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Aybaki Mosque

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Affiliation
  
Completed
  
Late 13th century

Architectural type
  
Architectural style
  
Mamluk architecture

Location
  
al-Tuffah, Gaza, Gaza Strip

Similar
  
Katib al‑Wilaya Mosque, Hanbali Mosque, Gaza synagogue, Gaza Mall, Gaza Baptist Church

Al-Aybaki Mosque (also referred to as the Mosque of Sheikh Abdullah al-Aybaki, Arabic transliteration: Jami ash-Shaykh 'Abdallah al-Aybaki) is a historic mosque situated in the al-Tuffah neighborhood of Gaza City. Built by the Mamluks in the late 13th century, the mosque is named after Sheikh Abdullah al-Aybaki, a Muslim religious leader. According to his nisba "Aybaki", Sheikh Abdullah was a mamluk or relative of Izz al-Din Aybak, the first Mamluk sultan of Egypt. Sheikh Abdullah's son Sheikh Iyad was buried nearby at the Sayed al-Hashim Mosque in al-Daraj while his other son Ahmad al-Aybaki, a local saintly person, was buried in a sanctuary called al-Mazar ash-Sheikh Aybak.

References

Aybaki Mosque Wikipedia


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