Mesbahiyya Madrasa

Mesbahiyya Madrasa (Arabic: المدرسة المصباحية) be a madrasa insyd Fes el Bali, de old medina quarter insyd de city of Fez, Morocco. Na dem date ein construction to 1346, during de Marinid period. Edey locate next to de University of al-Qarawiyyin.المدرسة المصباحية.. كانت مزارا لنهل علوم الفقه والفلك. Maghress.
 Retrieved January 22, 2018.

 Historical background 
Na dem plete de madrasa insyd 1346, during de Marinid period, under de patronage of de Marinid sultan Abu al-Hasan wey na he be a prolific constructor of madrasas insyd de city.Penell, C.R. Morocco: From Empire to Independence; Oneworld Publications, Oct 1, 2013. pp.66-67. De building dey owe ein name to de faqih (Islamic jurist) Al-Mesbahi, de first faqih wey na he teach insyd de madrasa. Na ebe distinguished by de white marble dem use insyd ein construction den decoration, wich na Abu al-Hassan import from de city of Almeria insys al-Andalus (Spain). Na de extensive use of de marble give de madrasa ein nickie Madrasa ar-Rkham, wey dey mean "school of marble".المدرسة المصباحية.. كانت مزارا لنهل علوم الفقه والفلك. Maghress.
 Retrieved January 22, 2018. Na de maliki jurist Ahmad al-Wansharisi be a professor insyd dis school insyd de late fifteenth century wey na he teach de Mudawwana den Farʿī Ibn al-Ḥājib.

 Architecture 

Dey center around a courtyard, na de building originally consist of a ground floor den three upper floors, buh na dem since destroy de top floor. For de north syd of de courtyard be a large twin-arched opening wey dey lead to a square prayer hall. De twin-arched entrance be unique insyd de context of Marinid architecture wey na dem richly decorate am plus carved stucco, wey dey include a cursive Arabic inscription wey dey run insyd a frame around am. Despite ein function, de prayer hall dey lack a mihrab. De madrasa fi house around 140 students from across de country insyd 117 rooms across ein different floors.

 State of preservation 
Na de madrasa be severely damaged wey ein elements collapse over time secof neglect den to poor restoration attempts. Na de dome of de prayer room, de ceiling of de ablutions room, den sam oda rooms be destroyed, den de iconic marbles sanso deteriorate. However, e still dey retain valuable elements of Marinid motifs den original forms of floral den geometric decorations, wey na e dey undergo de restoration dem initiate insyd de early 1990s.المدرسة المصباحية.. كانت مزارا لنهل علوم الفقه والفلك. Maghress.
 Retrieved January 22, 2018. Na dem finally plete de restoration as of 2017 insyd de context of a wider restoration program for oda madrasas den historic monuments insyd de city. Upon completion of de restoration, na dem earmark de madrasa make e serve de Qarawiyyin University.

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 External links 

 Photos of the madrasa's interior in 2023 (Flickr)

Category:Madrasas insyd Fez, Morocco
Category:Marinid architecture
Category:Buildings den structures dem plete insyd 1346
Category:Religious buildings den structures dem plete insyd de 1340s
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