Al-Busiri Mosque

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Al-Busiri Mosque
مسجد الامام البوصيري
Religion
AffiliationIslam
Ecclesiastical or organisational statusMosque and mausoleum
StatusActive
Location
LocationAnfoushi, Alexandria
CountryEgypt
Al-Busiri Mosque is located in Nile Delta
Al-Busiri Mosque
Location of the mosque in the Nile Delta
Map
Interactive map of Al-Busiri Mosque
Coordinates31°12′20″N 29°53′00″E / 31.20556°N 29.88333°E / 31.20556; 29.88333
Architecture
ArchitectsMario Rossi (c. 1940s)
TypeMosque
Style
Completed1858
Specifications
Dome7 (maybe more)
Minaret1
Shrine1: Al-Busiri
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Al-Busiri Mosque (Arabic: مسجد الإمام البوصيري, romanized: Masjid Al-Imam Al-Busiri, also Masjid wa-Qubbat Sharaf al-Din al-Busiri), also known as Imam Al Busiri Mosque, is a mosque located in the Anfoushi neighbourhood of Alexandria, on the north coast of Egypt. The mosque is named in honour of Al-Busiri, a Sanhaji Sufi 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 the Abu al-Abbas al-Mursi Mosque and the Sidi Yaqut Al-Arsh Mosque, and all three mosques facing the same central sahn.[4]

History

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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 of Sa'id the Wali of Egypt.[5][6]

Restorations took place in 1898 on the order of Tewfik Pasha, the Khedive of Egypt.[7] In 1934, King Fouad 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 by Mario 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 the Alexandria Governorate announced that E£3,000,000 was allocated to restore the Al-Busiri Mosque.[11]

Architecture

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The mosque contains two separate sahns; the first of which contains a fountain,[12] and the second contains the iwan, which faces the qibla.[13] It is higher than the level of the mosque's courtyard.[14] The mosque also contains a shrine, which is a square room that contains the tomb of Imam Al-Buisiri and is covered by a dome which features muqarnas.[15]

The mosque's minaret was built in the Neo-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 poem Al-Burda are displayed in the mosque.[17]

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  • Tomb of Imam Al-Busiri, in the mosque
    Tomb of Imam Al-Busiri, in the mosque
  • Mosque domes in 2006
    Mosque domes in 2006
  • The mosque in 2007
    The mosque in 2007

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Masjid wa-Qubbat Sharaf al-Din al-Busiri". ArchNet.org. n.d. Retrieved November 14, 2025.
  2. ^ "Imam Al-Busiri". mazaratmisr.org.
  3. ^ "al-Burda". BBC News. June 30, 2009.
  4. ^ a b El Razzaz, Mohammed (December 29, 2012). "Andalusi intellectuals in Alexandria and the Delta". Al-Ahram.
  5. ^ قناوي, عبدالرحمان (October 26, 2019). أغرق المطر بيت الصلاة به.. مسجد البوصيري الأثري عمره 161 عاما. El Watan News (in Arabic).
  6. ^ جامع البوصيري.. ذكرى أشهر مداح للرسول بيوت الرحمن يقع في «ميدان المساجد» بالإسكندرية. Al Khaleej (in Arabic). June 2, 2019.
  7. ^ رمضان, رجب (May 12, 2021). لجنة فنية لمعاينة 4 مساجد أثرية في الإسكندرية للوقوف على حالتها (صور). Al masry al youm (in Arabic).
  8. ^ "Mursi Abu al-Abbas mosque". www.egy-booking.com. Retrieved November 12, 2023.
  9. ^ MediaLabTeam!. 'المرسي أبو العباس'.. صرح أندلسي علي سواحل عروس البحر المتوسط. egyptiangeographic.com (in Arabic). Retrieved November 12, 2023.
  10. ^ رمضان, رجب (January 9, 2024). مقام حفيد الرسول و«ياقوت العرش» .. تراث دينى وزخارف معمارية تزين الإسكندرية. Al Masry Al Youm (in Arabic).
  11. ^ رمضان, رجب; الساعاتي, هدى (August 23, 2006). الإسكندرية: الشروخ والتصدعات تهدد قبة وجدران مسجد «البوصيري». Al masry Al youm (in Arabic).
  12. ^ على بدر, أسماء (March 31, 2024). "صاحب البردة".. مسجد الإمام البوصيرى بالإسكندرية يأتيه أتباعه من كل دول العالم.. أبو العباس المرسى من تلاميذه.. بُنى عام 1854م وجدده الخديوى توفيق.. وأثرى: به زخارف ونقوش تميزه عن غيره من المساجد.. صور وفيديو. Youm7 (in Arabic).
  13. ^ خوري, غيث (June 7, 2016). مسجد الإمام البوصيري.. تخليد لشاعر البردة. Al Khaleej (in Arabic).
  14. ^ الزغبي, احمد (April 10, 2023). مسجد البوصيرى الأثرى بالإسكندرية.. ترك وظيفته ووهب حياته للتصوف ومدح الرسول. Youm7 (in Arabic).
  15. ^ الآثار الاسلامية بالاسكندرية. sis.gov.eg (in Arabic).
  16. ^ 10 صور تحكي قصة مسجد «الإمام البوصيري». Al masry al youm (in Arabic). June 7, 2016.
  17. ^ على بدر, أسماء (March 31, 2024). مسجد الإمام البوصيرى بالإسكندرية يأتيه أتباع صاحب البردة من كل دول العالم. Youm7 (in Arabic).
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