| Al-Busiri Mosque | |
|---|---|
مسجد الامام البوصيري | |
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| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Islam |
| Ecclesiastical or organisational status | Mosque andmausoleum |
| Status | Active |
| Location | |
| Location | Anfoushi,Alexandria |
| Country | Egypt |
  Location of the mosque in theNile Delta | |
 Interactive map of Al-Busiri Mosque | |
| Coordinates | 31°12′20″N29°53′00″E / 31.20556°N 29.88333°E /31.20556; 29.88333 |
| Architecture | |
| Architects | Mario Rossi(c. 1940s) |
| Type | Mosque |
| Style |
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| Completed | 1858 |
| Specifications | |
| Dome | 7(maybe more) |
| Minaret | 1 |
| Shrine | 1:Al-Busiri |
| [1] | |
Al-Busiri Mosque (Arabic:مسجد الإمام البوصيري,romanized: Masjid Al-Imam Al-Busiri, alsoMasjid wa-Qubbat Sharaf al-Din al-Busiri), also known asImam Al Busiri Mosque, is amosque located in theAnfoushi neighbourhood ofAlexandria, on thenorth coast ofEgypt. The mosque is named in honour ofAl-Busiri, aSanhajiSufi Imam who lived in Alexandria during the 13th century,[2] and it is where his tomb is located.[3]
The mosque is located adjacent to both theAbu al-Abbas al-Mursi Mosque and theSidi Yaqut Al-Arsh Mosque, and all three mosques facing the same centralsahn.[4]
The mosque was built in 1858 after a mosque was instructed to be built on the site of Imam Al-Busiri's tomb on the orders ofSa'id theWali of Egypt.[5][6]
Restorations took place in 1898 on the order ofTewfik Pasha, theKhedive of Egypt.[7] In 1934, KingFouad I ordered the construction of a 3,200-square-metre (34,000 sq ft)sahn for an expanded Abu al-Abbas Mosque,[8] a new mosque built on the site of Busiri's zawiya, and a new mosque built on Yaqut's tomb.[9] All the buildings of the area were extensively renovated and built byMario Rossi, an Italian architect, who was involved in planning the design and decor of the mosques until the completion of the entire project in 1943.[10] In 2006, the Islamic Antiquities Department of theAlexandria Governorate announced thatE£3,000,000 was allocated to restore the Al-Busiri Mosque.[11]
The mosque contains two separatesahns; the first of which contains a fountain,[12] and the second contains theiwan, which faces theqibla.[13] It is higher than the level of the mosque's courtyard.[14] The mosque also contains ashrine, which is a square room that contains the tomb of Imam Al-Buisiri and is covered by a dome which featuresmuqarnas.[15]
The mosque'sminaret was built in theNeo-Mamluk architectural style;[16] the same style as both the adjacent Abu al-Abbas al-Mursi Mosque and the Sidi Yaqut Al-Arsh Mosque.[4] Several verses from Al-Busiri's poemAl-Burda are displayed in the mosque.[17]
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