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Overview
The Zahiriyya madrasa of Rukn al-Din Baybars al-Bunduqdari in Cairo, between the two palaces 1.
Its origin
Al-Maqrizi says that the Hall of the Lote Tree and the Hall of the Tents became the origin of the Zahiriyya. The Hall of the Lote Tree was bought beside the Salihiyya madrasa and then sold to al-Malik al-Zahir Baybars in Jumada II 660 AH 2.
Its mihrab
Al-Maqrizi says that, after the Fatimid state ended, the site of one of the gates of the Fatimid palace became the mihrab of the madrasa of al-Zahir Rukn al-Din Baybars 3.
Sources
- Al-Maqrizi, al-Mawaiz wa-l-i'tibar bi-dhikr al-khitat wa-l-athar (al-Khitat al-Maqriziyya), ed. Muhammad Zaynhum and Madiha al-Sharqawi (Cairo: Maktabat Madbuli, 1998) , p.1061
- Al-Maqrizi, al-Mawaiz wa-l-i'tibar bi-dhikr al-khitat wa-l-athar (al-Khitat al-Maqriziyya), ed. Muhammad Zaynhum and Madiha al-Sharqawi (Cairo: Maktabat Madbuli, 1998) , p.1343
- Al-Maqrizi, al-Mawaiz wa-l-i'tibar bi-dhikr al-khitat wa-l-athar (al-Khitat al-Maqriziyya), ed. Muhammad Zaynhum and Madiha al-Sharqawi (Cairo: Maktabat Madbuli, 1998) , p.1194
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islam.museum contributors. “Madrasa of al-Zahir Baibars”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/building/madrasa-of-al-zahir-baibars/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-24.