🕌 Al-Sayyida Nafisa Mosque

Al-Sayyida Nafisa Mosque is a mosque located in the al-Sayyida Nafisa district, a section of the larger historic necropolis called al-Qarafa in Islamic Cairo, Egypt. It was built in the 9th century CE by the then emir Ubaydallah to commemorate Sayyida Nafisa, an Islamic saint and member of the family of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. She was the great-granddaughter of Hasan, one of the prophet Muhammad's two grandsons. The mosque contains her mausoleum, also known as a mashhad. Along with the necropolis around it, the mosque is listed as part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Islamic Cairo. The mosque and mausoleum has been rebuilt many times since the 9th century.