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The Abrahamic Family House (Arabic: بيت العائلة الإبراهيمية) is an interfaith complex on Saadiyat Island in Abu Dhabi.The undertaking was inspired by the Document on Human Fraternity signed by Pope Francis on behalf of the Catholic Church and Ahmed El-Tayeb on behalf of the al-Azhar Mosque on 4 February 2019 in Abu Dhabi.
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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 .
English: The marble floor of Al-Azhar Mosque. Al-Azhar University and associated Al-Azhar Mosque in Islamic Cairo, is Egypt's oldest university and is renowned as "Sunni Islam's most prestigious university". It was founded in 970 by the Fatimids as a centre of Islamic learning.
The interior of the mosque features nine ascending vaults, each rising to form a sail vault at their apex. The mosque's design incorporates Islamic geometric designs throughout the structure, with a mashrabiya screen made up of more than 470 operable panels that regulate light and air while preserving the privacy of those inside.
The ribbed domes of the Mosque-Cathedral of Córdoba served as models for later mosque buildings in the Islamic West of Al-Andalus and the Maghreb. At around 1000 AD, the Bab al-Mardum Mosque in Toledo was constructed with a similar, eight-ribbed dome, surrounded by eight other ribbed domes of varying design. [89]