Masjid Al Hidayah Kulliye in Memphis, TN

About This Mosque

(Arabic: كلية‎) is a nexus of buildings associated with Ottoman architecture centered around a mosque and managed within a single institution, often based on a waqf (charitable foundation) and composed of a madrasa (school), a Dar al-Shifa(“clinic”), kitchens, bakery, Turkish bath, other buildings for various charitable services for the community and further annexes. The term is derived from the Arabic word kull “all”.The külliye concept is based on the earliest form of the mosque. The mosque was not only used as a structure for praying but also as a place for eating, teaching and as a hostel for the poor and other social aims.