RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Fatima al-Fihri

800 - 880

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Fatima bint Muhammad al-Fihriya al-Qurashiyya (Arabic: فاطمة بنت محمد الفهرية القرشية), known in shorter form as Fatima al-Fihriya or Fatima al-Fihri, was an Arab woman who is credited with founding the al-Qarawiyyin Mosque in 857–859 CE in Fez, Morocco. She is also known as Umm al-Banīn ("Mother of the Children"). Al-Fihriya died around 880 CE. The al-Qarawiyyin Mosque subsequently developed into a teaching institution, which became the modern University of al-Qarawiyyin in 1963. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Fatima al-Fihri has received more than 536,487 page views. Her biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2019). Fatima al-Fihri is the 688th most popular religious figure (down from 596th in 2019), the 19th most popular biography from Tunisia (down from 15th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Tunisian Religious Figure.

She is most famous for founding the University of Qarawiyyin in Fez, Morocco.

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  • 540k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 64.27

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 32

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.21

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.98

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Fatima al-Fihri ranks 688 out of 3,187. Before her are Twosret, Aloysius Stepinac, Zebedee, Eulalia of Mérida, Óscar Romero, and Pontius Pilate's wife. After her are Mordecai, Célestin Freinet, Tarcisio Bertone, Said Nursî, Abdullah ibn Saba', and Abe no Seimei.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 800, Fatima al-Fihri ranks 8. Before her are Pope Adrian III, Pope Nicholas I, Pope Sergius II, Pope Boniface VI, Ecgberht, King of Wessex, and Ælla of Northumbria. After her are Thomas the Slav, Al-Muqanna, Offa of Mercia, Pribina, Piast the Wheelwright, and Jayavarman II. Among people deceased in 880, Fatima al-Fihri ranks 2. Before her is Carloman of Bavaria. After her are Bruno, Duke of Saxony, Ariwara no Narihira, and Al-Mahani.

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In Tunisia

Among people born in Tunisia, Fatima al-Fihri ranks 19 out of 210. Before her are Clodius Albinus (150), Beji Caid Essebsi (1926), Hanno the Navigator (-633), Aemilianus (207), Hasdrubal Barca (-300), and Julia of Corsica (420). After her are Macrobius (370), Sophonisba (-300), Gunthamund (450), Al-Mu'izz li-Din Allah (931), Moncef Marzouki (1945), and Mohamed Ghannouchi (1941).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Tunisia

Among religious figures born in Tunisia, Fatima al-Fihri ranks 3. Before her are Cyprian (200), and Julia of Corsica (420). After her are Fulgentius of Ruspe (468), and Youssef Rzouga (1957).

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