Egypt Millennium Aniversary of Al-Azhar Mosque

EGYPT on 28 June 1982 issued four First Day Cover stamps dedicated to the 1000th anniversary of Al-Azhar Mosque. It was built within the city of Cairo and purposely designed to become its major mosque. Since its construction, the mosque has been used as not only a mosque but a school to teach Islam. Al Azhar became and remains a university, moreover one of the most important centres for Islamic studies The mosque is considered the second oldest continuously existing university in the world after Al-Qarawiyyin University. Since 1961, the University of Al Azhar has become an independent multi-disciplinary university.