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| Al-Hussein Mosque | |
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مسجد الإمام ٱلحُسين | |
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| 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 |
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| 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][clarification needed]
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- ^ 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.
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- ^ 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]