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Al-Hussein Mosque | |
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مسجد الإمام ٱلحُسين | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Sunni Islam |
Year consecrated | Original:1154 Reconstructed:1874 |
Location | |
Location | Cairo, Egypt |
Geographic coordinates | 30°2′52″N 31°15′47″E / 30.04778°N 31.26306°E |
Architecture | |
Type | mosque |
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Founder | Isma'il Pasha |
The al-Hussein Mosque[1][2] or al-Husayn Mosque,[3][4] also known as the Mosque of al-Imam al-Husayn[4] (Arabic: مسجد الإمام ٱلحُسين) and the Mosque of Sayyidna al-Husayn,[5][6] is a mosque and mausoleum of Husayn ibn Ali, originally built in 1154, and then later reconstructed in 1874.[7] The mosque is located in Cairo, Egypt, near the Khan El-Khalili bazaar, near-by the famous Al Azhar Mosque, in an area known as Al-Hussain.[7] It is considered to be one of the holiest Islamic sites in Egypt.[4] Some Shias believe that Husayn's head (ra's mubarak) is buried on the grounds of the mosque where a mausoleum is located today and considered to be what is left of the Fatimid architecture in the building while some ismaili sect of Shiites disagree with this.[4]