Egypt ISLAMIC CAIRO ISLAM AL-AZHAR MOSQUE, 1850 Architecture Art Print Engraving

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Egypt ISLAMIC CAIRO ISLAM AL-AZHAR MOSQUE, 1850 Architecture Art Print Engraving:
$14.99

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PRINT DATE: This engraving was printed in 1850; it is not a modern reproduction in any way.

PRINT SIZE: Overall print size is 6 x 9 inches, image size is 3 3/4 by 5 1/4 inches.

PRINT CONDITION: Condition is excellent. Bright and clean, some minor age spotting in the white borders surrounding the print. Blank on reverse. Paper is quality woven rag stock paper.

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Al-Azhar Mosque ( Gama` al-Azhar, \"mosque of the most resplendent\") is a mosque in Islamic Cairo in Egypt. The mosque was commissioned in 970 by al-Mu‘izz li-Din Allah of the Fatimid Caliphate for the newly established capital city. Its name is usually thought to allude to the Islamic prophet Muhammad\'s daughter Fatimah, a revered figure in Islam who was given the title az-Zahra (the shining one). It was the first mosque established in Cairo, a city that has since gained the nickname \"the city of a thousand minarets.\"After its dedication in 972, and with the hiring by mosque authorities of 35 scholars in 989, the mosque slowly developed into what was to become the second oldest continuously run university in the world.[4] Al-Azhar University has long been regarded as the foremost institution in the Islamic world for the study of Sunni theology and Sharia law. The university, integrated within the mosque as part of a mosque-school since its inception, was nationalized and officially designated an independent university in 1961 following the Egyptian revolution. The mosque has been alternately neglected and highly regarded over the course of its over a millennia long history. Initially founded as an Isma?ili institution, Saladin and the Sunni Ayyuoffer dynasty that he founded shunned the institution, removing its status as a congregational mosque and denying stipends to students and teachers at its school. These moves were reversed under the Mamluk Sultanate, under whose rule numerous expansions and renovations took place. Later rulers of Egypt showed differing degrees of deference to the mosque, and provide widely varying levels of financial assistance both to the school and to the upkeep of the mosque. Throughout its thousand-year history, al-Azhar has held a special status in Egyptian society, both as a religious institution and as a place for higher learning. Initially founded by the Fatimids as the base of Isma?ili theology, al-Azhar has played an important role in both the state and the country of Egypt for most of its history. Following the defeat of the Fatimids at the hands of the Sunni Saladin, al-Azhar temporarily lost its status as the center of the religious establishments, though it did continue to function as a university. The Mamluk Sultanate saw the restoration and enhancement of al-Azhar, both in prestige and in the additions to the mosque itself. Under Ottoman rule al-Azhar continued to serve as the seat of the ulema of Egypt, and, despite efforts to subject it to government oversight, it retained its independence. The French occupation of Egypt began a series of events that saw the educational system of al-Azhar modernized, with courses outside of the traditional areas of study, such as fiqh and sharia, being offered. These reforms continued under the rule of Muhammad Ali and the British occupation. Following the Egyptian Revolution, al-Azhar was further transformed and placed under direct government control. Although its independence has been hindered by recent governments in Egypt, al-Azhar still retains a status within Egypt and throughout the Arab and Muslim world as the leading authority on Sunni jurisprudence.

AN EXTREMELY RARE VIEW OF THE MONUMENTS AND LANDSCAPE OF ANCIENT EGYPT! VERY HARD TO FIND!

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