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Al-Azhar Mosque (Arabic: الجامع الأزهر, romanized: al-Jāmiʿ al-ʾAzhar, lit. 'The Resplendent Congregational Mosque', Egyptian Arabic: جامع الأزهر, romanized: Gāmiʿ el-ʾazhar), known in Egypt simply as al-Azhar, is a mosque in Cairo, Egypt in the historic Islamic core of the city.
Al-Azhar Mosque: Cairo. 969: National mosque ... The second oldest mosque in Egypt. Amr ibn al-As Mosque (Damietta) ... and the largest mosque in Cairo in terms of ...
Al-Azhar Mosque: 969 El-Hussein National mosque: Al-Hakim Mosque: 1013 ... The Mosques of Egypt. Cairo: The American University in Cairo Press. Williams, Caroline (2018).
Al-Azhar al-Sharif is an Islamic scientific body and the largest religious institution in Egypt. Its headquarters is located in the building of the Sheikhdom of Al-Azhar in the center of the Egyptian capital, Cairo. The history of the establishment of the Al-Azhar Mosque dates back to the year 970 by the Fatimid Caliph Al-Muizz Li-Din Allah.
The portable mihrab from the al-Sayyida Nafisa Mosque is also currently housed in the Museum of Islamic Art in Cairo. [2] Another portable wooden mihrab in the Museum of Islamic Art in Cairo is dated to 1125–6. It is also attributed to the patronage of Caliph al-Amir and was made for the al-Azhar Mosque.
Egypt's Islamic Cultural Center, which houses Masjid Misr or the Grand Mosque, is a religious and architectural landmark located in the New Administrative Capital in Cairo Governorate, Egypt. [1] The center covers an area of 250,000 square meters, and can accommodate 131,000 people.
Interior of the Mosque of Abu al-Dhahab in Cairo (c. 1774) One of the notable mosques from this period is the Mosque of Abu al-Dhahab (c. 1774), erected next to al-Azhar Mosque. It is similar to the older Sinan Pasha Mosque in form and mixes elements inspired by various sources.
The Ministry of Awqaf of Egypt (Arabic: وزارة الأوقاف المصرية) is one of ministries in the Egyptian government and is in charge of religious endowments. . Religious endowments, awqaf, are similar to common law trusts where the trustee is the mosque or individual in charge of the waqf and the beneficiary is usually the community as a who