Mosque of Qanibay al-Muhammadi

Mosque of Qanibay al-Muhammadi (Arabic: مسجد قاني باي المحمدي) is one of the historical mosques in Cairo, Egypt, built in 1413 CE during the Burji dynasty era of Mamluk Sultanate. It is located at Al-Saleeba street in Islamic Cairo, and there is Mosque and Khanqah of Shaykhu at its neighbor.[1]

Mosque of Qanibay al-Muhammadi
مسجد قاني باي المحمدي
Religion
AffiliationIslam
RegionAfrica
StatusActive
Location
LocationAl-Saleeba Street, Islamic Cairo, Cairo, Egypt
Architecture
TypeMosque
StyleIslamic
Mamluk architecture
Completed816 AE
1413 CE

Patron edit

Prince Qanibay al-Muhammadi was bought by Sultan Al-Zaher Barqouq from a merchant named Muhammad, hence he obtained the nisbah of "al-Muhammadi". Qanibay served the Sultan Barqouq and then the service of Shaykh al-Mahmudi, deputy of Damascus, and was appointed as a great Dawudara during the Sultanate of Prince Faraj bin Barqouq. Dawudara is the title for one of the most important officials of the construction bureau, which was in charge of the correspondence of the official authorities and preparing the letters sent by the Sultan to various kings and princes. Then he was appointed as a deputy of Damascus during the reign of Sultan Shaykh al-Mahmudi, but was killed among other princes who rebelled against the Sultan. He was later buried in Damascus.[2]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "مساجـد وعصــــور". Archived from the original on 2017-07-12. Retrieved 2017-07-22.
  2. ^ "مشروع ترميم مدرسة قانيباي المحمدي". Archived from the original on 2017-12-01. Retrieved 2017-07-22.

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