Aybaki Mosque

Al-Aybaki Mosque
مسجد الأيبكي
Religion
AffiliationIslam
Branch/traditionSunni
Location
LocationTuffah, Gaza
CountryState of Palestine
Aybaki Mosque is located in Gaza Strip
Aybaki Mosque
Shown within Gaza Strip
Geographic coordinates31°30′30″N 34°28′07″E / 31.508349°N 34.468601°E / 31.508349; 34.468601
Architecture
TypeMosque
StyleMamluk
Completed13th century

Al-Aybaki Mosque (also referred to as the Mosque of Sheikh Abdullah al-Aybaki, Arabic transliteration: Jami ash-Shaykh 'Abdallah al-Aybaki) is a historic mosque situated in the al-Tuffah neighborhood of Gaza City, Palestine. Built by the Mamluks in the late 13th century, the mosque is named after Sheikh Abdullah al-Aybaki, a Muslim religious leader.[1] According to his nisba "Aybaki", Sheikh Abdullah was a mamluk or relative of Izz al-Din Aybak, the first Mamluk sultan of Egypt. Sheikh Abdullah's son Sheikh Iyad was buried nearby at the Sayed al-Hashim Mosque in al-Daraj while his other son Ahmad al-Aybaki, a local saintly person, was buried in a sanctuary called al-Mazar ash-Sheikh Aybak.[2]

  1. ^ Shahin, 2005, p. 438.
  2. ^ Sharon, 2009, pp. 31, 35