Sayyidah Zainab Mosque, Cairo
| Al-Sayeda Zainab Mosque مَسْجِد ٱلسَّيِّدَة زَيْنَب | |
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| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Sunni Islam |
| Region | North Africa |
| Status | Active |
| Location | |
| Location | Cairo, Egypt |
  Shown within Egypt  Sayyidah Zainab Mosque, Cairo (Middle East)  Sayyidah Zainab Mosque, Cairo (Africa) | |
| Geographic coordinates | 30°1′54.2″N 31°14′31.49″E / 30.031722°N 31.2420806°E |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Mosque |
| Style | Islamic |
| Completed | ? 1547, 1768, 1940, 1969 (renovation) |
| Specifications | |
| Dome(s) | 1 |
| Minaret(s) | 1 |
Al-Sayeda Zainab Mosque (
.Location
The mosque is located in Al-Sayeda Zainab neighborhood of Cairo, where its name was taken from the name of the mosque. The mosque occupies the center of the neighborhood and there is Al-Sayeda Zainab square in front of the mosque. The square is one of the most famous and important squares in Cairo, and there are numerous restaurants and cafes packed with people especially during the breakfast and
History
The mosque was considered built on top of the grave of Sayyida Zaynab the sister of
There is no accurate record of when the mosque was built over the grave of Sayyida Zaynab, and no historical references are currently available except for Ottoman Ali Pasha's order for renovation in 1547, and since then there were other renovations, including the one conducted by Amir Abdul Rahman in 1768 and the one in 1940 by the Ministry of Endowment which demolished the old building completely and built the current building. Henceforth, the mosque is not registered as an artifact of Islamic history. The mosque at the time consisted of seven corridors parallel to the wall of the qibla with a square dish covered with a dome. On the opposite side of the qibla wall is the mausoleum of Sayyida Zaynab, surrounded by a brass fence and topped by a tall dome. In 1969, the Ministry of Endowment doubled the area of the mosque.[2]
See also
References
- ^ "Balaghatun Nisa", by Abul Fazl Ahmad bin Abi Tahir
- ^ "حي السيدة زينب". Official Website of Cairo (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 2017-09-20. Retrieved July 20, 2017.
External links
Media related to Al-Sayeda Zainab Mosque at Wikimedia Commons
