At a glance
- Era
- The Rashidun Caliphate
- Region
- Egypt & Nile
- Review
- Draft Completeness 1/5 · Help complete it
Overview
A great mosque in the city of Fustat, built by Amr ibn al-As on the site of his tent and the land around it. 1
The site of his tent is where the mihrab and the minbar are. About eighty of the companions prayed in it. 1
What needs a source
The date of its construction and its development: an additional source is needed.
Connections
- Located in
- Al-Fustat
People and things also explored
Dar al-Anmat· قطع الخطبة العبيدية وإقامة الخطبة العباسية بمصر· Amr's Dismissal and Ibn Abi Sarh's Sole Charge of Egypt· فتح مصر والإسكندرية· Fall of the Tulunid state and burning of al-Qata'i' (292 AH)· حريق الفسطاط ووزارة شيركوه ثم صلاح الدين· The Milch-Camel Exchange: Amr's and Ibn Abi Sarh's Kharaj· The Killing of Muhammad ibn Abi Bakr in Egypt
Sources
- Masalik al-absar fi mamalik al-amsar — al-Umari (1924 printing), p. 209
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “the Mosque of Amr ibn al-As”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/building/masjid-amr-fustat/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-17.