Lulua Mosque
mosque in Cairo, Egypt
Key facts
- Built
- 1015
- Architect
- Hâkim Biemrillah
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Overview
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The Lulua Mosque, whose Arabic name means “Mosque of the Pearl”, stands in the Southern Cemetery area around the Muqattam Hills of Cairo. It was built in the Fatimid architectural style during the reign of al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah, the third Fatimid caliph. Today it is an important place of visit for the Bohra community. Alongside Egyptian worshippers, visitors come from countries such as Iran, Syria, Lebanon, Yemen, Bahrain and India. Attendance is larger on Fridays, when many come to take part in the Friday prayer.
History
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The mosque was built during the reign of the Fatimid caliph al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah, in 1015 according to the record. Most of the structure collapsed in 1919. In 1998 it was refurbished by the Dawoodi Bohras, who trace their religious lineage to the Shia tradition of the Fatimid Caliphate.
From Wikipedia
The Lulua Mosque or al-Lu'lu'a Mosque (Arabic: مسجد اللؤلؤة, romanized: Masjid al-Lu'lu'a, lit. 'Mosque of the Pearl') is a mosque in the Muqattam Hills that surround Cairo, Egypt. Built during the reign of the third Fatimid caliph, al-Hakim, in the Fatimid architectural style, the mosque was completed in c. 1016 CE. Located in the Southern Cemetery in the Moqattam hills, the majority of the mosque collapsed in 1919, but was later refurbished in 1998 by the Dawoodi Bohras, who trace their religious lineage to the Fatimid Caliphate's Shia Islam.
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Wikipedia (ar): https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AC%D8%AF_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%84%D8%A4%D9%84%D8%A4%D8%A9
Wikipedia (en): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lulua_Mosque
Wikipedia (es): https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mezquita_de_Lulua
Wikipedia (id): https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masjid_Lulua
Wikipedia (ru): https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D0%B5%D1%87%D0%B5%D1%82%D1%8C_%D0%9B%D1%83%D0%BB%D1%83%D0%B0
Wikipedia (ur): https://ur.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AC%D8%AF_%D9%84%D8%A4%D9%84%D8%A4%DB%81