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.

Aliases (3)

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 →

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

Fatimid Caliphate → builtMonument → Al-Azhar Mosque →
this entity surface form: "al-Azhar Mosque"
Cairo Governorate → contains → Al-Azhar Mosque →
Grand Imam Ahmad al-Tayyeb → employer → Al-Azhar Mosque →
subject surface form: "Ahmad al-Tayyeb"
Cairo → hasLandmark → Al-Azhar Mosque →
Al-Azhar University → hasPart → Al-Azhar Mosque →
Grand Imam Ahmad al-Tayyeb → leaderOf → Al-Azhar Mosque →
subject surface form: "Ahmad al-Tayyeb"
Al-Azhar University → locatedIn → Al-Azhar Mosque →
this entity surface form: "Al-Azhar, Cairo"
Khan el-Khalili → near → Al-Azhar Mosque →
Islamic Golden Age → notableInstitution → Al-Azhar Mosque →
this entity surface form: "Al-Azhar Mosque-University"