Bou Inania Madrasa

Madrasa Bou Inania of Fes The Madrasa Bou Inania (also Bu Inaniya) in Fes , Morocco , is a madrasa founded in AD 1351–6 by Abu Inan Faris who also founded the Madrasa Bou Inania in Meknes . It is widely acknowledged as a marvel of Marinid architecture. "Bou Inania" comes from the first part of the sultan's name "Abou Inan". The madrasa functioned as both an educational institute and as a congregational mosque at the same time. It is the only madrasa in Fes which has a minaret. Opposite the main doorway of the madrasa is the entrance to the dar al-wudu (ablutions house). Left and right of the central court are class rooms. According to history religious leaders of the Karaouine Mosque advised Abu Inan Faris to build this Madrasa. It was the last madrasa to be build by the Marinids . The madrasa became one of the most important religious places of Fes and Morocco, gaining the status of Grand Mosque . The madrasa has been renovated in 18th century. During the reign of Sultan Mulay Sliman entire sections were reconstructed. In the 20th century, major restoration work was carried out to the load-bearing structure, the plaster, wood and decoration. The madrasa is one of the few religious places in Morocco that is accessible to non-Islamic tourists. Opposite the Madrasa Bou Inania is the Dar al-Magana a wall with a hydraulic clock which was built together with the madrasa.

Madrasa and mosque in Fes, Morocco The Madrasa Bou Inania (also Bu Inaniya , المدرسة أبو عنانية بفاس al-madrasa ʾAbū ʿInānīya bi-Fās ) is a madrasa in Fes , Morocco , founded in AD 1351–56 by Abu Inan Faris . It is widely acknowledged as a high point of Marinid architecture and of historic Moroccan architecture generally. Le Maroc andalou : à la découverte d'un art de vivre (2 ed.). A practical guide to Islamic Monuments in Morocco . Maroc médiéval: Un empire de l'Afrique à l'Espagne .

Madrasa and mosque in Fes, Morocco The Madrasa Bou Inania ( ; ) is a madrasa in Fes , Morocco , built in 1350–55 CE by Abu Inan Faris . It is the only madrasa in Morocco which also functioned as a congregational mosque . It is widely acknowledged as a high point of Marinid architecture and of historic Moroccan architecture generally. Maroc médiéval: Un empire de l'Afrique à l'Espagne (in French). Andalusian Morocco: A Discovery in Living Art (2 ed.). A practical guide to Islamic Monuments in Morocco .

Madrasa and mosque in Fes, Morocco The Bou Inania Madrasa or Bu 'Inaniya Madrasa ( Arabic : المدرسة البوعنانية , romanized : al-madrasa ʾabū ʿinānīya ; Berber languages : ⴰⵙⵉⵏⴰⵏ ⴱⵓ ⵉⵏⴰⵏⵉⵢⴰ ) is a madrasa in Fes , Morocco, built in 1350–55 CE by Abu Inan Faris . It is the only madrasa in Morocco which also functioned as a congregational mosque . It is widely acknowledged as a high point of Marinid architecture and of historic Moroccan architecture generally. Maroc médiéval: Un empire de l'Afrique à l'Espagne (in French). Andalusian Morocco: A Discovery in Living Art (2 ed.). A practical guide to Islamic Monuments in Morocco .