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Friday, August 24, 2007
Below: Ibm Tulun Mosque
Built by Ahmed Ibn Tulun in 879, the Ibn Tulun Mosque has an atmosphere of tranquility unlike that of any other mosque in the city. Ahmed Ibn Tulun was sent to govern Cairo by the Abbasid Caliph in Baghdad, which explains the Mesopotamian influence. It is the oldest original mosque and the largest in Egypt.
Below:The madrasa and mausoleum of al-Nasir Muhammad was built by al-Nasir Muhammad who ruled Egypt between 1293 and 1340 (who was ruler when Ibn Battuta visited Egypt). This was the high point of Mamluk culture and art. This complex, built in 1295, has the first cruciform (cross-shaped) designed madrasa in Cairo.
Below:The Attarine Mosque was dedicated to the Christian Saint Athanasius in 370 and converted into a Mosque at the beginning of the Arab conquest.
Below:The mosque of Amr Ibn al-Aas, built in 642 is the oldest existing mosque, not just in Cairo, but the entire African Continent. It was an Islamic learning center and could hold up to 5,000 students.
Below:The Red Sea - 'Aydhab Image of crystal clear waters of the Red Sea
About Ibn Battuta
His diary
His profile
Abu Abdullah Muhammad Ibn Battuta
He was born February 24, 1304;
year of death uncertain, possibly 1368 or 1377
He was a Berber Sunni Islamic scholar
and jurisprudent from the Maliki Madhhab,
and at times a Qadi or judge.
He is best known as a traveller and explorer,
whose account documents his travels and excursions over a period of almost thirty years,
covering some 73,000 miles (117,000 km).
These journeys covered almost the entirety of the known Islamic world,
extending from present-day West Africa to Pakistan, India, the Maldives, Sri Lanka, Southeast Asia and China,
a distance readily surpassing that of his predecessor,
near-contemporary Marco Polo.
A crater is named after him on the Moon.
A themed shopping mall in Dubai also bears his name,
with some of his earlier research and inventions in displays scattered throughout its corridors.
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Below:The madrasa and mausoleum of al-Nasir Muhammad was built by al-Nasir Muhammad who ruled Egypt between 1293 and 1340 (who was ruler when Ibn Battuta visited Egypt). This was the high point of Mamluk culture and art. This complex, built in 1295, has the first cruciform (cross-shaped) designed madrasa in Cairo.
Below:The Attarine Mosque was dedicated to the Christian Saint Athanasius in 370 and converted into a Mosque at the beginning of the Arab conquest.
Below:The mosque of Amr Ibn al-Aas, built in 642 is the oldest existing mosque, not just in Cairo, but the entire African Continent. It was an Islamic learning center and could hold up to 5,000 students.
Below:The Red Sea - 'Aydhab Image of crystal clear waters of the Red Sea