al-Husayn Mosque from Shâri` al-Azhar, Cairo, July 18, 1994
al-Husayn Mosque from Shâri` al-Azhar, Cairo, July 18, 1994
The Mosque of Sayyidnâ al-Husayn is a nineteenth-century mosque built on the site of the Eastern Palace of Fâtimids in Cairo. Because the Fâtimids were Shî`î Muslims, they secured a head which they said was that of the martyred Imâm al-Husayn, the Prophet's grandson. The shrine (purportedly) containing al-Husayn's head was later incorporated into the modern mosque. Cairenes today, though Sunnî Muslims, still revere al-Husayn as the Prophet's grandson and as a sort of protector of their city, and the mosque is one of the most popular for woship in Cairo.
Another picture of al-Husayn Mosque
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