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Foundation of al-Azhar تأسيس الجامع الأزهر

Jawhar the Sicilian breaks ground for the mosque of the new Cairo — the future thousand-year university.

24 Jumādā al-Ūlā 359 AH≈ 4 Apr 970DayTraditionalFatimid · Egypt · Founding
Events whose proleptic Gregorian date falls on this calendar day. Hijri stays canonical for early Islamic history; modern entries were recorded in Gregorian.