The Al-Azhar University (/ ˈ ɑː z h ɑːr / AHZ-har; Egyptian Arabic: جامعة الأزهر (الشريف), IPA: [ˈɡæmʕet elˈʔɑzhɑɾ eʃʃæˈɾiːf], lit. ' University of (the honorable) Al-Azhar ') is a public university in Cairo, Egypt.

Al-Azhar Mosque (Arabic: الجامع الأزهر, romanized: al-Jāmiʿ al-ʾAzhar, lit. 'The Resplendent Congregational Mosque', Egyptian Arabic: جامع الأزهر, romanized: Gāmiʿ el-ʾazhar), known in Egypt simply as al-Azhar, is a mosque in Cairo, Egypt in the historic Islamic core of the city.

Feb 19, 2025 · Al-Azhar University, chief center of Islamic and Arabic learning in the world, built around the mosque of that name in the medieval quarter of Cairo. Founded about 972 ce, it is considered the foremost institute of Sunni scholarship.

Al-Azhar University has an impressive history and is Egypt's oldest degree-granting university. The university was founded in 970 or 972 in Cairo, Egypt providing the opportunity to study Islamic law, logic, grammar, and rhetoric.

Al-Azhar University, Chief school of Islamic and Arabic learning in the world, centred on the al-Azhar Mosque in the medieval quarter of Cairo. It was founded by the Fāṭimid dynasty in 970. The basic program has always focused on Islamic law, theology, and the Arabic language.

Jul 24, 2019 · Al-Azhar University is the largest university in the world. It was established before the Bologna University in Italy. It is the third oldest university after the universities of Zaytouna and Al-Qarawiyyīn (in Tunisia and Morocco, respectively).

Al-Azhar University, located in Cairo, Egypt, is the largest international Islamic scholarly institution in the world and the third oldest university in the world after Al-Zaytuna and Al-Qarawiyyin University.

Al-Azhar University was founded in Cairo, Egypt in 970 AD and despite not gaining university status until 1961, it is still technically among the world’s oldest universities. For over a millennium, it has been a hugely respected centre of Islamic learning and began as a "madrasa," teaching students from primary to tertiary level.

'University of (the honorable) Al-Azhar') is a public university in Cairo, Egypt. Associated with Al-Azhar Al-Sharif in Islamic Cairo, it is Egypt's oldest degree-granting university and is known as one of the most prestigious universities for Islamic learning.

Al-Azhar University, located in Cairo, Egypt, is the largest international Islamic scholarly institution in the world and the third oldest university in the world after Al-Zaytuna and Al-Qarawiyyin University.