Aqmar Mosque

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The Aqmar Mosque is one of the few remaining mosques in Cairo, Egypt dating from the Fatimid era. It was built in the under vizier al-Ma’mun al-Bata’ihi during the caliphate of Imam al-Amir, son of Mustansir. The mosque is located on north Muizz Street, with several significant monuments located nearby, including the Qalawun complex, and the mosque and madrasas of Selihdar. Al-Aqmar in Arabic means moonlight, derived from the word Qamar (“moon”). It is also sometimes called the Grey Mosque.
The mosque is notable for its façade, which is elaborately decorated with inscriptions and geometric carving. This is both the first mosque in Cairo to have such decoration, and it also the first to have a façade which follows the line of the street, built at an angle to the rectangular hyposyle hall whose orientation is dictated by the quibla wall.
The entrance has keel arch niche with a fluted hood and central portion inscribed with the names of Muhammad and ‘Ali . The building also has a chamfered corner with similar names inscribed. Complete interior, its Qibla and damaged front right portion was renovated by Dawoodi Bohra 52nd Dai Syedna Mohammad Burhanuddin.

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