Mosque of Qanibay al-Muhammadi explained

Building Name:Mosque of Qanibay al-Muhammadi
Location:Al-Saleeba Street, Islamic Cairo, Cairo, Egypt
Religious Affiliation:Islam
Region:Africa
Functional Status:Active
Architecture Type:Mosque
Architecture Style:Islamic
Mamluk architecture
Year Completed:816 AE
1413 CE

Mosque of Qanibay al-Muhammadi (Arabic: مسجد قاني باي المحمدي) is one of the historical mosques in Cairo, Egypt, built in 1413 CE during the Burji dynasty era of Mamluk Sultanate. It is located at Al-Saleeba street in Islamic Cairo, and there is Mosque and Khanqah of Shaykhu at its neighbor.[1]

Patron

Prince Qanibay al-Muhammadi was bought by Sultan Al-Zaher Barqouq from a merchant named Muhammad, hence he obtained the nisbah of "al-Muhammadi". Qanibay served the Sultan Barqouq and then the service of Shaykh al-Mahmudi, deputy of Damascus, and was appointed as a great Dawudara during the Sultanate of Prince Faraj bin Barqouq. Dawudara is the title for one of the most important officials of the construction bureau, which was in charge of the correspondence of the official authorities and preparing the letters sent by the Sultan to various kings and princes. Then he was appointed as a deputy of Damascus during the reign of Sultan Shaykh al-Mahmudi, but was killed among other princes who rebelled against the Sultan. He was later buried in Damascus.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: مساجـد وعصــــور . 2017-07-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170712051114/http://www.ahram.org.eg/Archive/2004/5/2/ARTS1.HTM . 2017-07-12 . dead .
  2. Web site: مشروع ترميم مدرسة قانيباي المحمدي . 2017-07-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171201034301/http://www.cairo.gov.eg/art/traditions/display_Dis.aspx?ID=12 . 2017-12-01 . dead .