1. jami‘ = major congregational mosque
masjid = mosque
jami‘ = major congregational mosque

2. Madrasas (Religious Colleges)
Dedicated boarding schools with lecture halls,
prayer spaces and accommodation for
students and teachers
Begin to appear in Khurasan in 10th century
Spread across Muslim world with Saljuqs
in 11th century
Eventually spread to Spain and N. Africa

3. Open-court Madrasa al-Mustansiriyya,
bt on orders of al-Mustansir
(r )
Domed-chamber Ince Minare Madrasa,
Konya (bt. 1258)
ijaza ≈ endorsement from teacher

4. Centres of translation of Arabic texts to Latin
Spain: esp. 11th-12th c.
Sicily and Italy: esp. 13th c.
Map Link: Europe and the Mediterranean Lands c. 1190:
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5. 1143 First translation of Qur’an into Latin.
Followed by texts of Greek scholars,
such as Ptolemy and Aristotle, and
Muslim scholars such as Ibn Sina
(Avicenna) and Ibn Rushd (Averroes)
12th c. Rise of universities in Europe
Reign of Frederick II
Life of Thomas Aquinas