mosque-shrine of Sayyida Nafisa

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The mosque-shrine of Sayyida Nafisa is a revered Islamic religious complex in Cairo that houses the tomb of the esteemed female saint and great-granddaughter of the Prophet Muhammad, Sayyida Nafisa.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Islamic religious complex
mosque
shrine
architecturalStyle Cairene style
Islamic architecture
associatedWith Ahl al-Bayt veneration
Cairene saint cults
Sufism
Sunni Islam
country Egypt
dedicatedTo Sayyida Nafisa
hasComponent courtyard
dome
minaret
mosque prayer hall
shrine chamber
tomb
hasCulturalSignificance important site for women’s piety in Cairo
major Cairene shrine of Ahl al-Bayt
hasFunction pilgrimage site
place of worship
site of supplication
site of visitation of saints
hasHeritage Cairene
Islamic
hasTombOf Sayyida Nafisa
locatedInCity Cairo
locatedInCountry Egypt
locatedInNeighborhood Sayyida Nafisa district
locatedInRegion historic Cairo
surface form: Historic Cairo
locatedNear City of the Dead (Cairo necropolis)
locatedOn Sayyida Nafisa Square
namedAfter Sayyida Nafisa
partOf network of Cairo saint shrines
receivesVisitorsFrom Egypt
wider Muslim world
relatedSite Al-Hussein Mosque
Al-Sayeda Zainab Mosque
surface form: Sayyida Zaynab Mosque
religion Islam
usedFor Friday prayers
Mawlid celebrations
Qur’an recitation
daily prayers
religious supplications
vows and offerings
veneratedAs descendant of the Prophet Muhammad
female saint
veneratedFigure Sayyida Nafisa

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El Sayeda Nafisa Cemetery, Cairo hasFeature mosque-shrine of Sayyida Nafisa
Sayyida Nafisa burialPlace mosque-shrine of Sayyida Nafisa
this entity surface form: Mosque of Sayyida Nafisa