Al-Kashif Mosque
| Al-Kashif Mosque | |
|---|---|
مسجد علي الكاشف جمال الدين | |
 | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Islam |
| Mosque and mausoleum | |
| Status | Active |
| Location | |
| Location | Manfalut |
| Country | Egypt |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Mosque |
| Completed | 1862 |
The Mosque of Ali al-Kashif Jamal al-Din (Arabic: مَسْجِد الكاشف, romanized: Masjid al-Kashif) is an Ottoman-era mosque in Manfalut, Egypt. It was built during Muhammad Ali's reign in 1811.[1]
History
[edit source]The mosque was established by Ali al-Kashif, governor of Asyut at the time. It was built in Al-Qaysraiyah district, a very prominent commercial neighborhood in the city.[2] The inscription plaque in the mosque asks for worshippers to pray for the governor.[3] Ali came from a rich family, as his father Jamal al-Din was one of the city's rich merchants.[4] The mosque faced extensive restorations in the past, leaving only the minaret in its original form.[5] In 2019, the government restored the mosque once again.[6]
Description
[edit source]The mosque is square in shape. Its main entrance is built of brick and is located on the northern side of the mosque.[7] Above the entrance are calligraphic decorations as well as windows made from finely turned wood. The other three facades of the mosque have multiple turned wood windows high in the walls, and there are other openings and windows below them as well.[8]
The prayer hall is divided by two rows of red granite columns supporting a painted timber ceiling, incorporates a mihrab decorated with Ottoman ceramic tiles, and also contains a wooden minbar.[9] The mosque's three-story red brick minaret consists a square base and octagonal upper tiers topped with a wooden spire and brass crescent.[10]
Gallery
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Cupboard of the mosque
Prayer hall of the mosque
Minaret of the mosque
Qibla of the mosque
Roof of the mosque
References
[edit source]- ↑ "افتتاح كلاً من مسجد المجاهدين ومسجد الكاشف". egymonuments.gov.eg. 2019.
- ↑ السعيد,سمير, حمادة,وائل (31 May 2025). "«قيسارية منفلوط».. قلعة تجارية عبر قرنين". Al Ahram.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ↑ الميناوي, علاء (2 March 2020). "شكر الله سعيهم.. حكاية مسجد بناه أمير كان حاكما لأسيوط". Sada el balad.
- ↑ المنياوي, علاء (23 February 2020). "عبق التاريخ في الكاشف.. قصة مسجد بناه عبد فقير من بيت عريق". Sada el balad.
- ↑ عرابي, مدحت (11 March 2024). "«الكاشف» فى أسيوط.. مسجد أخذ اسمه من مهنة قديمة فى العصر العثمانى". Al Masry Al Youm.
- ↑ "208 سنة.. حكاية عبق التاريخ لمسجد الكاشف الأسرى بأسيوط". youm7.com. 2 June 2019.
- ↑ منصور, احمد (3 May 2019). "الآثار: مسجدا المجاهدين والكاشف كانا يعانيان من حالة معمارية وإنشائية سيئة". youm7.com.
- ↑ المهدي, عمر (3 May 2019). "افتتاح مسجدي المجاهدين والكاشف بمحافظة أسيوط بعد الانتهاء من أعمال الترميم والصيانة". Al Ahram.
- ↑ على, إلهام (19 April 2026). "يزيد عمره على 200 عام .. «الكاشف».. مسجد عتيق يضيء «عاصمة الصعيد»". Al-Mussawar.
- ↑ السعيد,سمير, حمادة,وائل (17 June 2025). "عمره 270 عاما ويتباهي بزخارفه «مسجد الكاشف» فى منفلوط ينشد الإنقاذ". Al Ahram.
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