Madrasa El Kacemia
Madrasa El Kacemia (Arabic: المدرسة القاسمية) is one of the madrasahs of the medina of Tunis, which was constructed during the reign of the Husainid Dynasty.
Etymology
The madrasa's name is derived from its owner, the saint Al Haj Kacem Ibn Al Haj Ali Ben Youssef Al Jerbi (Arabic: الحاج قاسم ابن الحاج علي بن يوسف الجربي), a Sheikh who died in 1936 (1355 Hijri).
Location
The madrasa is located at the Sidi Sridek (Arabic: سيدي سريدك) mausoleum.
History
It was inaugurated in 1928 (1347 Hijri) by Muhammad VI al-Habib, who granted Al-Haj Kacem the Order of Glory in appreciation for the construction of this madrasa.
Description
The madrasa includes a student housing and a Quranic elementary school (kouttab) for children.
Bibliography
- Mohamed Belkhodja (1939). Tārīkh maʻālim al-tawḥīd fī al-qadīm wa-fī al-Jadīd (in Arabic). Tunis: al-Maṭbaʻah al-Tūnisīyah.
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Madrasas of Tunis
- Madrasa Al Habibia Al Kubra
- Madrasa Al Habibia Al Sughra
- Madrasa Al Husseiniya Al Kubra
- Madrasa Al Husseiniya Al Sughra
- Madrasa Al Jassoussia
- Madrasa Al Khaldounia
- Madrasa Asfouria
- Madrasa ash-Shamma'iya
- Madrasa Andaloussiya
- Madrasa Bir Lahjar
- Madrasa Caid Mourad
- Madrasa El Jedid
- Madrasa El Achouria
- Madrasa El Bachia
- Madrasa El Bechiria
- Madrasa El Kacemia
- Madrasa El Maghribia
- Madrasa El Mountaciriya
- Madrasa El Mettichia
- Madrasa El Tawfikia
- Madrasa El Unqiya
- Madrasa El Yusefiya
- Madrasa Ennakhla
- Madrasa Hamzia
- Madrasa Ibn Tafargine
- Madrasa Marjania
- Madrasa Mouradiyya
- Madrasa Salhia
- Madrasa Slimania
- Madrasa Saheb Ettabaâ
- Madrasa of Zawiya El Bokria
- Part of Medina of Tunis
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