurisprudence within Sunni Islam. It was founded by Malik ibn Anas in the 8th century. The Maliki school of jurisprudence relies on the Quran and hadiths as primary s ...
students coming from different regions in the country.
Habous
Thanks to
Abu l-Hasan Ali I
Abu l-Hasan Ali I ( ar, أبو الحسن علي باش; 30 June 1688 – 22 September 1756), also known as Ali Pasha and Ali Bey I,) was the second leader of the Husainid Dynasty and the ruler of Tunisia from 1735 to 1756.
Biography
He was a ...
, the madrasa had 25 different financial resources or Habous like 5 ''Foundouks'', 3 shops, 1 house, etc.
Architecture
The entrance has a beautiful marble plating.
On the right of the door, the madrasa has a sabil decorated with a window and a marble plaque in which some information about the madrasa's foundation is inscribed.
It has 16 rooms for the students and a prayer room.
[Ahmed Saadaoui, Tunis, ville ottomane : trois siècles d'urbanisme et d'architecture, Tunis, Centre de publication universitaire, 2001, 538 p. (), p. 178-184]
Patio de la madrasa de Bir Lahjar, Medina de Túnez, Túnez, 2016-09-04, DD 83.jpg, The madrasa by night
Madrassa Bir Lahjar 1.jpg, General view of the madrasa
Bir lahjar.jpg, Entrance of the madrasa
Rue bir lahjar.jpg, Bir Lahjar Street
Tunis Medersa el Bacha 2.jpg, Facade of the Madrasa
Plaque d'inauguration de centre Culturel Bir Lahjar.jpg, Commemorative plaque of the cultural center Bir Lahjar
References
{{Coord missing, Tunisia
Madrasas in the medina of Tunis