Sayyida Aisha Mosque مسجد السيدة عائشة | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Islam |
Region | Africa |
Status | Active |
Location | |
Location | Cairo, Egypt |
Architecture | |
Type | Mosque |
Style | Islamic |
Completed | 14th-century (foundation) 1971 (renovation) |
Sayyida Aisha Mosque (Arabic: مسجد السيدة عائشة) is a mosque in Cairo, Egypt. It contains the tomb of Aisha bint Ja'far al-Sadiq, a female scholar who was one of the daughters of Ja'far al-Sadiq.[1] The mosque is named after her and is located outside Citadel Square on a similarly named street.[2]