Sultan Al Muayyad Mosque

Immerse yourself in Islamic history and get more information about the Sultan Muayyad Mosque, built by the Mamluk Sultan Muayyad Saif Al-din Sheikh, where this mosque is located in an old prison site where he were imprisoned when he was a royal soldier.

The Sultan Al-Muayyad Mosque is located near Bab Zuweila. It is considered one of the finest examples of Mamluk architecture in Egypt. It has become one of the most important landmarks in Cairo due to its location and the minaret.

This great mosque was built in 1415 and was completed in 1421. The cost of building this mosque was 40 thousand dinars. There is a mosque, the tomb of the Sultan, and there is also a school that was one of the most ancient scientific institutions, in addition to a burial room for Al-Muayyad himself and other for his sons. This building had four front sides and a few entrances. The main doors of the mosque were fabulously decorated with elegant stalactites and Kufic calligraphy

The pro-Sultan pledged that if he came to power, he would turn the prison in which we were imprisoned into a great and beautiful edifice.

The honor of opening this ceremony was attended by the Sultan, who personally endorsed his entourage from the Mamluk, and the water basin in the spacious courtyard was filled with liquefied sugar and presented a candy.