Al-Rifai Mosque is located in Salah al-Din Square in the historic district of Cairo. In fact, the mother of Khedive Ismail Khoshyar Hanem ordered the mosque to be built in 1869. In the past, there was another mosque from the Fatimid era, called Zakhira al-Mulk, on the same site as the mosque. After that, it turned into a shrine for Sheikh Ali Abu Shabak.
There is a part of the mosque dedicated to prayer, and another part dedicated to the royal tombs of the family of Muhammad Ali. Acually, the mosque has nineteen different kinds of marble from seven different countries. Overall, Al-Rifai Mosque was built in the 19th century to match its neighbor Sultan Hasan Mosque, which was built in the 14th century AD.
Al-Rifa'i Mosque in Cairo, Egypt | Plan, History, Facts About Al-Rifa'i Mosque The Mosque of Al-Rifa'i Location Al-Rifa'i Mosque is located in Salah al-Din Square in the historic district of Cairo, Egypt. The mosque faces Sultan Hasan Mosque and Madrasa. Actually, it is separated from the mosque of Sultan Hassan by a pedestrian street and it is very close to the Citadel. Who built Al-Rifa'i Mosque? Khoshyar Hanem, the mother of Khedive Ismail ordered the mosque to be built in 1869 to contain the tombs of the royal families of Egypt. When Al-Rifa'i Mosque was built? The construction of the Al-Rifai Mosque began in 1869, almost 500 years after the Sultan Hassan Mosque, which was established in 1359. Why Al Rifai mosque was built? Khoshyar Hanim made a vow because of her son Ismail’s illness and the debt crisis that Egypt was going through at the time, to build a mosque. It happened that the financial crisis passed in peace and her son Ismail recovered. The mosque was established in 1869 AD, but she died before it was completed in 1905 AD, then Khedive Abbas completed the construction in 1912 AD Why did the mosque call Al Rifai mosque? On the site of the Al-Rifa’i Mosque, there was a mosque called Zakhira Al-Mulk built in the Fatimid Era. Then turned into a (Zawia) for Sheikh Ali Abu Shabak, who is the grandson of Imam Al-Rifa’i. His grave is located in the mosque now, and from it, the mosque took its name. After the establishment of the mosque, the name was attributed to Sheikh Al-Sayyid Ahmed Al-Rifa’i, who is buried in Iraq. until the mother of Khedive Ismail Khoshyar Hanim ordered the mosque to be built. Meanwhile, we still do not know why she chooses that place for building the mosque.
Al-Rifa’i Mosque in Cairo, Egypt | Plan, History, Facts About Al-Rifa’i Mosque The Mosque of Al-Rifa’i Location Al-Rifa’i Mosque is located in Salah al-Din Square in the historic district of Cairo, Egypt. The mosque faces Sultan Hasan Mosque and Madrasa. Actually, it is separated from the mosque of Sultan Hassan by a pedestrian street and
Ahmed Ibn Tulun Mosque |History, Facts of the Tulunid Mosque I want to build a building where if Egypt burns, it will remain, and if it sinks, it will remain. So, it was said to him, must be built with lime, ash, and red bricks that are strong in the fire to the ceiling, and marble pillars are not made in it; It has no patience for fire. These were the words of Ahmed Ibn Tulun when he wanted to build his mosque and that was the advice he received from his assistants. Now we will give an idea about the builder Ahmed Ibn Tulun and we will explain the location of the Tulunid mosque and its layout and some facts about the mosque. Ahmed Ibn Tulun (868 to 883 A.D) Abbasid caliphates starting from Al Mutasim introduced non-Muslim Berber, Slav, and especially Turkish mercenary forces into his personal army. some of the new army officers quickly learned to control the caliphate. Ahmed Ibn Tulun was one of those Turkish slave soldiers. Later on, Ibn Tulun was sent to Egypt as a governor by the Abbasid Caliph al-Muatazz bi-ʾllāh (866 to 869 AD). Ahmed Ibn Tulun established the first independent state in Egypt during the Abbasid period (876-879 AD). Ibn Tulun started many economic and cultural reforms. He started by establishing a new administrative center, called al-Qata’i, where he built his mosque, currently known as the Ibn Tulun Mosque. al-Qata’i was to the northeast of the previous capital, al-Askar, and adjacent to the settlement of Fustat. The city of al-Qata’i’ flourished for over four decades, until it was seized and destroyed by the Abbasids in 905 A.D Ahmed Ibn Tulun Mosque location Ahmed Ibn Tulun Mosque is located in the Saliba area between Al-Rumaila Square in the north and Al-Sayeda
Ahmed Ibn Tulun Mosque |History, Facts of the Tulunid Mosque I want to build a building where if Egypt burns, it will remain, and if it sinks, it will remain. So, it was said to him, must be built with lime, ash, and red bricks that are strong in the fire to the ceiling, and
