Al-Azhar Al-Sharif Mosque Cairo Egypt

Al-Azhar Al-Sharif Mosque Cairo Egypt

Al-Azhar Al-Sharif Mosque Cairo Egypt

Al-Azhar Al-Sharif Mosque

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 This mosque in is located in the square of Al-Azhar, the first Fatimied monument in Egypt, has established this mosque leader Gawhar al-secaly order of his master faithful goats to the religion of Allah, may start the work in this mosque on Saturday 24 May of the year AH 359 / 4-4 970 A.C, has been building in month of Ramadan in 361 AH, was held by the first prayer for Friday, June 22 AD 972.

Information about the mosque
Built this mosque in the first command to be a mosque of Fatimid Cairo and takes the place of the mosque of Ahmed Ibn Tulun, and this is combined most important effects of the Fatimid period, then turned the mosque next to the school to teach students the assets of the Shi'a sect (the doctrine of Fatimid), but Salah al-Din and his successors have been arrested prayer in this mosque for 100 years or so because he was condemning the doctrine Sunni, and was between the years 565 AH / AD 1169, and even year 665 AH / 1266 AD, and what was the Mamluk era flourished this mosque again and became months Mosque in Islamic countries, but became an institute Islamic to go delegations of students from all Islamic countries all over the world.Also states that the commander Mamluk Baybars when he took office has renewed the mosque and began in his building and Idah and fix ceilings and an ax, bedding and decorated and updated by the compartment good, and returned to Al-Azhar Friday sermon, and since that time have increased the importance of Al-Azhar mosque and became one of the highest mosque in Cairo.