User:Huldra/Al-Khatuniyya

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 * Al-Khatuniyya Madrasa (Jerusalem)

Al-Khatuniyya (الخاتونية)  is  a Mamluk Madrasa in Jerusalem, bordering the West side of the Haram esh-Sharif.

Location
To the north is Al-Arghuniyya and Al-Muzhiriyya; to the east it borders Haram al Sharif. The entrance is a long, narrow passage from Tariq Bab Al−Hadid, between Al-Arghuniyya and Al-Muzhiriyya. To the south is 'Suq al-Qattanin'.

History
The initial foundation was done in the Mamluk era, by 5 Rabi II 755/29 April 1354, by Oghul Khatun, daughter of Shams al-Din Muhammad b. Sayf al-Din, known as al-Qazaniyya, from Baghdad. Mujir al-Din noted that part of her endowment  consisted of agricultural land  known as "the Camel’s Back", which before his time had somewhat mysteriously changed its name to "the Camel’s Belly". In the court record for 897/1491-92 the waqf of Oghul Khatun is mentioned, and it is noted that the land "the Camel’s Belly" is located near Deir Jarir, and that its yearly revenue was 3,800 aspers.

The second endowment was done by Isfahan Shah, daughter of the Amir Qazan Shah, on Jumada II 782/late September 1380. A later defter from 914/1508 confirms the properties given to Al-Khatuniyya  by Isfahan Shah.

According to Mujir al-Din, in the late Mamluk era Al-Khatuniyya served  as the retirement residence of several former  amirs who had been dismissed and sent into exile to Jerusalem.

Ottoman era
In the early Ottoman era the administration of Al-Khatuniyya was in the Ibn Jama‘a family.

Modern era
To the east, Al-Khatuniyya has a large hall, overlooking the al-Aqsa Mosque. This hall contains the tombs of several prominent persons, including Muhammad Ali al-Hindi, Musa Kazem al-Husseini, 'Abed al-Qader al-Husseini, Ahmad Hilmi 'Abed al-Baqi and Faisal al-Husseini.