Mustansiriya Madrasah was a medieval era scholarly complex that provided a universal system of higher education🎓. It was established in 1227 C.E and was named after and built by the Abbasid Caliph al-Mustansir in Baghdad, Iraq. 
The Madrasa taught many different subjects, including medicine, math, literature, grammar, philosophy & Islamic religious studies. However, the major focus of education was in Islamic law. It became the most prominent and high-ranking center for Islamic studies in all of Baghdad.
Within the school of Islamic studies☪️🎓, there were specific divisions of Islamic knowledge. The divisions included the Dar al-Quran and the Dar al-Hadith. The Dar al-Qur’an, or the House of Qur’an was dedicated to the study and recitation of the Qur’an.
There was a designated reciter of the Qur'an and a fellow aid to help teach the students. Along with the students, there were thirty orphans who were housed in the complex, being taught alongside the other students.
All students, including the orphans, were designated an equal wage, bread and stew. The Dar al-Hadith was dedicated to the study of the Sunna. Within this school, there was a senior scholar (or Shaykh) who held the highest position of education within the school.
Additionally, school of medicine was housed in the Madrasa. It was led by a senior physician and he was required to have 10 students employed to him. There was also a hospital in the Madrasa, thus allowing medical students to learn and practice medicine within the same complex.
Mustansiriya Madrasa included a variety of buildings such as, a hammam, public hospital, pharmacy, food storage and kitchen. There was also space designated for student residences. The Madrasa provided food, lodging, clothing, and a monthly stipend for its students.
Mustansiriya Madrasah’s library had an initial collection of 80,000 volumes, given by the Caliph. The collection was said to have grown to 400,000 volumes.
