The Role of Mosques, Schools and Ancient Universities in Islamic Civilization

Friday Mosques, religious schools and the ancient centers involved in the dissemination of knowledge and religion and culture in the Islamic world were in fact considered as the modern universities involved in the research on divine and human knowledge. In early Islam, mosques were used as public universities especially in the dissemination of divine knowledge, Qur’anic wisdom and intellectual and theologic issues. By the propagation of Islamic religion and monotheistic doctrines to different countries and through building Friday Mosques and diverse schools, the major part of the educational, ethical and scientific responsibilities all over the world were accomplished by mosques, especially Friday Mosques. The present research attempts to have brief look at the most prominent mosques, schools, houses of science, ancient libraries and scientific and medical centers which played a salient role in the dissemination of divine, natural and intellectual knowledge.