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  • 5/5 Islam H. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) “Al-Moayad is Sheikh” ... the mosque of the imprisoned Sultan The pride of the mosques of the Circassian Mamelukes "Al-Muayyad is Sheikh" ... the mosque of the imprisoned Sultan I wrote: Zakaria Nasif victim July 05 Egyptian Geographic site Al-Moayad Sheikh Mosque, or as historians call it, “The Mosque of the Prisoner of the Sultan is one of the famous ancient mosques in Cairo. This great mosque was established by Sultan Al-Malik Al-Muayyad Abu Al-Nasr Saif Al-Din Sheikh Al-Mahmoudi Al-Jaraksi Bin Abdullah Al-Mahmoudi Al-Dhaheri, the fourth of the Circassian Sultans, during the period between the years "818-824" Hijri and "1415-1421" AD. For the people of knowledge and his reverence for the judges, and he was inclined to leave and present them, and his actions were in many aspects of righteousness, and he was fond of architecture, so he established a lighthouse in Al-Azhar, and renewed the Al-Muqiyas Mosque, as well as establishing several mosques, sabils, offices and other buildings in Egypt and the Levant. The site of the mosque before its construction was a heinous prison for crime lords, called the "prison" of Shamail, in addition to two Qaysariyyas, one of which is by Sanqur al-Ashqar, and the other by Baha al-Din Arslan, and al-Muayad was imprisoned in this treasury days when Prince Mantash defeated and arrested the apparent Mamluks So the supporter suffered in it from the horrors that made him warn that he could get out of this prison, and the king authorized him to demolish it and build in its place a mosque for God and a school for the people of knowledge. On the fifth of Rabi` al-Awal, 818 AH, 1415 AD, the construction of the mosque began, and it was completed after five years, that is, the year 823 AH, 1421 AD. Egypt suffered a major economic calamity during the construction of the Al-Moayad Sheikh Mosque, which affected the construction movement, so the dome and Sufi houses were not constructed, and historical sources indicate that when Sultan Al-Muayyad died on the ninth of Muharram 824 AH 1421 AD, he was carried from the castle to his mosque, and was buried in The eastern dome was before the era, and the dome had not been constructed yet, so its architecture began until it was completed in the month of Dhu al-Hijjah of the same year. “The Whole Mosque of Mahasin Al-Bunyan is a witness to the splendor of its pillars and the enormity of its structure, and that its originator is the master of the kings of time. 1517 AD, he said that this is the building of Kings, However, the sit-in of some tyrants and outlaws in the mosque in 1665 AD, that is, during the rule of the Ottoman governor Umar Pasha, and his compulsion to attack them and force them to surrender, had the greatest impact on the damage and demolition of the mosque, until Ahmad Pasha, the governor, realized it in 1690 and repaired it, and he In the year 1874 AD, the walls of the mosque were demolished, with the exception of the qibla wall, by order of Khedive Ismail, and they were rebuilt completely in their original form. The southeast façade is the main façade of the mosque, and it overlooks Al-Muizz Li Din Allah Al-Qibli Street, and it includes the entrance block at the eastern end, followed by the dome's façade on the south side and the dome above it, then the façade of the qibla canopy. The first overlooks the eastern dome, then the four entrances that overlook the southeast canopy, and these incomes are occupied from the bottom by a row of window openings overlaid with metal grilles, topped by simple lanterns, and above the entrance to the qibla mihrab is a round lunar canopy. A row of folios in the form of a vegetable leaf. The dome is decorated on the outside with delicate "zigzag" figures, which is one of the verses of artistic creativity. The entrance is located at the eastern end of the main façade, and it consists of a deep entrance “entrance stone”, on either side of which are two “mastaba” sits crowned with a medallion arch, and the archways are filled with floral motifs, and in the middle of the entrance is the entrance door opening and crowned with a straight lintel decorated with leafy “arabesque” floral motifs With the opening of the door, a decorative "wrap" strip that includes colorful intertwining geometric motifs. A wooden door of two doors clad in bronze closes on the door opening, which was transported by Sultan Al-Moayad from the school of Sultan Hassan. The entrance door opening leads to a square arcade with a marble floor covered by a fan vault in the middle of which is a crossed shape dotted with famous stone. On both sides of the gazebo are two doors knotted with civil arches, the right leading to a corridor with a marble floor and at its end a door opening leading to the courtyard of the mosque, and the left leading to the dome and from there to Southeast canopy. The courtyard of the mosque occupies a square area, in the center of which is an octagonal marble fountain, surmounted by a wooden dome with a flap mounted on eight (Original) "المؤيد شيخ".. مسجد السلطان السجين فخر مساجد المماليك الجراكسة "المؤيد شيخ".. مسجد السلطان السجين كتبت: ضحي زكريا ناصف  05 يوليو موقع ايجيبشيان جيوجرافيك مسجد المؤيد شيخ، أو كما يُطلق علية المؤرخين "مسجد السلطان السجين، يعد أحد المساجد الأثرية الشهيرة بالقاهرة، ويوصف بأنه فخر مساجد عصر المماليك الجراكسة، ويقع داخل أسوار القاهرة الفاطمية ملاصقا لباب زويلة، ويشرف بواجهته الجنوبية الغربية على شارع تحت الربع. أنشأ هذا الجامع العظيم السلطان الملك المؤيد أبو النصر سيف الدين شيخ المحمودى الجركسى بن عبد الله المحمودى الظاهري، رابع سلاطين الجراكسة، وذلك خلال الفترة بين عامي "818 – 824" هجرية، "1415 – 1421" ميلادية، وقد اتصف السلطان المؤيد بالشجاعة والإقدام وحبه لأهل العلم وتبجيله للقضاة، وكان يميل إلى الترك ويقدمهم، وكانت أفعاله فى وجوه البر كثيرة، وكان مغرمًا بالعمارة، فأنشأ منارة بالأزهر، وجدد مسجد المقياس، وكذلك أنشأ عدة مساجد وأسبلة ومكاتب وعمائر أخرى بمصر والشام. كان موضع المسجد قبل بنائه عبارة عن سجن شنيع لأرباب الجرائم، يقال له خزانة "سجن" شمائل، علاوة على قيساريتين، إحداهما لسنقر الأشقر، والأخرى لبهاء الدين أرسلان، وكان المؤيد قد سُجن فى هذه الخزانة أيام تغلب الأمير منطاش وإلقاء القبض على المماليك الظاهرية، فقاسى المؤيد فيها من الأهوال ما جعله ينذر إن تيسر له الخروج من هذا السجن، وآل إليه الملك أن يهدمه ويبنى فى موضعه مسجدا لله ومدرسة لأهل العلم، فلما نجاه الله منه وآل إليه ملك مصر، أمر بنقل سكان الأماكن التى تقرر إحلال الجامع محلها إلى جهة أخرى، وبدأ فى الخامس من شهر ربيع الأول سنة 818 هجرية، 1415 ميلادية، فى تشييد المسجد، وانتهى من بنائه بعد خمس سنوات، أي سنة 823 هجرية، 1421 ميلادية. تعرضت مصر لنكبة اقتصادية كبري أثناء بناء مسجد المؤيد شيخ، ما أثر علي حركة البناء، فلم تُشيد القبة وبيوت الصوفية، وتشير المصادر التاريخية أنه عندما توفى السلطان المؤيد فى التاسع من المحرم سنة 824 هجرية 1421 ميلادية، حُمل من القلعة إلى جامعه، وتم دفنه فى القبة الشرقية قبل العصر، ولم تكن القبة قد شيدت بعد، فشرع فى عمارتها حتى اكتملت فى شهر ذى الحجة من نفس العام. "الجامع الجامع لمحاسن البنيان الشاهد بفخامة أركانه وضخامة بنيانه، وأن منشئه سيد ملوك الزمان يحتقر الناظر له عند مشاهدته عرش بلقيس وإيوان كسرى".. هكذا وصف المقريزي عمارة مسجد المؤيد شيخ، بل أن السلطان العثماني "سليم الأول" عندما زاره بعد فتحه لمصر سنة 1517 ميلادية، قال ان هذه عمارة الملوك، غير أن اعتصام بعض الطغاة والخارجين على النظام بالمسجد سنة 1665 ميلادية، أي خلال حكم الوالي العثماني عمر باشا، واضطراره إلى مهاجمتهم وإجبارهم على التسليم، كان له أكبر الأثر فيما أصاب الجامع من التلف والتهدم، حتى أدركه سنة 1690 أحمد باشا الوالي وأصلحه، كما أنه فى سنة 1874 ميلادية هدمت جدران الجامع، باستثناء جدار القبلة، بأمر من الخديوي إسماعيل، وأعيد بناؤها على تمام هيئتها الأصلية. وتعد الواجهة الجنوبية الشرقية هى الواجهة الرئيسية للجامع، وتطل على شارع المعز لدين الله القبلي، وتشتمل على كتلة المدخل بالطرف الشرقي، يليها من جهة الجنوب واجهة القبة ويعلوها القبة، ثم واجهة ظلة القبلة، وقد قسمها المعمار إلى خمس دخلات رأسية كبيرة وصغيرة بالتبادل، الدخلة الأولى تطل على القبة الشرقية، ثم الدخلات الأربع التي تطل على الظلة الجنوبية الشرقية، وشغلت هذه الدخلات من أسفل بصف من فتحات الشبابيك مغشاة بمصبعات معدنية، يعلوها قمريات قندلية بسيطة، ويعلو دخلة محراب ظلة القبلة قمرية مستديرة، وتنتهي هذه الدخلات بصدور مقرنصة، ويتوج الواجهة  صف من الشرافات على هيئة الورقة النباتية، وزخرفت القبة من الخارج بأشكال دالية "الزجزاج" تعد واحدة من آيات الإبداع الفني. ويقع المدخل بالطرف الشرقى من الواجهة الرئيسية، ويتكون من دخلة عميقة "حجر المدخل"، على جانبيها جلستان "مصطبتان" يتوجها عقد مدائنى، وشغلت كوشتى العقد بزخارف نباتية، ويتوسط الدخلة فتحة باب الدخول ويتوجها عتب مستقيم مزخرف بزخارف نباتية مورقة "أرابيسك"، ويحيط بفتحة الباب شريط "إزار" زخرفي، يشتمل على زخارف هندسية متشابكة ملونة، ويغلق على فتحة الباب بابا خشبيا من مصراعين مصفح بالبرونز نقله السلطان المؤيد من مدرسة السلطان حسن. وتفضي فتحة باب الدخول إلى دركاة مربعة ذات أرضية رخامية يغطيها قبو مروحى يتوسطه شكل متقاطع غائر بالحجر المشهر، ويقع على جانبى الدركاة بابان معقودان بعقود مدائنية، الأيمن يؤدى إلى دهليز له أرضية رخامية وبنهايته فتحة باب تؤدى إلى صحن الجامع، والأيسر يؤدى إلى القبة ومنها إلى الظلة الجنوبية الشرقية. ويشغل صحن المسجد مساحة مربعة، تتوسطها فسقية رخامية مثمنة، تعلوها قبة خشبية لها رفرف محمول على ثمانية
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  • 5/5 Mahmud S. 5 months ago on Google • 374 reviews
    Sultan Al-Moayad Sheikh Mosque or Al-Moayad Mosque or Al-Muayyad Mosque is one of the famous archaeological mosques in Cairo, and is described as the pride of the mosques of the Circassian Mamluk era. Its construction began in 818 AH / 1415 AD by order of Sultan Al-Moayad Abu Al-Nasr Saif Al-Din Sheikh bin Abdullah Al-Mahmudi Al-Dhahiri, one of the rulers of the Mamluk state during the Circassian Mamluk era. The dome of the mosque was still under construction, and it was completed in Ramadan 824 AH / 1421 AD, and until that time many of the mosque’s annexes had not begun to be built as planned, such as the tribal dome and Sufi houses in Khanaqah. In the mosque there are two mausoleums under the dome, one for Sultan Al-Mu'ayyad Sheikh, and the other for his sons Al-Sarmi Ibrahim, Al-Muzaffar Ahmad and Abu Al-Fath Musa.
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  • 5/5 Ishak B. 2 months ago on Google • 400 reviews New
    Sultan al-Muayyad Shaykh was a Burgi or Circassian Mamluk who served as sultan between 1412 and 1421. Al-Maqrizi relates that during the reign of Farag ibn Barquq, al-Mu'ayyad, a great intriguer during a time of great intrigues, was captured and thrown into the prison on this site. He suffered terribly from the lice and the fleas, and vowed then that if he ever came to power he would transform the infested prison into a "saintly place for the education of scholars." Once he became sultan, he soon fulfilled his promise, spending some 40,000 dinars on its construction. "Marble was taken from everywhere", relates the 15th century historian al-Taghribirdi, "even from (private) houses and palaces ... The prize of marble in Egypt soon rose to astronomical height for the vast demand and the big dimensions of the mosque. Thus, what regards decoration and the use of marbles, this mosque became the most beautiful ever to be built in Cairo". Numerous donkeys were occupied for days carrying away loads of bones of the dead found in the prison. Due to the Sultan's lavish endowments, the madrasa became one of the most prominent academic institutions of the 15th century. A large library was collected, and the most eminent scholars of the day filled professorial chairs. the most famous specialist in Quranic exegesis in Egypt, Ibn Hagar al-'Asqalani, was installed as lecturer in Shafi'i jurisprudence. Finally, there was a great ceremony for its opening, when al-Mu'ayyad and his Mamluk entourage came down from the Citadel. According to reports, the water basin in the middle of the vast courtyard was filled with liquefied sugar and sweets were offered, along with lectures and much ceremony.

  • 4/5 Ionut S. 1 year ago on Google • 333 reviews
    This is the first mosque on the left, after passing through Bab Zuwayla gate. As one looks north through the arched opening of Bab Zuwayla, the massive façade ending in the portal and the majestic dome of the mosque fills the vista. The elevated portal, with its red and turquoise frame around the door, carved arabesque patterns and Kufic script are particularly beautiful. The magnificent bronze door originally belonged to Sultan Hassan Mosque. The patterns of the ceiling decoration, above the men’s praying area, are of a spectacular richness, looking like suspended carpets. However, the ceiling above the women praying area has no decoration. This majestic mosque was built on the place of a notorious prison, where al-Mu’ayyad himself was once confined. He suffered terribly from the lice and fleas and vowed that if he would ever came to power he would transform the infested jail into “a holly place for the education of scholars”. Which he actually did, as he became the Mameluke Sultan al-Mu’ayyad Shaykh, ruling from 1412 to 1421. Despite of its beauty, visiting this mosque requires foreign visitors to pay some attention. There’s a guy hanging around and pretending that he’s a guide. He asks money from foreign tourists for a “mosque guided tour”. This is a hoax, as visiting the mosque is free of charge.
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  • 5/5 Abdulrahman Q. 7 months ago on Google • 262 reviews
    The Mosque of Sultan al-Mu'ayyad is a Mosque in Cairo, Egypt next to Bab Zuwayla built under the rule of sultan Al-Mu'ayyad Sayf ad-Din Shaykh and it’s often described as the pride of the Mamluk architecture during the Circassian Mamluks’ era. Construction began in 1415 and the mosque was completed in 1421. The complex included a Friday mosque and a madrasa. It replaced a prison which originally stood next to Bab Zuwayla. Its architecture is very beautiful and the interior decorations are extremely beautiful as well.

  • 5/5 Ms. Melissa B. 7 years ago on Google • 231 reviews
    Ended up here one evening just as the last prayer of the day was called. We were invited inside and taken up to the rooftop for an enchanting view of the area from the rooftop. Talk to the guardian of the building and you may be in luck.
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  • 5/5 Mohamed B. 3 years ago on Google • 165 reviews
    The Mosque of Sultan al-Mu'ayyad is in Cairo, Egypt next to Bab Zuwayla built under the rule of sultan Al-Mu'ayyad Sayf ad-Din Shaykh from whom it takes its name, "Al-Mu'ayyad", meaning The Supporter in Arabic language. Construction began in 1415 and the mosque was completed in 1421. The complex included a Friday mosque It replaced a prison which originally stood next to Bab Zuwayla.
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  • 5/5 Elsebaei 1 year ago on Google
    Amazing old mosque in Islamic cairo
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  • 5/5 ASAKAWA G. 2 years ago on Google • 37 reviews
    Visited here in March, 2018. I happened to arrive at this historical mosque while I was strolling on the street without a specific destination. This place is pretty huge and kind of sacred atmosphere was coming out of here, so I guess it made me interested in the inside of this mosque. The inside here is somehow very quiet even in this hectic metropolis. Also I don't know if it is because the time I visited was not for pray or gathering here, but just only a few guys were walking there. One of them spoke to me and even asked me for an entrance fee, but actually I couldn't recognize him as an official staff there, so I didn't pay after all. Was it correct ? If this info is wrong, excuse me. Anyway the views from the minaret top is awesome as well as of course worth visiting. Pyramids are the symbol of Egypt which everyone knows, but personally as for this mosque, it shows more real life in Cairo including its cityscape with curious architecture. I love it.
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  • 4/5 Y Y. 5 years ago on Google
    A liar took my friend and I to there and charged us 100 pounds for tickets and another 100 to the minaret. He pretended he is the staff working here and told us that he even gives us student discount. Be careful
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  • 5/5 Abdullah e. 5 years ago on Google
    The great Mosque of Sultan al-Muayyad Shaykh has an amazing, breathtaking islamic engravings.. and its beautiful rostrum is just beyond awesome. Last but not least if you ever visited it don't forget to look up and check it's magnificent roof that astounds you with its beautiful set of distinctive engravings.
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  • 5/5 احمد يوسف - Ahmed Y. 6 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Located in Al-Moez Street (Original) يوجد فى شارع المعز
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  • 4/5 Tasneem Q. 6 years ago on Google • 55 reviews
    Found in a calm hidden place that you can't see obviously actually i just went in because i like the door, having the samr style as amr ibn el as mosque, but not taken care after
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  • 5/5 Mohamed Farouk m f. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) A great place to feel the greatness of Islam in the golden age And the skill of Muslims in architecture and in all arts and fields (Original) مكان رائع يشعرك بعظمة الإسلام في العصر الذهبي ومهارة المسلمين في العماره وفي جميع الفنون والمجالات
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  • 5/5 Nezaro S. 2 years ago on Google
    One of the best mosque I do recommend everyone to visit it when u go inside you will find your self on another world also you can pray inside i feel so. Proud to have it in my lovely Egypt. No entry fees but I think it's not open all the times
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  • 5/5 mama g. 1 year ago on Google
    Nice historical mosques with nice Islamic design
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  • 5/5 Sherif H. 5 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) One of the most amazing places I used to visit on Bab al-Wazir Street Mosque of Sultan Al-Muayyad Sheikh, Mosque of Al-Moayad, or Al-Moayad Mosque is one of the famous ancient mosques in Cairo, and is described as the pride of the mosques of the Circassian Mamluk era. Its construction began in the year 818 AH / 1415 CE by the order of Sultan al-Muayyad Abu al-Nasr Saif al-Din Sheikh bin Abdullah al-Mahmudi al-Dhahiri, one of the rulers of the Mamluk state during the era of the Circassian Mamelukes, and before he assumed the seat of the Sultanate, one of the princes of Sultan al-Zahir Saif al-Din Barquq. The mosque is still under construction, and work was completed in Ramadan 824 AH / 1421 CE, and until that time many of the mosque's annexes had not been built as planned, such as the Qibla Dome and Sufi houses in the Khanqah. In the mosque there are two mausoleums under the dome, one of which is for Sultan Al-Muayyad Sheikh, and the other is for his sons Al-Sarmi Ibrahim, Al-Muzaffar Ahmad and Abu Al-Fath Musa. The site of the mosque was in the old days a prison known as "Khazana Shamail". It is located in Al-Sukkariyyah, in the Al-Darb Al-Ahmar area of ​​the Central Cairo neighborhood. The mosque has four borders. Its southeastern border overlooks Al-Muizz Li Din Allah Street and has the main façade and entrance, and its northeastern border overlooks Al-Sharqiya Street, the northwestern unit contains the ablution and student residences, and the southwestern unit overlooks a street under the Quarter, currently Ahmad Maher Street, while The southern corner of the mosque is intertwined with the western tower of Bab Zuweila. The mosque is adjacent to several other archaeological mosques, such as the Al-Salih Tala'a Mosque, and Zawiyat Al-Nasir Faraj Ibn Barquq. [1] [2] [3]: 187 [4]: ​​23 Originator  Detailed article: Al-Muayyad Abu Al-Nasr, Sheikh Al-Mahmoudi  General view of the mosque  The dome of the mosque buried beneath the Sultan al-Muayyad Sheikh He ordered the establishment of the mosque of Sultan Al-Malik Al-Muayyad Abu Al-Nasr Saif Al-Din Sheikh bin Abdullah Al-Mahmoudi Al-Dhahri Al-Jirkasy of origin. Al-Muayyad Sheikh was nicknamed Al-Mahmoudi in reference to his teacher, Al-Khawaja Mahmoud Shah Al-Yazdi [Information 1], and he was nicknamed Al-Zahiri after Al-Zahir Barquq, who bought and took care of him, and was nicknamed Abu Al-Nasr to signify that He is Mansour in all his moves and that victory does not leave him. He is the twenty-eighth Turkish Sultan who rules Egypt and the fourth of the Circassians and their children. Al-Muayyad Sheikh was born in the year 770 AH / 1368 CE, and he came to Cairo in the year 782 AH / 1381 AD, and he was twelve years old. From horsemanship, playing with a spear, throwing a crossbow, striking with a sword, and wrestling. [5] [6]: Part 4, p. 95: 97 [7]: Part 1, p. 207 [8]: 64 Al-Muayyad Sheikh graduated in positions until he was promoted in the state of Al-Zahir Barquq to Khasaki [Information 4], then he was led until he was blessed with a command of ten [information 5], then he was transferred to Tablkhanah [Information 6], then he walked in the year 801 AH for the Hajj as Emir Hajj Al-Mahmal and returned with the apparent death Barquq, then he was blessed after him with an order of one hundred and he gave him a thousand in Egyptian homes, and in the year 802 AH he was appointed deputy to Tripoli until he was captured when Tamerlane stormed the Levant, then he was released and returned to Egypt, then he was returned to the Tripoli Prosecution office again until he was transferred to the Damascus Prosecution. With the occurrence of strife between the Zahiri princes [Information 7] and the son of their teacher, Sultan Al-Nasir Faraj bin Barquq, Al-Muayyad Sheikh came to Egypt, and after the capture and killing of Nasser Faraj bin Barquq, fate and good management helped him to ascend the throne of the Sultanate in 815 AH / 1412 AD. In the year 823 AH / 1420 CE, al-Sarmi Ibrahim Ibn al-Sultan al-Muayyad died, and it was said that he was poisoned with arsenic with the knowledge of his father, after the clerk of the secret Ibn al-Barzi planted a grudge in the heart of the Sultan towards his son due to disagreements between Ibn al-Barzi and al-Sarmi, and the Sultan regretted that and witnessed the prayer on him and buried him in the Al-Mu’aydi Mosque. In the year 824 AH / 1421 AD, Sultan Al-Muayyad died after his illness became severe and was buried next to his son in the Bahariya Dome of the mosque, after he ruled for eight years. Sultan Al-Muayyad was characterized by courage and boldness, his love for the people of knowledge and his reverence for the judges, and he tended to leave and present them, and his actions were many in the faces of righteousness. Except for the remains of the Sabil and Chapel in the Citadel, the Bimaristan in the Quarry, the bath in the sub-quarter Street, and the Muaydi Mosque. (Original) من اروع الاماكن التي كنت ازورها في شارع باب الوزير مسجد السلطان المؤيد شيخ أو مسجد المؤيد أو المسجد المؤيدي هو أحد المساجد الأثريّة الشهيرة بالقاهرة، ويوصف بأنه فخر مساجد عصر المماليك الجراكسة. بدأ بناؤه سنة 818هـ/1415م بأمر السلطان المؤيد أبو النصر سيف الدين شيخ بن عبد الله المحمودي الظاهري أحد حكامالدولة المملوكية خلال عصر المماليك الجراكسة وكان قبل أن يعتلي كرسي السلطنة أحد أمراء السلطان الظاهر سيف الدين برقوق، وتوفي المؤيد شيخ في 8 محرم824هـ/1421م وكانت قبة المسجد لا تزال تحت الإنشاء، وانتهى العمل بها في رمضان 824هـ/1421م، وإلى ذلك الوقت كان كثير من ملحقات المسجد لم يشرع في بنائها كما هو مخطط مثل القبة القبلية وبيوت الصوفية بالخانقاه. وفي المسجد ضريحين تحت القبة، أحدهما للسلطان المؤيد شيخ، والآخر لأبنائه الصارمي إبراهيم والمظفر أحمد وأبو الفتح موسى. كان موقع المسجد قديماً سجناً عرف باسم "خزانة شمائل"، ويقع حالياً بالسكرية بمنطقة الدرب الأحمر التابعة لحي وسط القاهرة. وللمسجد أربع حدود، يطل حده الجنوبي الشرقي على شارع المعز لدين الله وبه الواجهة الرئيسية والمدخل، ويطل حده الشمالي الشرقي على شارع الأشرقية، وحده الشمالي الغربي به الميضأة ومساكن الطلبة، وحده الجنوبي الغربي يطل على شارع تحت الربع "شارع أحمد ماهر حالياً"، بينما الزاوية الجنوبية للمسجد متداخلة مع البرج الغربي لباب زويلة. ويجاور المسجد عدة مساجد أثرية أخرى مثل مسجد الصالح طلائع، وزاوية الناصر فرج بن برقوق.[1][2][3]:187[4]:23 المنشئعدل  مقالة مفصلة: المؤيد أبو النصر شيخ المحمودي  منظر عام للمسجد  قبة المسجد المدفون تحتها السلطان المؤيد شيخ أمر بإنشاء المسجد السلطان الملك المؤيد أبو النصر سيف الدين شيخ بن عبد الله المحمودي الظاهري الجركسي الأصل. لُقب المؤيد شيخ بالمحمودي نسبة إلى أستاذه الخواجه محمود شاه اليزدي [معلومة 1]، ولُقب بالظاهري نسبة إلى الظاهر برقوق الذي اشتراه واعتنى به، وكني بأبو النصر للدلاله على أنه منصور في كل تحركاته وأن النصر لا يفارقه. وهو السلطان التركي الثامن والعشرون الذي يحكم مصر والرابع من الجراكسة وأولادهم. ولد المؤيد شيخ سنة 770هـ/1368م تقريباً، وقدم القاهرة سنة 782هـ/1381موعمره اثنتي عشرة سنة، فاشتراه الخواجه[معلومة 2] محمود شاه اليزدي تاجر المماليك، الذي باعه إلى الظاهر برقوقوكان وقتئذ أتابكاً للعسكر[معلومة 3]، فأعتقه وعنى بتربيته وتعليمه فنون الحرب من فروسية واللعب بالرمح ورمي النشاب والضرب بالسيف والمصارعة.[5][6]:ج4ص95:97[7]:ج1ص207[8]:64 تدرج المؤيد شيخ في المناصب حتى رقي في دولة الظاهر برقوق إلى خاصكي[معلومة 4] ثم ساقياً إلى أن أنعم عليه بإمرة عشرة[معلومة 5] ثم نقل إلى طبلخاناة[معلومة 6]، ثم سار سنة 801هـ بالحج كأمير حاج المحمل وعاد وقد مات الظاهر برقوق، فأنعم عليه من بعده بإمرة مائة وتقدمه ألف بالديار المصرية، وفي سنة 802هـ عين نائباً لطرابلس إلى أن أسر عند اقتحام تيمورلنك للشام ثم أطلق سراحه وعاد إلى مصر ثم أعيد إلى نيابة طرابلس مرة أخرى حتى تم نقله إلى نيابة دمشق. ومع وقوع الفتنة بين الأمراء الظاهرية[معلومة 7] وبين ابن أستاذهم السلطان الناصر فرج بن برقوق، قدم المؤيد شيخ إلى مصر، وبعد القبض على الناصر فرج بن برقوق وقتله، ساعدته الأقدار وحسن تدبيره على أن يعتلي كرسي السلطنة سنة 815هـ/1412م. وفي سنة 823هـ/1420م توفي الصارمي إبراهيم ابن السلطان المؤيد، وقيل أنه قتل مسموماً بالزرنيخ بعلم والده، بعد أن زرع كاتب السر ابن البارزي الضغينة في قلب السلطان تجاه ولده لخلافات بين ابن البارزي والصارمي، وندم السلطان على ذلك وشهد الصلاة عليه ودفنه بالمسجد المؤيدي. وفي سنة 824هـ/1421م توفي السلطان المؤيد بعد أن اشتد عليه المرض ودفن بجوار ابنه بالقبة البحرية بالمسجد، بعد أن حكم ثمان سنوات.[6]:ج4ص95:97[7]:ج1ص207 اتصف السلطان المؤيد بالشجاعة والإقدام وحبه لأهل العلم وتبجيله للقضاة، وكان يميل إلى الترك ويقدمهم، وكانت أفعاله في وجوه البر كثيرة، وكان مغرماً بالعمارة فأنشأ منارة بالأزهر وجدد مسجد المقياس وأنشأ الخانقاه الخروبية وكذلك أنشأ عدة مساجد وأسبلة ومكاتب وعمائر أخرى بمصر والشام، لم يبق منها سوى بقايا سبيل ومصلى بالقلعة والبيمارستان بالمحجر والحمام بشارع تحت الربع والمسجد المؤيدي، إلا أنه وصف أيضاً بالبخل وبعض
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  • 5/5 Z 4. 6 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Fantastic mosque, excellent location, holds inside all the history, present and future, I visited the place today, very frankly liked and Amtni in all directions (Original) مسجد رائع ، موقع ممتاز ، يحمل بداخله كل التاريخ و الحاضر و المستقبل ، قمت بزيارة المكان اليوم ، بصراحة اعجبني جداً و امتعني بكل الإتجاهات
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  • 5/5 Ahmet S. 6 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) “If you want a wali, then stop with a wali.” Yes, if he is your guardian, everything is your friend. “If you want a person, then stop the noble Qur’an.” You live in it with the prophets and angels, and your good comrades. “If you want money, give it a treasure.” Yes, contentment means, and economists find blessing. “If you want an enemy, suffice it as an enemy.” If a fan admires himself in no way he sees the difficulties and suffers from calamities, while he does not like them, he finds pleasure, comfort and mercy. “If you want a preacher, stop death by preaching.” Truly, those who mention death survive the love of this world and strive for its endeavor. Writings - 350 Dost istersen Allah yeter. Evet o dost ise, herşey dosttur. Yârân istersen Kur'an yeter. Evet ondaki enbiya ve melaike ile hayalen görüşür ve vukuatlarını seyredip ünsiyet eder. Mal istersen kanaat yeter. Evet kanaat eden, iktisad eder; iktisad eden, bereket bulur. Düşman istersen nefis yeter. Evet kendini beğenen, belayı bulur zahmete düşer; kendini beğenmeyen, safayı bulur, rahmete gider. Nasihat istersen ölüm yeter. Evet ölümü düşünen, hubb-u dünyadan kurtulur ve âhiretine ciddî çalışır. Mektubat - 282 If you want a friend, God is sufficient. Yes, if He is the friend, everything is a friend. If you want companions, the Qur'an is sufficient. Indeed, for in the imagination one meets with the prophets and angels in it, observes the events in which they were involved, and becomes familiar with them. If you want possessions, contentment is sufficient. Yes, one who is content is frugal; and one who is frugal, finds the blessing of plenty. If you want an enemy, the soul is sufficient. Yes, one who fancies himself is visited with calamities and meets with difficulties. Whereas one who is not fond of himself, finds happiness, and receives mercy. If you want advice, death is sufficient. Yes, one who thinks of death is saved from love of this world, and works in earnest for the hereafter. Letters - 334 Ey insan! Aklını başına al, dikkat et! Nasıl bir zât seni bilir ve bakar, bil ve ayıl! .. Mektubat - 243 O man! Come to your senses, Consider the greatness of knowing and monitoring you. Know this and be careful! Writings - 300 O man! Come to your senses! Think carefully of just what sort of Being it is Who knows you and watches you; think of it and pull yourself together! Letters - 289 Any human! My mind is like a family, It's ticked! Nasser Ber, Sunnis, Blair and Baggar, Bale and Isle! .. Writings - 346 (Original) "ﺇﻥْ ﻛﻨﺖَ ﺗﺮﻳﺪ ﻭﻟﻴﺎً، ﻓﻜﻔﻰ ﺑﺎﻟﻠّﻪ ﻭﻟﻴﺎً".‌ ﻧﻌﻢ ﺇﻥ ﻛﺎﻥ ﻫﻮ ﻭﻟﻴُّﻚ ﻓﻜﻞ ﺷﻲﺀ ﻟﻚ ﺻﺪﻳﻖ. "ﺇﻥْ ﻛﻨﺖَ ﺗﺮﻳﺪ ﺃﻧﻴﺴﺎً، ﻓﻜﻔﻰ ﺑﺎﻟﻘﺮﺁﻥ ﺍﻟﻜﺮﻳﻢ ﺃﻧﻴﺴﺎً".‌ ﺇﺫ ﺗﻌﻴﺶ ﻓﻴﻪ ﻣﻊ ﺍﻟﺄﻧﺒﻴﺎﺀ ﻭﺍﻟﻤﻠﺎﺋﻜﺔ ﻭﺣَﺴُﻦَ ﺃﻭﻟﺌﻚ ﺭﻓﻴﻘﺎً. "ﺇﻥ ﻛﻨﺖَ ﺗﺮﻳﺪ ﻣﺎﻟﺎً، ﻓﻜﻔﻰ ﺑﺎﻟﻘﻨﺎﻋﺔ ﻛﻨﺰﺍً".‌ ﻧﻌﻢ، ﺇﻥ ﺍﻟﻘﺎﻧﻊ ﻳﻘﺘﺼﺪ، ﻭﺍﻟﻤﻘﺘﺼﺪ ﻳﺠﺪ ﺍﻟﺒﺮﻛﺔ. "ﺇﻥ ﻛﻨﺖَ ﺗﺮﻳﺪ ﻋﺪﻭﺍً، ﻓﻜﻔﻰ ﺑﺎﻟﻨﻔﺲ ﻋﺪﻭﺍً".‌ ﺇﺫ ﺍﻟﻤُﻌﺠَﺐ ﺑﻨﻔﺴﻪ ﻟﺎ ﻣﺤﺎﻟﺔ ﻳﺮﻯ ﺍﻟﻤﺼﺎﻋﺐ ﻭﻳﺒﺘﻠﻰ ﺑﺎﻟﻤﺼﺎﺋﺐ، ﺑﻴﻨﻤﺎ ﺍﻟﺬﻱ ﻟﺎ ﻳﻌﺠﺐ ﺑﻬﺎ ﻳﺠﺪ ﺍﻟﺴﺮﻭﺭ ﻭﺍﻟﺮﺍﺣﺔ ﻭﺍﻟﺮﺣﻤﺔ. "ﺇﻥ ﻛﻨﺖَ ﺗﺮﻳﺪ ﻭﺍﻋﻈﺎً، ﻓﻜﻔﻰ ﺑﺎﻟﻤﻮﺕ ﻭﺍﻋﻈﺎً".‌ ﺣﻘﺎً ﻣﻦ ﻳﺬﻛﺮ ﺍﻟﻤﻮﺕ ﻳﻨﺠﻮ ﻣﻦ ﺣﺐ ﺍﻟﺪﻧﻴﺎ ﻭﻳﺴﻌﻰ ﻟﺂﺧﺮﺗﻪ ﺳﻌﻴﺎً ﺣﺜﻴﺜﺎً. المكتوبات - 350 Dost istersen Allah yeter. Evet o dost ise, herşey dosttur. Yârân istersen Kur'an yeter. Evet ondaki enbiya ve melaike ile hayalen görüşür ve vukuatlarını seyredip ünsiyet eder. Mal istersen kanaat yeter. Evet kanaat eden, iktisad eder; iktisad eden, bereket bulur. Düşman istersen nefis yeter. Evet kendini beğenen, belayı bulur zahmete düşer; kendini beğenmeyen, safayı bulur, rahmete gider. Nasihat istersen ölüm yeter. Evet ölümü düşünen, hubb-u dünyadan kurtulur ve âhiretine ciddî çalışır. Mektubat - 282 If you want a friend, God is sufficient. Yes, if He is the friend, everything is a friend. If you want companions, the Qur'an is sufficient. Indeed, for in the imagination one meets with the prophets and angels in it, observes the events in which they were involved, and becomes familiar with them. If you want possessions, contentment is sufficient. Yes, one who is content is frugal; and one who is frugal, finds the blessing of plenty. If you want an enemy, the soul is sufficient. Yes, one who fancies himself is visited with calamities and meets with difficulties. Whereas one who is not fond of himself, finds happiness, and receives mercy. If you want advice, death is sufficient. Yes, one who thinks of death is saved from love of this world, and works in earnest for the hereafter. Letters - 334 Ey insan! Aklını başına al, dikkat et! Nasıl bir zât seni bilir ve bakar, bil ve ayıl!.. Mektubat - 243 ﻓﻴﺎ ﺃﻳﻬﺎ ﺍﻟﺈﻧﺴﺎﻥ! ﻋُﺪ ﺇﻟﻰ ﺭﺷﺪﻙ، ﻭﺗﺪﺑّﺮ ﻓﻲ ﻋﻈﻤﺔ ﻣﻦ ﻳﻌﻠﻢ ﺑﺤﺎﻟﻚ ﻭﻳﺮﺍﻗﺒﻚ. ﺍﻋﻠﻢ ﺫﻟﻚ ﻭﺍﻧﺘﺒﻪ!. المكتوبات - 300 O man! Come to your senses! Think carefully of just what sort of Being it is Who knows you and watches you; think of it and pull yourself together! Letters - 289 ﺃﻯ ﺇﻧﺴﺎﻥ! ﻋﻘﻠﯖﻰ ﺑﺎﺷﯖﻪ ﺁﻝ، ﺩﻗّﺖ ﺍﻳﺖ! ﻧﺎﺻﻞ ﺑﺮ ﺫﺍﺕ ﺳﻨﻰ ﺑﻴﻠﻴﺮ ﻭ ﺑﺎﻗﺎﺭ، ﺑﻴﻞ ﻭ ﺁﻳﻴﻞ!.. مكتوبات - 346
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  • 5/5 Abd Abo n. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Al-Moayad Sheikh Mosque ... the Mamluk who became Sultan, so he transferred his imprisonment to a mosque Al-Moayad Sheikh Mosque is one of the old mosques known in Cairo, which was built in the Mamluk era in the historic district of Cairo or Fatimid Cairo as it is called. Al-Moayad Sheikh Al-Mahmoudi from Mamluk to Sultan Al-Muayyad Sheikh Al-Mahmoudi is one of the Mamluks of Al-Zahir Faraj Bin Barquq, who Al-Zahir Barquq had freed him and then took up the position of the state until Sultan Al-Zahir Barquq was killed and he took over the Abbasid rule for only five months, after which the Mamluk Al-Maatouq was able by Sultan Faraj bin Barquq, who became Emir of the removal of the caliph Al-Mustain Al-Abbasi and the seizure of power in 1412, and the title of Al-Moayad Sheikh Al-Mahmoudi. Khazna Shamayel prison, which became Al-Moayad Mosque The place in which the mosque is now before the mosque was built was a prison called Khazayen Shamayel Prison, and al-Mamluk Sheikh al-Mahmoudi was imprisoned there in bad political conditions on charges of conspiring against the country, before he took over the Sultanate and he had vowed during his stay that if he left this prison he would destroy it and build a mosque The prison school was instead of him and he had already fulfilled his vow. Al-Moayad is the most beautiful mosques and the most expensive schools After God blessed Sheikh Al-Mahmoudi to get out of prison and take over the rule of Egypt, and the title of Al-Moayad fulfilled the vow and proceeded to demolish the prison and bought the property adjacent to it and demolished it, then he established this unique mosque that was named in his name and with him the school was the most beautiful mosque, the most wonderful and the most expensive school at that time in 1415 which is the year Which started with construction until it was built in 1420. The mosque is an architectural masterpiece :: Bab Zuwaila, above the two minarets of the Al-Moayad Mosque, has a well-known ancient fame that cannot be mentioned now, and two minarets have their fame. Engineers took advantage of Bab Zuweila and installed the two minarets above it in a unique image. The beholder dazzles him. The magnificent copper mosque door and the unique pulpit The copper door of the mosque is a wonderful masterpiece of delicate engraved copper artifacts and is hollowed out with distinctive decorations, whether it is the unique minbar that was made of copper and woodwork in a dazzling combination of the eyes. The mosque overlooks many impressive places The mosque overlooks Al-Muizz Li Din Allah Street to the south and north over Al-Ashrafiya Street, and on the other hand, it overlooks the sub-quarter street, while the latter overlooks Al-Ghouryya Street. Library and shrine in the mosque :: The mosque contains a fadah for ablution, a bathroom, and dormitories for students, and it had a valuable library and teachers who were appointed to teach religious sciences at that time, and it currently houses the tomb of Sultan Al-Muayad and his family. (Original) مسجد المؤيد شيخ.. المملوك الذي أصبح سلطان فحول سجنه لمسجد مسجد المؤيد شيخ من المساجد القديمة والمعروفة بمدينة القاهرة والذي بني في عصر المماليك في منطقة القاهرة التاريخية أو القاهرة الفاطمية كما يطلق عليها فهو يوجد في الغورية بمنطقة الدرب الأحمر بشارع المعز لدين الله الفاطمي من ناحية الأزهر ملاصقا لباب زويلة. المؤيد شيخ المحمودي من مملوك إلى سلطان المؤيد شيخ المحمودي هو أحد مماليك الظاهر فرج بن برقوق الذي كان الظاهر برقوق قد اعتقه واخذ يترقى بعد ذلك في مناصب الدولة حتى قُتل السلطان الظاهر برقوق وتولى الحكم المستعين العباسي وبعد توليه الحكم بخمسة أشهر فقط استطاع بعدها المملوك المعتوق من قبل السلطان فرج بن برقوق والذي أصبح أمير من عزل الخليفة المستعين العباسي والاستيلاء على الحكم عام 1412 ولقب بالمؤيد شيخ المحمودي. سجن خزائن شمايل الذي أصبح مسجد المؤيد المكان الذي به المسجد الآن قبل بناء المسجد كان سجن مسمى بسجن خزاين شمايل وكان المملوك شيخ المحمودي قد سجن به في ظروف سياسية سيئة بتهمة التآمر على البلاد، وذلك قبل أن يتولى السلطنة وقد نذر أثناء وجوده بالسجن إن خرج من هذا السجن سوف يهدمه ويقوم ببناء مسجد ومدرسة مكان السجن بدلا منه وقد وفى بنذره بالفعل. المؤيد أجمل المساجد وأغلى المدارس بعد أن من الله على شيخ المحمودي بالخروج من السجن وتوليه حكم مصر ولقب بالمؤيد أوفى بالنذر وشرع في هدم السجن وقام بشراء الأملاك المجاورة له وهدمها ثم أقام هذا المسجد الفريد الذي سمي باسمه ومعه المدرسة وكان أجمل مسجد وأروع وأغلى مدرسة في ذلك الوقت عام 1415 وهو العام الذي بدأ به البناء حتى تم بناءه في عام 1420. المسجد تحفة معمارية:: باب زويلة الموجود فوقه المأذنتين لمسجد المؤيد له شهرة قديمة معروفة لا مجال لذكرها الآن ومئذنتان لهما شهرتهما حيث استغل المهندسين باب زويلة وإقاموا المئذنتان فوقه في صورة فريدة، كما أن السقف والحوائط والأرضية من الرخام النادر الذي جلب من أماكن متفرقة من العالم، وهو من الروعة حيث يبهر الناظر له. باب المسجد النحاسي الرائع ومنبره الفريد باب المسجد النحاسي تحفة رائعة من المشغولات النحاسية الدقيقة المحفورة و مفرغة بزخارف مميزة سواء هو أو المنبر الفريد الذي صنع من المشغولات النحاسية والخشبية في دمج مبهر للأعين. المسجد يطل على أماكن عدة مبهرة المسجد يطل جنوبا على شارع المعز لدين الله وشمالا يطل على حارة الأشرفية ومن جهة أخرى يطل على شارع تحت الربع، بينما مطلة الأخير على شارع الغورية. مكتبة وضريح بالمسجد:: المسجد به ميضة للوضوء وحمام ومساكن للطلبة وكان به مكتبة قيمة ومدرسين عينوا لتدريس العلوم الدينية في ذلك الزمان، ويوجد به حاليا ضريح السلطان المؤيد وعائلته.
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  • 5/5 Abdulsalam F. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) The site of the mosque in the past was a prison known as the "Treasury of Shamael". Al-Moayad Sheikh was imprisoned for a period of time when he was a prince for reasons that historians disagreed about, and he suffered in it from many adversities. Wali, the king of Egypt, fulfilled his vow and began building the mosque, so he bought Caesarea Prince Sanqur al-Ashqar and several houses and lanes adjacent to the prison and demolished all of them, and on 4 Jumada al-Akhirah 818 AH / 1415 CE he began digging foundations. The Sultan assured himself that he stood this mosque for God Almighty, and several places in Egypt and the Levant supported it. In Shaaban 819 AH, the great door of the copper was transferred from the school of Sultan Hassan with the Tannour al-Nahas, and the price of them was paid 500 dinars. That stopped the school of Sultan Hassan, the village of Qaha in Qalyubia. To the month of Dhu al-Hijjah 819 AH / 1417 CE, the expenses amounted to forty thousand dinars and the mosque has not yet finished, and a large library that was in the castle was transferred to it, as well as five hundred volumes donated to him by the clerk of the clerk Nasir al-Din Muhammad al-Barzi and opened in Muharram 820 AH / 1417 CE, and on 2 Jumada al-Ula 820 AH / 1417 CE was established It contains the Friday prayer, and only the qiblah iwan is complete. On Ramadan 5 820 AH / 1417 CE, the necessary places for the construction of the ablution in the sub-quarter street were demolished, and their construction was completed in Shawwal 820 AH / 1417 CE, and the expenses until the end of Ramadan 820 AH / 1417 CE were about seventy thousand dinars. While Sultan Al-Muayyad appointed teachers for the mosque in Jumada Al-Ula 822 AH / 1419 CE to teach the four schools of thought, hadith, readings and medicine, while the architecture is still continuing in the mosque. On Shawwal 21, 822 AH / 1419 CE, he celebrated the opening of the mosque, and the construction of the domes was not yet complete at that time. The Sultan ordered Al-Mu'ayyad to prepare a great tablecloth and to fill the watery dish with sugar, and he blessed the preacher and teachers in the presence of senior statesmen and his son Al-Sarmi Ibrahim. When Al-Sarmi Ibrahim died on Jumada Al-Akhirah 22 823 AH / 1420 AD, he was buried in the Bahariya Dome while it was under construction. His father, Sultan Al-Muayyad, joined him on 8 Muharram 824 AH / 1421 AD and was also buried in the Bahari dome before it was completed. Work continued in that dome until it was completed in Ramadan 824 AH / 1421 AD, and until At that time, many of the mosque's annexes had not begun to be built as planned, such as the tribal dome and the Sufi houses in the Khanqah (Original) كان موقع المسجد قديماً سجناً عُرف باسم "خزانة شمائل"، سُجن فيه المؤيد شيخ مدة من الزمن وقت أن كان أميراً لأسباب اختلف حولها المؤرخون، وعانى فيه من شدائد عدة، فنذر إلى الله إن نجا من محنته وخرج من السجن أن يبني مكانه مسجداً، فلما وُلي ملك مصر وفى بنذره وشرع في بناء المسجد، فاشترى قيسارية الأمير سنقر الأشقر وعدة دور وحارات مجاورة للسجن وهدمها جميعها، وفي 4 جمادى الآخرة 818هـ/1415م بدأ حفر الأساسات، أما البناء فبدأ في 5 صفر 819هـ/1416م، وفي 17 ربيع الأول 819هـ أشهد السلطان على نفسه أنه وقف هذا المسجد لله تعالى، ووقف عليه عدة مواضع بمصر والشام. في شعبان 819هـ نقل الباب النحاس الكبير من مدرسة السلطان حسن مع التنور النحاس ودفع ثمنهما 500 دينار، وعلل البعض عملية النقل تلك بأن هذا الباب لم يكن منتفعاً به بسبب سد باب المدرسة في عهد السلطان برقوق، وقيل أنه نقل بناءً على اقتراح المهندسين، وفي نظير ذلك وقف على مدرسة السلطان حسن قرية قها بالقليوبية. وإلى شهر ذي الحجة 819هـ/1417م بلغت النفقات أربعين ألف دينار ولم ينته المسجد بعد، ونقل إليه مكتبة كبيرة كانت بالقلعة، وكذلك خمسمائة مجلد أهداها له كاتب السر ناصر الدين محمد البارزي وافتتحها في محرم 820هـ/1417م، وفي 2 جمادى الأولى 820هـ/1417م أقيمت به صلاة الجمعة ولم يكتمل منه سوى إيوان القبلة. وفي 5 رمضان 820هـ/1417م هدمت الأماكن اللازمة لبناء الميضأة بشارع تحت الربع، وتمت عمارتها في شوال 820هـ/1417م، وبلغت النفقات إلى آخر رمضان 820هـ/1417م نحو سبعين ألف دينار. فيما قام السلطان المؤيد بتعيين المدرسين للمسجد في جمادى الأولى 822هـ/1419م لتدريس المذاهب الأربعة والحديث والقراءات والطب وذلك بينما لا تزال العمارة مستمرة بالمسجد. في 21 شوال 822هـ/1419م احتفل بافتتاح المسجد ولم يكتمل آنذاك بناء القباب بعد، وأمر السلطان المؤيد بإعداد سماط عظيم وأن تملأ فسقية الصحن بالسكر، وأنعم على الخطيب والمدرسين بحضور كبار رجال الدولة وابنه الصارمي إبراهيم. ولما مات الصارمي إبراهيم في 22 جمادى الآخرة 823هـ/1420م دفن بالقبة البحرية وهي تحت الإنشاء، ولحق به أبوه السلطان المؤيد في 8 محرم 824هـ/1421م ودفن أيضاً بالقبة البحرية قبل أن تكتمل، واستمر العمل بتلك القبة حتى اكتملت في رمضان 824هـ/1421م، وإلى ذلك الوقت كان كثير من ملحقات المسجد لم يشرع في بنائها كما هو مخطط مثل القبة القبلية وبيوت الصوفية بالخانقاه
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  • 5/5 Faisal El t. 1 year ago on Google
    Great architectural design with historical value
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  • 5/5 تفائل خير Optimize w. 5 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) A mosque with its roof, you can see all Fatimid Cairo. Entry without tickets You should read about it before going to it (Original) مسجد كن سطحه يمكن ان ترى القاهرة الفاطمية كلها . يتم دخوله بدون تذاكر يجب ان تقرا عنه قبل الذهاب اليه
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  • 5/5 القرآن �. 5 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) It is a mosque of great mosques that I visited and it is an Islamic heritage (Original) هو مسجد من المساجد الرائعة التي زرتها وهو من التراث الاسلامي
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  • 5/5 ali m. 5 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Mosque of Sultan Al-Muayyad Sheikh, Mosque of Al-Moayad, or Al-Moayad Mosque is one of the famous ancient mosques in Cairo, and it is described as the pride of the mosques of the Circassian Mamluk era. Its construction began in the year 818 AH / 1415 CE by the order of Sultan al-Muayyad Abu al-Nasr Saif al-Din Sheikh bin Abdullah al-Mahmoudi al-Dhahiri, one of the rulers of the Mamluk state during the era of the Circassian Mamelukes, and before he came to the Sultan’s seat, one of the rulers of the Sultan al-Zahir Saif al-Din Barquq. The dome of the mosque was still under construction, and work was completed in Ramadan 824 AH / 1421 AD, and until that time many of the mosque's annexes had not begun to be built as planned, such as the tribal dome and the Sufi houses of the Khanqah. In the mosque there are two mausoleums under the dome, one of which is for Sultan Al-Muayyad Sheikh, and the other is for his sons Al-Sarmi Ibrahim, Al-Muzaffar Ahmad and Abu Al-Fath Musa. The site of the mosque was in the past a prison known as the "Treasury of Shamail". It is currently located in Al-Sukkariyyah in the Al-Darb Al-Ahmar area of ​​the Central Cairo neighborhood. The mosque has four borders. Its southeastern border overlooks Al-Muizz Li Din Allah Street and has the main façade and entrance. Its northeastern border overlooks Al-Sharqiya Street, and the northwestern unit contains Al-Abha and the student residences. The southwestern unit overlooks a sub-quarter street (currently Ahmed Maher Street), while The southern corner of the mosque is intertwined with the western tower of Bab Zuweila. The mosque is adjacent to several other ancient mosques, such as the Al-Saleh Tala'a Mosque, and the corner of Al-Nasir Faraj Bin Barquq. General view of the mosque The dome of the mosque, under which the Sultan al-Muayyad Sheikh is buried He ordered the establishment of the mosque of Sultan Al-Malik Al-Muayyad Abu Al-Nasr Saif Al-Din Sheikh bin Abdullah Al-Mahmoudi Al-Dhahri Al-Jirkasy of origin. Al-Muayyad Sheikh was nicknamed Al-Mahmoudi in reference to his teacher, Al-Khawaja Mahmoud Shah Al-Yazdi, and he was called Al-Zahiri after Al-Zahir Barquq, who bought and took care of him, and was nicknamed Abu Al-Nasr to denote that he is Mansour in all his movements and that victory does not leave him. He is the twenty-eighth Turkish Sultan who rules Egypt and the fourth of the Circassians and their children. Al-Muayyad Sheikh was born in the year 770 AH / 1368 CE approximately, and he came to Cairo in 782 AH / 1381 CE, and he was twelve years old. So he set him free, and he was concerned with his education and teaching the arts of war such as horsemanship, playing with a spear, throwing crossbows, hitting with a sword and wrestling. Al-Muayyad Sheikh graduated in positions until he was promoted in the state of Al-Zahir Barquq to Khasaki [Information Then he drove until he was blessed with the command of ten [piece of information Then he transferred information to Tablkhanah Then he went on Hajj in the year 801 AH as Emir Hajj al-Mahmal and returned with al-Zahir Barquq died, and he was blessed after him with an order of one hundred and a thousand advanced in Egyptian homes. Others until he was transferred to the Prosecution of Damascus. With the occurrence of strife between the Zahiri princes [Information 7] and the son of their teacher, Sultan Al-Nasir Faraj bin Barquq, Al-Muayyad Sheikh came to Egypt, and after the capture and killing of Nasser Faraj bin Barquq, fate and his good management helped him to ascend the seat of the Sultanate in 815 AH / 1412 AD. In the year 823 AH / 1420 CE, al-Sarmi Ibrahim Ibn al-Sultan al-Muayyad died, and it was said that he was poisoned with arsenic with the knowledge of his father, after the clerk of the secret Ibn al-Barzi planted a grudge in the Sultan’s heart towards his son due to disagreements between Ibn al-Barzi and al-Sarmi, and the Sultan regretted that and witnessed prayers for him and buried him in the Al-Moayad Mosque. In the year 824 AH / 1421 CE, Sultan Al-Muayyad died after his illness became severe and was buried next to his son in the Bahariya Dome of the mosque, after he ruled for eight years Sultan Al-Muayyad was characterized by courage and boldness, his love for the people of knowledge and his reverence for the judges, and he was inclined to leave and present them, and his actions were many in the faces of righteousness, and he was fond of architecture, so he established a lighthouse in Al-Azhar, renewed the Al-Muqyas Mosque and established Al-Khanqah Al-Kharoubia, as well as established several mosques, sablas, offices and other buildings in Egypt and the Levant, none of which remained. Except for the remains of the Sabil and Chapel in the Citadel, the Bimaristan in the Quarry, the bathhouse in the sub-quarter Street and the Muaydi Mosque, but it was also described as miserliness and some misfortunes (Original) مسجد السلطان المؤيد شيخ أو مسجد المؤيد أو المسجد المؤيدي هو أحد المساجد الأثريّة الشهيرة بالقاهرة، ويوصف بأنه فخر مساجد عصر المماليك الجراكسة. بدأ بناؤه سنة 818هـ/1415م بأمر السلطان المؤيد أبو النصر سيف الدين شيخ بن عبد الله المحمودي الظاهري أحد حكام الدولة المملوكية خلال عصر المماليك الجراكسة وكان قبل أن يعتلي كرسي السلطنة أحد أمراء السلطان الظاهر سيف الدين برقوق، وتوفي المؤيد شيخ في 8 محرم 824هـ/1421م وكانت قبة المسجد لا تزال تحت الإنشاء، وانتهى العمل بها في رمضان 824هـ/1421م، وإلى ذلك الوقت كان كثير من ملحقات المسجد لم يشرع في بنائها كما هو مخطط مثل القبة القبلية وبيوت الصوفية بالخانقاه. وفي المسجد ضريحين تحت القبة، أحدهما للسلطان المؤيد شيخ، والآخر لأبنائه الصارمي إبراهيم والمظفر أحمد وأبو الفتح موسى. كان موقع المسجد قديماً سجناً عرف باسم "خزانة شمائل"، ويقع حالياً بالسكرية بمنطقة الدرب الأحمر التابعة لحي وسط القاهرة. وللمسجد أربع حدود، يطل حده الجنوبي الشرقي على شارع المعز لدين الله وبه الواجهة الرئيسية والمدخل، ويطل حده الشمالي الشرقي على شارع الأشرقية، وحده الشمالي الغربي به الميضأة ومساكن الطلبة، وحده الجنوبي الغربي يطل على شارع تحت الربع "شارع أحمد ماهر حالياً"، بينما الزاوية الجنوبية للمسجد متداخلة مع البرج الغربي لباب زويلة. ويجاور المسجد عدة مساجد أثرية أخرى مثل مسجد الصالح طلائع، وزاوية الناصر فرج بن برقوق منظر عام للمسجد قبة المسجد المدفون تحتها السلطان المؤيد شيخ أمر بإنشاء المسجد السلطان الملك المؤيد أبو النصر سيف الدين شيخ بن عبد الله المحمودي الظاهري الجركسي الأصل. لُقب المؤيد شيخ بالمحمودي نسبة إلى أستاذه الخواجه محمود شاه اليزدي [معلومة , ولُقب بالظاهري نسبة إلى الظاهر برقوق الذي اشتراه واعتنى به، وكني بأبو النصر للدلاله على أنه منصور في كل تحركاته وأن النصر لا يفارقه. وهو السلطان التركي الثامن والعشرون الذي يحكم مصر والرابع من الجراكسة وأولادهم. ولد المؤيد شيخ سنة 770هـ/1368م تقريباً، وقدم القاهرة سنة 782هـ/1381م وعمره اثنتي عشرة سنة، فاشتراه الخواجه[معلومة 2] محمود شاه اليزدي تاجر المماليك، الذي باعه إلى الظاهر برقوق وكان وقتئذ أتابكاً للعسكر[معلومة فأعتقه وعنى بتربيته وتعليمه فنون الحرب من فروسية واللعب بالرمح ورمي النشاب والضرب بالسيف والمصارعة تدرج المؤيد شيخ في المناصب حتى رقي في دولة الظاهر برقوق إلى خاصكي[معلومة ثم ساقياً إلى أن أنعم عليه بإمرة عشرة[معلومة ثم نقل إلى طبلخاناة[معلومة ثم سار سنة 801هـ بالحج كأمير حاج المحمل وعاد وقد مات الظاهر برقوق، فأنعم عليه من بعده بإمرة مائة وتقدمه ألف بالديار المصرية، وفي سنة 802هـ عين نائباً لطرابلس إلى أن أسر عند اقتحام تيمورلنك للشام ثم أطلق سراحه وعاد إلى مصر ثم أعيد إلى نيابة طرابلس مرة أخرى حتى تم نقله إلى نيابة دمشق. ومع وقوع الفتنة بين الأمراء الظاهرية[معلومة 7] وبين ابن أستاذهم السلطان الناصر فرج بن برقوق، قدم المؤيد شيخ إلى مصر، وبعد القبض على الناصر فرج بن برقوق وقتله، ساعدته الأقدار وحسن تدبيره على أن يعتلي كرسي السلطنة سنة 815هـ/1412م. وفي سنة 823هـ/1420م توفي الصارمي إبراهيم ابن السلطان المؤيد، وقيل أنه قتل مسموماً بالزرنيخ بعلم والده، بعد أن زرع كاتب السر ابن البارزي الضغينة في قلب السلطان تجاه ولده لخلافات بين ابن البارزي والصارمي، وندم السلطان على ذلك وشهد الصلاة عليه ودفنه بالمسجد المؤيدي. وفي سنة 824هـ/1421م توفي السلطان المؤيد بعد أن اشتد عليه المرض ودفن بجوار ابنه بالقبة البحرية بالمسجد، بعد أن حكم ثمان سنوات اتصف السلطان المؤيد بالشجاعة والإقدام وحبه لأهل العلم وتبجيله للقضاة، وكان يميل إلى الترك ويقدمهم، وكانت أفعاله في وجوه البر كثيرة، وكان مغرماً بالعمارة فأنشأ منارة بالأزهر وجدد مسجد المقياس وأنشأ الخانقاه الخروبية وكذلك أنشأ عدة مساجد وأسبلة ومكاتب وعمائر أخرى بمصر والشام، لم يبق منها سوى بقايا سبيل ومصلى بالقلعة والبيمارستان بالمحجر والحمام بشارع تحت الربع والمسجد المؤيدي، إلا أنه وصف أيضاً بالبخل وبعض الهنات
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  • 5/5 Magdy M. 5 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) In the name of God, whatever God wills Built by Sultan Al-Moayad Sheikh adjacent to the Gate of Zuweila and made its minarets above the Gate of Zuweila (Gate of the Metwally) The mosque is located on Al-Moez Street in the far south .. Cairo. (Original) بسم الله ماشاء الله بناه السلطان المؤيد شيخ ملاصق لباب زويلة وجعل مئذنتاه فوق باب زويلة ( بوابة المتولي ) يقع المسجد في شارع المعز اقصي الجنوب .. القاهرة .
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  • 5/5 رسام قصص أطفال Wills A. 5 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Wonderful and beautiful, God willing, I loved it very much (Original) رائع و جميل ماشاء الله احببته جدا
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  • 5/5 guerbazi l. 6 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Mosque and historical landmark (Original) مسجد ومعلم تاريخي
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  • 5/5 رامى �. 6 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Nice (Original) جميل
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  • 5/5 Mohamed U. 3 years ago on Google
    Wonderful
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  • 5/5 محمد �. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) The area has a lot of psychological comfort There is no solution The whole adoration (Original) المنطقة فيها كمية راحه نفسيه ملهاش حل العشق كله
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  • 4/5 kamal M. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) A very cool place The place's architectural masterpiece is very special The prayer is wonderful And you can enter for free for the Egyptians If you would like to spend a good time nominating it to any of my friends Problems that cannot be encountered are filming a permit The place is very spacious and has beautiful scenery, art and decoration The minaret is amazingly designed And the place of prayer is divided into four parts And the room for the grave is terrible, its height is very high (Original) مكان روعه جدا تحفه معماريه المكان مميز جدا الصلاه فيه روعه و تقدر تدخل ببلاش بالنسبه للمصريين لو حابب تقضى وقت حلو برشحه ل اى حد من اصدقائي المشاكل ال ممكن تقابلها هى تصوير الفيديو لازم تصريح المكان واسع جدا و فيه مناظر و فن و زخرفه جميله المأذن تصميم روعه و مكان الصلاه مقسم ل اربع اجزاء و الحجره الخاصه ب القبر فظيعه ارتفاعه عالى جدا
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  • 3/5 wael h. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Unfortunately, the place needs development, cleanliness and attention to show the beauty of our monuments (Original) مع الاسف المكان يحتاج الى تطوير ونظافه واهتمام لاظهار جمال اثارنا
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  • 5/5 Remas M. 1 year ago on Google
    A wonderful mosque,I love everything there
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  • 5/5 ABDELGHANY A. 9 months ago on Google • 34 reviews
    Best mamluk mosque in cairo with it's fine art and exotic minarets The wooden doors and minber are a piece of art

  • 4/5 Mahmoud S. 4 years ago on Google
    Hiatorical mosque and location but it is hard to reach. Too much narrow and crowded narrow streets with Tok Tok (cycle-Rickshaw).

  • 5/5 Impress D. 5 years ago on Google
    Mamlukm era mosque built on southern entrance of Fatimid Cairo

  • 5/5 mohamad m. 3 years ago on Google
    Smell of history

  • 5/5 Vida de Imigrante com Gustavo P. 4 years ago on Google
    Beautiful place from inside and outside

  • 5/5 آسر �. 4 years ago on Google
    the best mosque in egypt

  • 5/5 salaheddin h. 4 years ago on Google
    A Great Historical Place to visit

  • 5/5 Amena A. 4 years ago on Google
    I love this place

  • 5/5 Samira A. 4 years ago on Google
    Lovely view.from the top

  • 5/5 Wafaa S. 4 years ago on Google
    Fantastic

  • 4/5 Mohit A. 3 years ago on Google
    It's good mosque and it has very good paintings on ceiling, also the work on door is very fine, you should visit there for not only the architectural beauty of mosque but also the area around the mosque are centuries old and must see if you like the old Arabian architecture

  • 5/5 Ahmed El S. 3 years ago on Google
    Beautiful

  • 5/5 Rawan F. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) The Sultan Al-Muayyad Mosque or the Al-Muayyad Mosque or Al-Muayyid Mosque is one of the famous archeological mosques in Cairo, and it is described as the pride of the mosques of the Circassian Mamluks. Its construction began in the year 818 AH / 1415AD by order of Sultan Al-Muayyad Abu Al-Nasr Saif Al-Din Sheikh Bin Abdullah Al-Mahmoud Al-Dhahiri, one of the rulers of the Mamluk state during the era of the Circassian Mamluks. The dome of the mosque was still under construction, and work was completed in Ramadan 824 AH / 1421 AD, and up to that time many of the mosque's annexes had not yet begun to be built as planned, such as the tribal dome and Sufi houses of Khanqah. In the mosque there are two shrines under the dome, one for Sultan al-Muayyad Sheikh, and the other for his strict sons Ibrahim and al-Muzaffar Ahmed and Abu al-Fath Musa. The site of the mosque was previously a prison known as the "Treasury of Shamail", and it is currently located in Al-Askariah, in the Al-Darb Al-Ahmar area of ​​the central Cairo neighborhood. The mosque has four boundaries, its southeastern border overlooks Al-Mu'izz Street for the religion of God and has the main facade and entrance, and the northeastern boundary overlooks Al-Sharqiya Street, the northwestern unit has lighting and student residences, and the southwestern unit overlooks a street below the quarter, "Ahmed Maher Street is currently", while The southern corner of the mosque is intertwined with the western tower of Bab Zuweila. Adjacent to the mosque are several other ancient mosques, such as Al-Saleh Talaea Mosque, and Zawiyat Al-Nasir Faraj bin Barquq He ordered the establishment of the mosque, Sultan al-Malik al-Muayyad Abu al-Nasr Saif al-Din Shaykh ibn Abdullah al-Mahmudi al-Dhahri Circassian origin. Al-Moayad was nicknamed Balhammoudi in relation to his teacher, Al-Khawaja Mahmoud Shah Al-Yazdi [Information 1], and al-Zahiri was named after Al-Zahir Barquq who bought him and took care of him, and I was Abu al-Nasr to indicate that he was a successor in all his movements and that victory does not leave him. He is the twenty-eighth Turkish Sultan who rules Egypt and the fourth from the Circassians and their children. Al-Muayyad Sheikh was born in the year 770 AH / 1368 AD, and he presented Cairo in the year 782 AH / 1381 AD and he was twelve years old, so Al-Khawaja [Information 2] Mahmoud Shah Al-Yazdi, the Mamluk merchant, who sold him to Al-Zahir Barquq and at that time was confused to the military [Information 3], then freed him and took care of his upbringing and education The arts of war are equestrian, spear, crossbows, and beating With a sword and wrestling Al-Mu'ayyad included a sheikh in positions until he was promoted in the state of al-اهرāhir Barquq to Khāskكي [information 4], then by a leg until he was blessed with a command of ten [information 5], then he was transferred to Tablkhanāh [information 6]. Barquq, he was blessed after him with a hundred orders and submitted a thousand in the Egyptian home. In the year 802 AH he was appointed deputy to Tripoli until he was captured when Tamerlane stormed the Levant. With the discord between the apparent princes [information 7] and the son of their professor Sultan Al-Nasir Faraj bin Barquq, Al-Moayad Sheikh came to Egypt, and after the arrest and killing of Al-Nasir Faraj bin Barquq, the predestination helped him and improved his management to rise to the Sultanate’s seat in 815 AH / 1412AD. In the year 823 AH / 1420AD, al-Sarimi Ibrahim Ibn al-Sultan al-Mu'ayyad died, and it was said that he was poisoned by arsenic poisoned by his father's knowledge, after the secret writer Ibn al-Barzi planted a grudge in the heart of the Sultan towards his son because of differences between Ibn al-Barazi and al-Sarmi, and the Sultan regretted this and witnessed prayers on him and buried him in the Al-Muayyid Mosque. In the year 824 AH / 1421 AD, the pro-Sultan died after he was severely ill and buried next to his son in the marine dome of the mosque, after ruling eight years. (Original) مسجد السلطان المؤيد شيخ أو مسجد المؤيد أو المسجد المؤيدي هو أحد المساجد الأثريّة الشهيرة بالقاهرة، ويوصف بأنه فخر مساجد عصر المماليك الجراكسة. بدأ بناؤه سنة 818هـ/1415م بأمر السلطان المؤيد أبو النصر سيف الدين شيخ بن عبد الله المحمودي الظاهري أحد حكام الدولة المملوكية خلال عصر المماليك الجراكسة وكان قبل أن يعتلي كرسي السلطنة أحد أمراء السلطان الظاهر سيف الدين برقوق، وتوفي المؤيد شيخ في 8 محرم 824هـ/1421م وكانت قبة المسجد لا تزال تحت الإنشاء، وانتهى العمل بها في رمضان 824هـ/1421م، وإلى ذلك الوقت كان كثير من ملحقات المسجد لم يشرع في بنائها كما هو مخطط مثل القبة القبلية وبيوت الصوفية بالخانقاه. وفي المسجد ضريحين تحت القبة، أحدهما للسلطان المؤيد شيخ، والآخر لأبنائه الصارمي إبراهيم والمظفر أحمد وأبو الفتح موسى. كان موقع المسجد قديماً سجناً عرف باسم "خزانة شمائل"، ويقع حالياً بالسكرية بمنطقة الدرب الأحمر التابعة لحي وسط القاهرة. وللمسجد أربع حدود، يطل حده الجنوبي الشرقي على شارع المعز لدين الله وبه الواجهة الرئيسية والمدخل، ويطل حده الشمالي الشرقي على شارع الأشرقية، وحده الشمالي الغربي به الميضأة ومساكن الطلبة، وحده الجنوبي الغربي يطل على شارع تحت الربع "شارع أحمد ماهر حالياً"، بينما الزاوية الجنوبية للمسجد متداخلة مع البرج الغربي لباب زويلة. ويجاور المسجد عدة مساجد أثرية أخرى مثل مسجد الصالح طلائع، وزاوية الناصر فرج بن برقوق أمر بإنشاء المسجد السلطان الملك المؤيد أبو النصر سيف الدين شيخ بن عبد الله المحمودي الظاهري الجركسي الأصل. لُقب المؤيد شيخ بالمحمودي نسبة إلى أستاذه الخواجه محمود شاه اليزدي [معلومة 1]، ولُقب بالظاهري نسبة إلى الظاهر برقوق الذي اشتراه واعتنى به، وكني بأبو النصر للدلاله على أنه منصور في كل تحركاته وأن النصر لا يفارقه. وهو السلطان التركي الثامن والعشرون الذي يحكم مصر والرابع من الجراكسة وأولادهم. ولد المؤيد شيخ سنة 770هـ/1368م تقريباً، وقدم القاهرة سنة 782هـ/1381م وعمره اثنتي عشرة سنة، فاشتراه الخواجه[معلومة 2] محمود شاه اليزدي تاجر المماليك، الذي باعه إلى الظاهر برقوق وكان وقتئذ أتابكاً للعسكر[معلومة 3]، فأعتقه وعنى بتربيته وتعليمه فنون الحرب من فروسية واللعب بالرمح ورمي النشاب والضرب بالسيف والمصارعة تدرج المؤيد شيخ في المناصب حتى رقي في دولة الظاهر برقوق إلى خاصكي[معلومة 4] ثم ساقياً إلى أن أنعم عليه بإمرة عشرة[معلومة 5] ثم نقل إلى طبلخاناة[معلومة 6]، ثم سار سنة 801هـ بالحج كأمير حاج المحمل وعاد وقد مات الظاهر برقوق، فأنعم عليه من بعده بإمرة مائة وتقدمه ألف بالديار المصرية، وفي سنة 802هـ عين نائباً لطرابلس إلى أن أسر عند اقتحام تيمورلنك للشام ثم أطلق سراحه وعاد إلى مصر ثم أعيد إلى نيابة طرابلس مرة أخرى حتى تم نقله إلى نيابة دمشق. ومع وقوع الفتنة بين الأمراء الظاهرية[معلومة 7] وبين ابن أستاذهم السلطان الناصر فرج بن برقوق، قدم المؤيد شيخ إلى مصر، وبعد القبض على الناصر فرج بن برقوق وقتله، ساعدته الأقدار وحسن تدبيره على أن يعتلي كرسي السلطنة سنة 815هـ/1412م. وفي سنة 823هـ/1420م توفي الصارمي إبراهيم ابن السلطان المؤيد، وقيل أنه قتل مسموماً بالزرنيخ بعلم والده، بعد أن زرع كاتب السر ابن البارزي الضغينة في قلب السلطان تجاه ولده لخلافات بين ابن البارزي والصارمي، وندم السلطان على ذلك وشهد الصلاة عليه ودفنه بالمسجد المؤيدي. وفي سنة 824هـ/1421م توفي السلطان المؤيد بعد أن اشتد عليه المرض ودفن بجوار ابنه بالقبة البحرية بالمسجد، بعد أن حكم ثمان سنوات.

  • 5/5 احمد �. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) A place radiating spirituality (Original) مكان يشع بالروحانية٠

  • 5/5 طبيب �. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) The tomb of Sultan Muayyad (Original) ضريح السلطان مؤيد

  • 5/5 محمد �. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Lovely (Original) جميل

  • 5/5 Mohamed S. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Mosque from the era of the Mamluks Architectural masterpiece (Original) مسجد من عهد المماليك تحفة..معمارية

  • 5/5 Ahmed A. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) One of the most beautiful aesthetic installations that the original and beautiful Egyptian artist created in the mosque of Sultan Imam Sheikh in the first hurry to go to the religion of God and adhered to the door of Zewaila He sees the creative use of stained glass and under consistent layers of stained and stained marble, along with woodwork from interlocking and miniatures. (Original) من اجمل التركيبات الجمالية التي قام الفنان المصري الاصيل و الجميل بالابداع بها داخل جامع السلطان اامؤيد شيخ في اول سارع المعز لدين الله وملاصقا لباب زويلة ويري الاستخدام المبدع للزجاج المعشق وتحتة طبقات متناسقة من الرخام الملون والمعشق هذا إلي جانب اعمال الخشب من تعشيق ومنمنمات

  • 4/5 Somaya T. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) The view from Goa and Sama is full of real, distinctive and beautiful clouds (Original) المنظر من جوا والسما مليانه سحب حقيقي مميز وجميل ? محتاج شويه اهتمام اكتر لكنه مميز فعلا ?

  • 4/5 Zakarya A. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) A wonderful Islamic heritage (Original) تراث إسلامي رائع

  • 5/5 MOHAMED A. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Mosque (Original) جامع

  • 5/5 saber r. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Beauty and love of details and history (Original) جمال و عشق التفاصيل و التاريخ

  • 5/5 Butterfly B. 4 years ago on Google
    Part of a history pleased to visit it ♥️

  • 5/5 ahmed z. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Places where the heart relaxes (Original) اماكن تريح القلب

  • 5/5 كلية آثار جامعة �. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) One of the most beautiful mosques in Cairo (Original) من أجمل جوامع القاهرة

  • 5/5 Mohamed H. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) An ancient civilization inscription (Original) نقش حضاري قديم

  • 5/5 Sameh A. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Welcomed (Original) رحب

  • 5/5 Ahmed E. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) fantastic place (Original) مكان رائع

  • 5/5 Abdullah N. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) The Sultan Al-Muayyad Mosque or the Al-Muayyad Mosque or Al-Muayyid Mosque is one of the famous archeological mosques in Cairo, and it is described as the pride of the mosques of the Circassian Mamluks. Its construction began in the year 818 AH / 1415AD by order of Sultan Al-Muayyad Abu Al-Nasr Saif Al-Din Sheikh Bin Abdullah Al-Mahmoud Al-Dhahiri, one of the rulers of the Mamluk state during the era of the Circassian Mamluks. . After the pro-Syrian ruler suffered prison in his youth, he decided that once he went out, he would demolish the prison and build a mosque in his place. He established a unique mosque in the Mamluk style. And the door of the mosque is removed from the Al-Satan Hassan mosque. The two minarets of the mosque are on the top of Zuweila Gate, and some of them can be seen in ancient Cairo. The minarets can be climbed all days of the week except Friday from the ninth to the fifth after paying the ticket of the Ministry of Tourism. And all prayers are performed. (Original) مسجد السلطان المؤيد شيخ أو مسجد المؤيد أو المسجد المؤيدي هو أحد المساجد الأثريّة الشهيرة بالقاهرة، ويوصف بأنه فخر مساجد عصر المماليك الجراكسة. بدأ بناؤه سنة 818هـ/1415م بأمر السلطان المؤيد أبو النصر سيف الدين شيخ بن عبد الله المحمودي الظاهري أحد حكام الدولة المملوكية خلال عصر المماليك الجراكسة وكان قبل أن يعتلي كرسي السلطنة أحد أمراء السلطان الظاهر سيف الدين برقوق، وتوفي المؤيد شيخ في 8 محرم 824هـ/1421م. بعد ان عاني السطان المؤيد السجن في شبابه قرر انه ما ان يخرج حتي يهدم السجن ويبني مكانه مسجدا وقد اقام مسجدا فريدا علي النسق المملوكي. وباب المسجد منقول من مسجد السطان حسن. ومنارتي المسجد يعلوان باب زويلة ومنهم يمكن الاطلاله علي القاهرة العتيقة. يمكن الصعود للمأذنتين طوال ايام الاسبوع عدا الجمعة من التاسعة وحتي الخامسة بعد دفع تذكرة وزارة السياحة. وتقام به كل الصلوات.

  • 5/5 Ahmed S. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Architectural masterpiece (Original) تحفة معمارية

  • 5/5 عنتر فتحي �. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Beautiful mosque, God bless you (Original) مسجد جميل ماشاء الله تبارك الله

  • 5/5 Hesham s. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Masterpiece (Original) تحفه

  • 5/5 Maged S. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Very masterpiece, and this is located behind the Cairo Castle (Original) تحفه جدا وده يقع خلف القلعه القاهره

  • 5/5 ahmed m. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Great mosque (Original) مسجد عظيم

  • 5/5 هشام �. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Lovely (Original) جميل

  • 5/5 كريم �. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) A beautiful, enriched mosque that can accommodate a large number of worshipers (Original) جامع جميل واثرى ويتسع لعدد كبير من المصلين

  • 5/5 mohammed w. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) nice place (Original) مكان جميل

  • 4/5 Maria Clara L. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Amazing! (Original) Incrível!

  • 5/5 عمرو �. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Lovely (Original) جميل

  • 5/5 Melania S. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) The mosque that was once a prison for the sultan, the sultan Muayyad, with beautiful calligraphic ornament, and shohn (place of ablution) in the middle of the mosque, (Original) Masjid yg dahulu pernah menjadi penjara bagi sang sultan, yaitu sultan muayyad, dengan ornament kaligrafi yang indah, serta shohn (tempat wudhu) yg berada di tengah masjid,

  • 5/5 احمد علي �. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) This place I love the place to my heart (Original) هذا المكان احب المكان الى قلبي

  • 5/5 asd a. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Fantastic (Original) رائعه

  • 5/5 Fayza B. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Al-Muayyad Mosque is one of the beautiful mosques in which you feel comfortable psychological, and wonderful spirituality. (Original) مسجد المؤيد شيخ من المساجد الجميلة التى تشعر فيها براحة نفسية، و روحانيات رائعة.

  • 5/5 Mostafa K. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) History of the Mamluks (Original) تاريخ المماليك

  • 3/5 Master M. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) The old Islamic character (Original) الطابع الاسلامى القديم

  • 4/5 Hajar A. 5 years ago on Google
    A highly recommended! It is open for visitors.

  • 4/5 Omar E. 6 years ago on Google
    One of the important mosques in Old cairo

  • 5/5 Alla A. 3 years ago on Google
    Wonderful

  • 5/5 حسام �. 5 years ago on Google
    Wonderful ! You should get on the top of this so you can see the most of Cairo.

  • 5/5 Mohamed Y. 5 years ago on Google
    Great mosque

  • 5/5 Osman K. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Masjid is very beautiful but please ask the officials more attention (Original) مسجد في غاية الجمال ولكن نرجو اهتمام المسؤولين أكثر

  • 5/5 000 1. 5 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Superb (Original) Superbe

  • 5/5 Elmagic M. 5 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) An archaeological mosque was built in ancient times It was a place of torture in the beginning and imprisonment, then it became a mosque for Muslims (Original) مسجد اثري تم بناؤه في العصور القديمه كان مكان للتعذيب في بدايه الاول والسجن ثم أصبح جامع للمسلمين

  • 5/5 noran a. 5 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Apart from its great historical dimension, I adore the architectural dimension of genius which always makes it airy and the sun is illuminated from all sides and can be seen completely when the rise of the minaret of Bab Zuwaila (Original) بعيدا عن بعده التاريخي العظيم فأنا بعشق أبعاده الهندسية العبقرية التي تجعله دائما ذو هواء عليل والشمس تنيره من كل ناحيه ويمكن رؤيته بالكامل عند صعود مئذنة باب زويلة

  • 5/5 Ámĩrä M. 5 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) One of the archaeological mosques in Cairo (Original) احد المساجد الاثريه بالقاهره

  • 5/5 محمود �. 5 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) One of the finest mosques in Cairo (Original) من اروع مساجد القاهرة

  • 4/5 ابومشعل �. 5 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Around him craft workshops (Original) حوله ورش الحرف اليدوية

  • 5/5 yasser m. 5 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) One of the most beautiful mosques in historic Cairo but unfortunately neglecting the mosque needs renovations and cleaners (Original) من أجمل مساجد القاهرة التاريخية ولكن للأسف مهمل المسجد محتاج ترميمات وعمال نظافة

  • 5/5 mohamed a. 5 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) The place is neglected, unfortunately I knew there was a small boy Hakkali story place and imagine and then we entered the shrine of Sheikh pro and the most beautiful need there are huge gates old (Original) المكان تحفه مهمله للأسف اتعرفت هناك علي ولد صغير حكالي قصه المكان و اتصورنا و بعدها دخلنا ضريح الشيخ المؤيد و اجمل حاجه هناك البوابات الضخمه العريقه

  • 5/5 محمد �. 5 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) One of the beautiful mosques is a spirituality of the past history. The mosque needs new furniture. Is there a donor, may God reward him? (Original) من المساجد الجميلة روحانية من عبق التاريخ الماضي. المسجد يحتاج فرش جديد هل يوجد متبرع جزاه الله خيرا.

  • 5/5 Hathyam m. 5 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Al-Moayad Sheikh Mosque (Original) مسجد المؤيد شيخ

  • 5/5 سهيل �. 5 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Nice visit (Original) زياره جميله

  • 4/5 IB M. 5 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) The mosque is very nice but needs some attention from the inside (Original) المسجد رائع جدا ولاكن يحتاج بعض الاهتمام من الداخل

  • 4/5 osama a. 6 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) An architectural masterpiece ... (Original) تحفه معمارية... رااائع

  • 5/5 mohamed e. 6 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) In the name of God, whatever God wills (Original) بسم الله ما شاء الله

  • 5/5 Abdelaziz A. 3 years ago on Google
    It's a great place to visit very very old lovely atmosphere when you go inside you feel so relaxed

  • 4/5 Hani M. 3 years ago on Google
    It's a beautiful place. 800 years old.

  • 5/5 Hanaa J. 3 years ago on Google
    Amazing Amazing Amazing. One of the beautiful historical and religious places I visites in Egypt

  • 5/5 رضوى أحمد محمد نزيه محمود arc 4. 3 years ago on Google
    Great place where you can enjoy peaceful time

  • 5/5 Dr Sameh A. 3 years ago on Google
    It was a prison where Al moiid rest for years the when he becomes the king he changed it to a mosque.

  • 5/5 Amina C. 3 years ago on Google
    A great architecture gem ...specially the dome

  • 5/5 Salma S. 3 years ago on Google
    A great great hitorical place in Egypt♥️♥️

  • 5/5 ahmed e. 4 years ago on Google
    Very big and old mosque, it's very close to zowaila gate ..

  • 5/5 Mostafa S. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Gorgeous (Original) رائع

  • 4/5 عمر �. 3 years ago on Google
    جميل جدا انا احبو

  • 4/5 تعليم اون لاين أستاذة / �. 3 years ago on Google
    المنطقة بها أكثر من صرح اثري عظيم

  • 5/5 Nasser A. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Gorgeous (Original) رائع

  • 5/5 Mahmoud A. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) A beautiful religious archaeological place .. I invite to visit it (Original) مكان اثري ديني جميل.. ادعو لزيارته

  • 5/5 وليد صلاح �. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) What a wonderful beauty (Original) ما هذا الجمال رووعة

  • 5/5 Essam H. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Beautiful and beautiful spirituality (Original) جميل وفيه روحانيات جميله

  • 5/5 نصر �. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Masterpiece place (Original) مكان تحفة

  • 5/5 Four S. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Luxury (Original) الفخامه

  • 3/5 ashraf elaraby اشرف العربي e. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Hadi (Original) هادي

  • 5/5 Sosy S. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) The place brings you back a nice time, the atmosphere is very enjoyable (Original) المكان بيرجعك لزمن جميل الاجواء ممتعة جدا

  • 3/5 Mohamed s. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Beautiful and exciting mosque (Original) جامع جميل واثري

  • 5/5 محمد �. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Al-Moayad Sheikh Mosque next to Bab Zuweila (Original) جامع المؤايد شيخ بجوار باب زويلة

  • 5/5 Salvador Lotufo F. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Amazing (Original) Incrível

  • 5/5 jose manuel pages m. 3 years ago on Google
    Unexpected scale

  • 5/5 Андрей �. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Lots of people are noisy (Original) Шумно очень и много людей

  • 5/5 karim Z. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) It is one of the famous ancient mosques in Cairo, and it is described as the pride of the mosques of the Circassian Mamluk era. Its construction began in the year 818 AH / 1415 CE by the order of Sultan Al-Muayyad Abi Al-Nasr Saif Al-Din Sheikh bin Abdullah Al-Mahmoudi Al Dhaheri, one of the rulers of the Mamluk state (Original) هو أحد المساجد الأثريّة الشهيرة بالقاهرة، ويوصف بأنه فخر مساجد عصر المماليك الجراكسة. بدأ بناؤه سنة 818هـ/1415م بأمر السلطان المؤيد أبي النصر سيف الدين شيخ بن عبد الله المحمودي الظاهري أحد حكام الدولة المملوكية

  • 5/5 Ahmed S. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) One of the effects of the great Egypt and one of the most beautiful ancient mosques in Egypt (Original) من اثار مصر العظيمه ومن اروع مساجد مصر الاثريه

  • 5/5 الباحث 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) One of the most beautiful mosques is similar in design to the Mosque of Ahmad Ibn Tulun (Original) من أجمل المساجد يشبه فى تصميمه داخليا جامع احمد بن طولون

  • 3/5 Mahmoud A. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Watch out for fairy-tale and creepers (Original) احترس من الحواري والزواقيق

  • 3/5 Mahmoud O. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Golden age (Original) العصر الذهبى

  • 5/5 Rasha M. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) A distinguished mosque of the beautiful Islamic heritage (Original) جامع مميز من التراث الاسلامى الجميل

  • 5/5 Galal M. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) A beautiful place that reminds me of childhood memories and prayers Friday every week with friends and neighbors, (Original) مكان جميل يذكرني بذكريات الطفوله وصلاه الجمعه كل اسبوع مع الأصدقاء والجيران،💐💐🌹

  • 5/5 mohamed m. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) One of the most beautiful areas in Cairo is Bab Zuweila. Its construction dates back to a thousand years ago. As for the two minarets of Al-Moayad Sheikh, which is above the door, it was built in 824 AH (Original) من أجمل المناطق بالقاهرة باب زويلة يعود بنائه لألف عام مضت اما مأذنتي المؤيد شيخ والتي تعلو الباب فهي بنيت عام ٨٢٤ هجريا

  • 5/5 Amr A. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) I love Islamic heritage (Original) اعشق التراث الاسلامي

  • 4/5 احمد �. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Availability of all products (Original) توافر جميع المنتجات

  • 5/5 Mody H. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) God’s house (Original) بيت الله

  • 5/5 مصطفي �. 3 years ago on Google
    😍

  • 5/5 ezzat a. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) comfortable (Original) مريح

  • 5/5 Hesham A. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) One of the most beautiful tourist places (Original) من اجمل الاماكن السياحيه

  • 5/5 Ahmed E. 2 years ago on Google
    Worth to see

  • 5/5 Ahmed S. 2 years ago on Google
    There is a fascinating tale attached to this magnificent Mameluke complex of mosque, madrasa and mausoleum. Sultan al-Mu’ayyad was imprisoned in this location. He made a vow, if delivered he would tear down the prison and turn it into a mosque and a school, which he did.

  • 5/5 Ismaeel K. 2 years ago on Google
    Beautiful and historic mosque would definitely recommend visiting

  • 5/5 mostafa K. 1 year ago on Google
    The most impressive mosque in eldarb elahmar "bab elwazir" that belongs to the cricasian mamluks era

  • 5/5 Ahmed H. 1 year ago on Google • 23 reviews
    I had the pleasure of attending eid prayers there, a beautiful hypostyle mosque that has an interesting back story.

  • 4/5 laga a. 1 year ago on Google
    Good as hidden gem

  • 5/5 Mohammed A. 1 year ago on Google
    I really loved the place, Beautiful and give relaxing feels. May Allah bless the builders and the workers.

  • 5/5 F 1 year ago on Google
    Beautiful old mosque but in a bad condition. It should be restored.

  • 5/5 Dalia R. 1 year ago on Google
    Amazing Mosque

  • 3/5 S H. 1 year ago on Google
    Only saw this while visiting Bab Zuweila

  • 5/5 Farmeita A. 8 months ago on Google
    The mosque built to break the market ramble of guriyah. Amazing architecture from Mamluk burjiah era


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