تشييد الجامع الأزهر
تشييد الجامع الأزهر
c. 972 CE · 361 AH
In Rabi' II 359 'hayya ala khayr al-amal' was added to Egypt's call to prayer and al-Azhar mosque was begun — finished in Ramadan 361 1.
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At a glance
- Era
- The Early Abbasid Caliphate
- Region
- Egypt & Nile
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In time
Overview
al-Suyuti reports that in Rabi' al-Akhir 359 AH the people of Egypt were permitted to call "come to the best of works" (hayya 'ala khayr al-'amal) and began building the Al-Azhar Mosque, which was completed in Ramadan 361 AH. 1
Sources
- Tarikh al-Khulafa — al-Suyuti (Dar al-Minhaj edition), p. 621
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islam.museum contributors. “تشييد الجامع الأزهر”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/event/azhar-founding-361/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-17.