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Sultan Abu al-'Ila Mosque (السلطان أبو العلا) is one of the most famous mosques in Islamic Cairo in Egypt.[1]

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  1. 10 relations: Ahl al-Bayt, Cairo, Egypt, Islam, Islam in Egypt, Islamic Cairo, Mamluk architecture, Mecca, Mosque, Sunni Islam.

  2. Mamluk architecture in Egypt

Ahl al-Bayt

(lit) refers to the family of the Islamic prophet Muhammad.

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Cairo

Cairo (al-Qāhirah) is the capital of Egypt and the Cairo Governorate, and is the country's largest city, being home to more than 10 million people.

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Egypt

Egypt (مصر), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a transcontinental country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and the Sinai Peninsula in the southwest corner of Asia.

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Islam

Islam (al-Islām) is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion centered on the Quran and the teachings of Muhammad, the religion's founder.

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Islam in Egypt

Islam is the dominant religion in Egypt, with approximately 90% of Egyptians identifying as Muslims.

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Islamic Cairo

Islamic Cairo (Al-Mu'izz's Cairo), or Medieval Cairo, officially Historic Cairo (القاهرة التاريخية al-Qāhira tārīkhiyya), refers mostly to the areas of Cairo, Egypt, that were built from the Muslim conquest in 641 CE until the city's modern expansion in the 19th century during Khedive Ismail's rule, namely: the central parts within the old walled city, the historic cemeteries, the area around the Citadel of Cairo, parts of Bulaq, and Old Cairo which dates back to Roman times and includes major Coptic Christian monuments. Abu al-'Ila Mosque and Islamic Cairo are Medieval Cairo.

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Mamluk architecture

Mamluk architecture was the architectural style that developed under the Mamluk Sultanate (1250–1517), which ruled over Egypt, the Levant, and the Hijaz from their capital, Cairo.

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Mecca

Mecca (officially Makkah al-Mukarramah, commonly shortened to Makkah) is the capital of Mecca Province in the Hejaz region of western Saudi Arabia and the holiest city according to Islam.

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Mosque

A mosque, also called a masjid, is a place of worship for Muslims.

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Sunni Islam

Sunni Islam is the largest branch of Islam, followed by 85–90% of the world's Muslims, and simultaneously the largest religious denomination in the world.

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See also

Mamluk architecture in Egypt

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abu_al-'Ila_Mosque