Water is the source of physical existence, imparting life to every creature. In lenght it is without limit. In distance it has no shores. It is measureless. It flows ever onwards ceaseless and unlimited.So is the Water of learning. It has no bounds. Its depth cannot be fathomed. To every creature it imparts richness of life, honour and dignity. Its possessor gains power and is held in awe.
The Fatemi rulers in North Africa and Egypt made the masjid the focal point of the uninterrupted flow of both the water of life and water of learning. They fostered noble traditions of thought and philosophy. They Produced and preserved an immense wealth of literature. They founded Cairo and Al-Azher university.
They built Jame-Anwer, the second largest masjid in Egypt which was restored and renovated in 1982 by the 52nd Fatemi Dai His Holiness Dr. Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin(TUS). They initiated an efflorescence and resurgence of art, culture and thought which posterity remembers as the resplendent Fatemi civilisation and which to this day nourishes human intelect and imparts strenght and richness to life and living.
Al-Jamea-tus-Saifiyah today is the continuing link in that long chain of centuries which inspired scholarship, valiant leadership and lofty thought.
Reference: Eid card 1403 Hijri, 1983 A.D. By: Dr. Y. Najmuddin, Rector, Al-Jamea-tus-Saifiyah.
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