Alasifia school
Also known as: Alasifia school
old Iraqi School and mosque built in the Ottoman Empire in 1608
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Overview
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The Alasifia school, also known as the Mosque-Madrasa of al-Asifyah, is a Sufi mosque and madrasa complex in Baghdad, close to the bank of the Tigris and to the head of the old bridge. It stands next to the al-Wazeer Mosque. Besides the madrasa, the complex includes old courts, other former government buildings and a palace, all within a site of about 7.57 hectares that forms part of a tentative UNESCO World Heritage listing. A small shrine within the complex is believed to hold the remains of the scholar al-Kulayni, and it may also contain the tomb of the Sufi imam al-Muhasibi.
History
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According to its Wikidata description, the school and mosque were built in 1608, during the Ottoman period. The available material does not name a founder or record later restorations.
From Wikipedia
The Mosque-Madrasa of al-Asifyah (Arabic: مدرسة الآصفية) is a Sufi mosque and madrasa complex, located near the riverbank of Tigris, in the city of Baghdad, in the Baghdad Governorate of Iraq. The mosque and its associated complex includes a madrasa, old courts, and other former government buildings, and a palace are contained within a 7.57-hectare (18.7-acre) site alongside the banks of the Tigris that forms part of a tentative UNESCO World Heritage Site list, adjacent to the al-Wazeer Mosque.
The mosque complex also includes a small shrine, which is believed to entomb the remains of Islamic scholar al-Kulayni. It could also contain the tomb of Islamic Sufi Imam al-Muhasibi.
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Sources
Wikipedia (ar): https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%AF%D8%B1%D8%B3%D8%A9_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A2%D8%B5%D9%81%D9%8A%D8%A9
Wikipedia (en): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mosque-Madrasa_of_al-Asifyah
Wikipedia (tr): https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asafiye_Camii_ve_Medresesi
Wikipedia (ur): https://ur.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%AF%D8%B1%D8%B3%DB%81_%D8%A2%D8%B5%D9%81%DB%8C%DB%81