Madrasa Marjania ( ar, المدرسة المرجانية) is one of the

madrasa 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 '' ...

hs of the

medina of Tunis The Medina of Tunis is the medina quarter of Tunis, the capital of Tunisia. It has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1979. The Medina contains some 700 monuments, including palaces, mosques, mausoleums, madrasas and fountains dating from t ...

, built between 1293 and 1299 by Abu Mohamed Abdullah Al Morjani. Like the

Abi Mohamed Al Morjani Mosque Abi Mohamed Al Morjani Mosque ( ar, جامع أبي محمد المرجاني) is a small mosque in the Halfaouine hood, in the north of the Medina of Tunis. Localization It is located in 33 El Halfaouine Street. Etymology The Madarsa Marja ...

it took its name from him. It served as a mausoleum before becoming a madrasa by the order of Muhammad I, one of the Hafsid rulers.

Location

The madrasa is located in the northern suburb of the medina, near Bab el Khadra, one of its gates.

Teachers

Salem Bouhageb Salem Bouhageb (born Bembla, 1824 or 1827 - died La Marsa, July 14, 1924) was a Tunisian reformer, jurist, and poet. He was considered one of the leading Tunisian reformers of his era; among his many disciples were Béchir Sfar, Abdelaziz Thâal ...

, a friend of the Grand Vizier

Hayreddin Pasha Hayreddin Pasha ( aeb, خير الدين باشا التونسي Khayr ed-Din Pasha et-Tunsi; ota, تونسلى حيرالدين پاشا; tr, Tunuslu Hayreddin Paşa; 1820 – 30 January 1890) was an Ottoman- Tunisian statesman and reforme ...

, was one of the most important teachers of this madrasa and was later replaced by Sheikh Mohamed Taieb Ennaifer.

References

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