Fatima Al Fihri :- Poud to be a Muslim women

Mahpara, Educationist, Hyderabad
The colours of the universe are there because of the existence of womankind. The name Fatima Al Fihri crowns the annals of history with the distinction of having established the world's very first university. Let's know about the first university in the world which was founded by a Muslim women fatima Al Fihri. Yes, it was a Muslim women who pioneered a model of higher learning coupled with the issuance of degree of various levels. After much toil and struggle in humble beginnings, the family of fatima was eventually blessed with prosperity.

Her father, Muhammad bin Abdullah Al Fihri, had become a hugely successful businessman. After the death of fatima's husband, father in short succession which is considered to be all primary source of support and protection for a woman would have retreated to the back waters of domestic life. But Fatima appears to have been an extraordinarily inspired and determined women. Fatima and her only other sibling, Mariam received a sizable inheritance which assured their financial independence. Fatima was also extremely pious and devout in worship and made a religious vows to fast daily from the first day of construction In Ramadan until the project was completed some tw where upon she offered prayers of gratitude in the very mosque she had so tirelessly worked to build. Masjid Al Qarawiyyin  one of the largest mosque in North Africa, Al Qarawiyyin university is credited with producing many distinguished Muslim thinkers including Abdul Abbas, the Jurist Muhammad Al Fasi, and Leo African, the famous author and traveler other prominent names associated with the institution include the Maliki Jurists Ibn Al Arabi the historian Ibn khaldun, and the astronomer Al Bitruji. By the 14 th century, the university housed the Al Qarawiyyin library which remains one of the oldest in the world preserving some of Islam's most valuable manuscripts. Almost 1200 years have passed since the founding of the university of Al Qarawiyyin in 859, and it continues to this day to graduate students in various religious and physical science. In recent years, on account of sustained negative stereotyping across the world media, the phrase "Muslim women" might conjure an image of demure and powerless woman oppressed by antiquated customs. Yet this image is not what our history records or what our present reflects. fatima Al Fihri story is one of timeless dedication to the Islamic tradition of learning and academic study, as well as personal devotion to pleasing Allah swt by serving as a genuine benefactor to humanity. History tells us that when women advance, humanity advance. The Al Qarawiyyin university and it's founder Fatima Al Fihri are crown jewel's and powerful symbol of noble female aspirations in Muslim history. Fatima Al Fihri is remembered and honoured as Um Al Banine, "The mother of the  children "