Amir Jamal al-Din al-Ustadar Mosque مسجد جمال الدين يوسف الاستادار
Qibla-Wall of Amir Jamal al-Din al-Ustadar Mosque
Religion
Affiliation	Islam
Region	Africa
Status	Active
Location
Location	Cairo, Egypt
Shown within Egypt
Geographic coordinates	30°03′03″N 31°15′48″E / 30.050778°N 31.263227°E / 30.050778; 31.263227
Architecture
Type	mosque
Style	Islamic
Completed	1407

Amir Jamal al-Din al-Ustadar Mosque ( Arabic: مسجد جمال الدين يوسف الاستادار) is a historic mosque in the city of Cairo. It is located inside Islamic Cairo, facing the Al-Tambakshiya Street to the north and the Habas al-Rahb Street to the southeast. ^[1]

History

The mosque was built in 1407 by and dedicated to Emir Jamal al-Din al-Ustadar, who served under the Burji Mamluk Sultan An-Nasir Faraj. The main purpose of the building is madrasa which taught all four Islamic schools of jurisprudence. It had been undergoing renovation which completed in 2001. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

The architectural style of the mosque is greatly influenced by the Mosque-Madrassa of Sultan Barquq. Although Jamal al-Din was an influential patron of many of the architectures during his era, his career was tumultuous and he was not mourned after his execution by Sultan An-Nasir. At the same time, the Sultan had attempted to tear down this mosque, but it was prevented by the qadi by erasing the name of Jamal al-Din from the mosque. ^[3]

Gallery

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  dome and minaret
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  iwan

See also

• Lists of mosques
• List of mosques in Africa
• List of mosques in Egypt
• List of Historic Monuments in Cairo

References

Bibliography

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• Jarrar, Sabri, András Riedlmayer, and Jeffrey B. Spurr. Resources for the Study of Islamic Architecture. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Aga Khan Program for Islamic Architecture, 1994.

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