Islamic heritage · Cairo
Qijmas al-Ishaqi Mosque
A late Mamluk complex in al-Darb al-Ahmar near Bab Zuwayla, regarded as one of the finest examples of late Mamluk architecture.
The story
The complex combines a mosque, madrasa and mausoleum in the al-Darb al-Ahmar district of Islamic Cairo, near Bab Zuwayla. It was founded by Emir Sayf al-Din Qijmas al-Ishaqi in 885 AH, around 1481, in the late Mamluk era. Qijmas was a Circassian Mamluk emir who held several senior posts in the second half of the 15th century, rising to Grand Master of the Stables, overseer of the sultan's stables, under Sultan Qaytbay. The mosque is also known as Abu Hurayba.
Good to know
- The mosque is also known as the Abu Hurayba Mosque.
- It was completed around 1481, in the late Mamluk period.