'school of the rope makers') is an Islamic school or madrasa that was built in 1670 by the Alawi sultan Moulay al-Rashid.

[2]: 84 [3] Construction of the madrasa began on 17 December 1670 CE (1 Sha'ban 1081 AH) under the reign of the Alawi sultan Moulay al-Rashid.

The madrasa is entered via a decorated doorway, from which a corridor leads to a main central courtyard, roughly square in plan.

The courtyard is surrounded on four sides by a gallery or portico consisting of one large bay flanked by two small ones.

[2][6]: 114 [4] This area includes several small inner courtyards with multi-story galleries from which some of student rooms are accessed and which also feature some restrained stucco and wooden decoration.