Al-Azhar Mosque

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Islamic religious institution Sunni Islamic university educational institution mosque

Al-Azhar Mosque is one of the oldest and most influential Islamic religious and educational institutions in the world, renowned as a historic center of Sunni scholarship.

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Label Occurrences
Al-Azhar Mosque canonical 18
al-Azhar Mosque 5
Al-Azhar Mosque and University complex 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Islamic religious institution ⓘ
Sunni Islamic university ⓘ
educational institution ⓘ
mosque ⓘ
affiliatedWith Al-Azhar University ⓘ
architecturalStyle Fatimid architecture ⓘ
Islamic architecture ⓘ
Mamluk architecture ⓘ
Ottoman architecture ⓘ
centuryOfConstruction 10th century ⓘ
cityDistrict Al-Hussein district ⓘ
constructionStartDate 970 ⓘ
country Egypt ⓘ
denomination Sunni Islam ⓘ
educationLevel higher education ⓘ
religious seminary ⓘ
foundedBy al-Muʿizz li-Dīn Allāh ⓘ
surface form: Caliph Al-Mu'izz li-Din Allah

Fatimid Caliphate ⓘ
functionsAs center of Islamic learning ⓘ
congregational mosque ⓘ
university ⓘ
governedBy Grand Imam Ahmad al-Tayyeb ⓘ
surface form: Grand Imam of Al-Azhar
hasCourtyard yes ⓘ
hasLibrary yes ⓘ
hasMinaret yes ⓘ
hasPrayerHall yes ⓘ
heritageStatus part of Historic Cairo UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
inaugurationDate 972 ⓘ
knownFor Arabic language studies ⓘ
Islamic jurisprudence (fiqh) ⓘ
Quranic studies ⓘ
Sunni Islamic scholarship ⓘ
religious education ⓘ
languageOfInstruction Arabic ⓘ
locatedIn Cairo ⓘ
historic Cairo ⓘ
surface form: Historic Cairo

Islamic Cairo ⓘ
namedAfter Fatimah bint Muhammad ⓘ
surface form: Fatimah al-Zahra
notableFeature large central courtyard (sahn) ⓘ
multi-period architectural layers ⓘ
multiple historic gates ⓘ
numberOfMinarets multiple ⓘ
regionInfluence Middle East ⓘ
Muslim world ⓘ
North Africa ⓘ
religion Islam ⓘ
role issuer of religious edicts (fatwas) ⓘ
major center of Sunni authority ⓘ

Referenced by (26)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Cairo → hasLandmark → Al-Azhar Mosque ⓘ
Islamic Golden Age → notableInstitution → Al-Azhar Mosque ⓘ
this entity surface form: Al-Azhar Mosque-University
Al-Azhar University → locatedIn → Al-Azhar Mosque ⓘ
this entity surface form: Al-Azhar, Cairo
Al-Azhar University → hasPart → Al-Azhar Mosque ⓘ
Khan el-Khalili → near → Al-Azhar Mosque ⓘ
Fatimid Caliphate → builtMonument → Al-Azhar Mosque ⓘ
this entity surface form: al-Azhar Mosque
Grand Imam Ahmad al-Tayyeb → employer → Al-Azhar Mosque ⓘ
subject surface form: Ahmad al-Tayyeb
Grand Imam Ahmad al-Tayyeb → leaderOf → Al-Azhar Mosque ⓘ
subject surface form: Ahmad al-Tayyeb
Cairo Governorate → contains → Al-Azhar Mosque ⓘ
Islamic Cairo → hasPart → Al-Azhar Mosque ⓘ
historic Cairo → hasPart → Al-Azhar Mosque ⓘ
subject surface form: Historic Cairo
Islam in Egypt → hasImportantInstitution → Al-Azhar Mosque ⓘ
Islam in Egypt → hasImportantMosque → Al-Azhar Mosque ⓘ
Al-Hussein district → hasLandmark → Al-Azhar Mosque ⓘ
Fatimid art → notableExampleSite → Al-Azhar Mosque ⓘ
Al-Suyuti → associatedWith → Al-Azhar Mosque ⓘ
Ibn ‘Ata’ Allah al-Iskandari → employer → Al-Azhar Mosque ⓘ
this entity surface form: al-Azhar Mosque
Ibn ‘Ata’ Allah al-Iskandari → taughtAt → Al-Azhar Mosque ⓘ
this entity surface form: al-Azhar Mosque
Cairo skyline → hasViewOf → Al-Azhar Mosque ⓘ
Al-Azhar Council of Senior Scholars → partOf → Al-Azhar Mosque ⓘ
this entity surface form: Al-Azhar Mosque and University complex
Al-Azhar Council of Senior Scholars → headquartersLocation → Al-Azhar Mosque ⓘ
Al-Azhar Council of Senior Scholars → parentOrganization → Al-Azhar Mosque ⓘ
Al-Azhar Park restoration in Cairo → locatedNear → Al-Azhar Mosque ⓘ
El Gamaliya → hasLandmark → Al-Azhar Mosque ⓘ
Fatimid Cairo → hasPart → Al-Azhar Mosque ⓘ
this entity surface form: al-Azhar Mosque
Fatimid Cairo → notableInstitution → Al-Azhar Mosque ⓘ
this entity surface form: al-Azhar Mosque