Lulua Mosque

Lulua Mosque
مسجد اللؤلؤة
Lulua Mosque; مسجد اللؤلؤة
	The Lulua Mosque in 2010, after its renovation
Religion
Affiliation	Islam
District	Cairo Governorate
Region	Egypt
Status	Active
Location
	Shown within Egypt
Geographic coordinates	30°01′11″N 31°16′05″E / 30.01986°N 31.268187°E
Architecture
Type	Mosque
Style	Fatimid
Founder	Al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah
Completed	Original in 1015–16 AD, new 1998
Specifications
Dome(s)	1
Minaret(s)	1
Materials	limestone, rubble and bricks

The Lulua Mosque or al-Lu'lu'a Mosque (Arabic: مسجد اللؤلؤة, romanized: Masjid al-Lu'lu'a, lit. 'Mosque of the Pearl') is a mosque in Cairo, Egypt, that was built in 1015–16 AD.^[1] It was constructed during the reign of the third^[2] Fatimid caliph, al-Hakim, in the Fatimid architectural style.^[3] The mosque was almost-fully collapsed in 1919, but was later refurbished in 1998 by the Dawoodi Bohras, who trace their religious lineage to the Fatimid Caliphate's Shia Islam. It is located in the southern cemetery in the Moqattam hills.^[1]^[4]

^ ^a ^b "Al-Lu'lu'a Mosque". Archived from the original on 29 June 2011. Retrieved 3 December 2010.
^ Note: Sources conflict on the period of dating the mosque - either during the reign of the third Fatimid caliph (per MIT) or of the sixth caliph, in another ("Hakem be-Amr Allah" entry, Encyclopædia Iranica Vol. 11, pp. 572-573, ed. Ehsan Yarshater. Encyclopædia Iranica Foundation & Eisenbrauns, Inc., New York, 2003). MIT is cited here, pending agreement of authoritative sources.
^ "5 – Fatimid Mosques in Cairo". Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Retrieved 8 March 2013.
^ Williams, Caroline; Williams, Caroline H. (2008). Islamic Monumentss in Cairo: The Practical Guide. American Univ in Cairo Press. p. 279. ISBN 978-977-416-205-3.

[archnet-1] "Al-Lu'lu'a Mosque". Archived from the original on 29 June 2011. Retrieved 3 December 2010.

[2] Note: Sources conflict on the period of dating the mosque - either during the reign of the third Fatimid caliph (per MIT) or of the sixth caliph, in another ("Hakem be-Amr Allah" entry, Encyclopædia Iranica Vol. 11, pp. 572-573, ed. Ehsan Yarshater. Encyclopædia Iranica Foundation & Eisenbrauns, Inc., New York, 2003). MIT is cited here, pending agreement of authoritative sources.

[MIT-3] "5 – Fatimid Mosques in Cairo". Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Retrieved 8 March 2013.

[WilliamsWilliams2008-4] Williams, Caroline; Williams, Caroline H. (2008). Islamic Monumentss in Cairo: The Practical Guide. American Univ in Cairo Press. p. 279. ISBN 978-977-416-205-3.

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