Lalla Fatima Zahra bint Hassan
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Lalla Fatima Zohra (died in 1894) was an Alawi Princess who went down in history as a learned woman. She was the daughter of Moulay Hassan I, Sultan of Morocco (1836–1894).
| Lalla Fatima Zahra | |
|---|---|
| Died | 1894 |
| House | Alaouite dynasty |
| Father | Hassan I of Morocco |
| Religion | Islam |
Biography
Princess Lalla Fatima Zahra[1] was the daughter of Sultan Moulay Hassan I, the identity of her mother was not preserved. The princess was a woman of letters and faqīha who donated a large part of her princely literary collection[2] for the benefit of the library of the University of al-Qarawiyyin in Fes.[2] Her collection contained 273 volumes.[2]
She charitably endowed (waqf) her literary collection to the hizana of al-Qarawiyyin. Among the books was kitab ihtisar al-nihaya wa l'Tamam fi ma'rifat al-wathaiq wa al-ahkam li Ibn Harun (Summary of the end and completion of knowledge of documents and rulings by Ibn Harun), by Ali Ibn Abdullah al-Matety.[3]