Endowments and their spending on schools in Egypt in the Ayyubid. Era

Abstract

The Ayyubid era in Egypt witnessed a scientific renaissance in various aspects, and it was necessary to secure resources for the continuation of that renaissance, and from here the endowment system was of great importance in most periods of the Ayyubid era, as it represented the backbone of spending on education, and endowments were allocated in various areas, so endowments were allocated to All scientific and jurisprudential schools and those in charge of them and take care of their needs, which ensured for them the continuity in the performance of their function and scientific mission.Therefore, it was imperative to provide a continuous resource for spending on these schools to fulfill their scientific and political role that is entrusted to them. Therefore, we will focus on endowments, especially as they are the main resource for these schools, and then highlight the other resources that are confined to things such as: gifts, subsidies, and alms, the tenders of the sultans and rulers, special wages, legal zakat and spoils.

Keywords

• endowments
• schools
• ayyubid era