Al-Hussein Mosque

Al-Hussein Mosque
Al-Hussein Mosque
مسجد الإمام ٱلحُسين
Religion
Affiliation	Sunni Islam
Year consecrated	Original:1154 Reconstructed:1874
Location
Location	Cairo, Egypt
	Shown within Egypt
Geographic coordinates	30°2′52″N 31°15′47″E / 30.04778°N 31.26306°E
Architecture
Type	mosque
Style	Gothic Revival; Ottoman; Islamic eclecticism;
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]

^ Beattie, Andrew (2005). Cairo: A Cultural History. Oxford University Press. p. 93. ISBN 978-0-19-517892-0.
^ The Rough Guide to Cairo & the Pyramids. Penguin. 2011. p. 78. ISBN 978-1-4053-8637-1.
^ Bloom, Jonathan M.; Blair, Sheila S. (2019). Islamic Art: Past, Present, Future. Yale University Press. p. 218. ISBN 978-0-300-24347-5.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Masjid al-Husayn". Archnet. Retrieved 2019-12-08.
^ Netton, Ian Richard (2006). A Popular Dictionary of Islam. Routledge. p. 108. ISBN 978-1-135-79773-7.
^ Williams, Caroline (2018). Islamic Monuments in Cairo: The Practical Guide (7th ed.). Cairo: The American University in Cairo Press. pp. 256–258.
^ ^a ^b Williams, Caroline (2004). Islamic Monuments in Cairo : The Practical Guide. American University in Cairo Press – via ProQuest Ebook Central.^{[permanent dead link]}

[1] Beattie, Andrew (2005). Cairo: A Cultural History. Oxford University Press. p. 93. ISBN 978-0-19-517892-0.

[2] The Rough Guide to Cairo & the Pyramids. Penguin. 2011. p. 78. ISBN 978-1-4053-8637-1.

[3] Bloom, Jonathan M.; Blair, Sheila S. (2019). Islamic Art: Past, Present, Future. Yale University Press. p. 218. ISBN 978-0-300-24347-5.

[:1-4] "Masjid al-Husayn". Archnet. Retrieved 2019-12-08.

[5] Netton, Ian Richard (2006). A Popular Dictionary of Islam. Routledge. p. 108. ISBN 978-1-135-79773-7.

[:032-6] Williams, Caroline (2018). Islamic Monuments in Cairo: The Practical Guide (7th ed.). Cairo: The American University in Cairo Press. pp. 256–258.

[:0-7] Williams, Caroline (2004). Islamic Monuments in Cairo : The Practical Guide. American University in Cairo Press – via ProQuest Ebook Central.^{[permanent dead link]}

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