Al-Azhar Mosque

Whe Jowhar al-Saqli bega to build the city of Cairo as the capital of the ew Caliphate i Egypt, he was iterested i buildig the mosque for the Friday prayer ad the five daily prayers. It was located i the southeast corer of the city ad bega to be built i 359 AH. Al-Azhar was amed for Fatima Al-Zahra. O three corridors surrouded by a ope cetral courtyard. The reovatios ad reovatios cotiued i the Fatimid era durig the Fatimid caliphate, such as the Aziz i God, the ruler by the commad of Allah, the Mustasir i Allah, ad the custodia of the religio of God, the ower of the dome overlookig the courtyard. However, the mosque was closed by Saladi i the cotext of its measures to block the Shiite sect i Egypt after the overthrow of the Fatimid state It was worth metioig that the mosque was restored i the Mamluk times several times, most otably the restoratio by Price Salar after the earthquake i 702 AH / 1302 AD. It was also reovated i the Ottoma era by a comprehesive reovatio by Price Abdul Rahma Ktakhda Geeral 1167 AH / 1754 AD, also reewed i the moder era ad retured to may of his spledor ad spledor.