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Mosque of ?Amr ibn al-?As Earliest Islamic building in Egypt, erected in 641 by ?Amr ibn al-?As, the leader of an invading Arab army.Moreover, teaching circles were organized either for general religious preaching or teaching lessons in Quranic sciences, jurisprudence and Prophet Muhammad's Tradition (Hadith) as well as lettersThe Umayyad ?Abd al- ?Aziz ibn Marwan demolished the mosque and rebuilt it, probably following closely the original dimensions, in 698.The present mosque is a 19th-century reconstruction that The last structural amendments in Amr Mosque were made during the rule of Murad Bey under the ottoman era, in 1797 AD (1212 AD).Because of the collapse of some columns, the interior of the mosque was demolished and rebuilt.Accordingly, arches were extended across windows.

Mosque of ʿAmr ibn al-ʿĀs
Earliest Islāmic building in Egypt, erected in 641
by ʿAmr ibn al-ʿĀṣ, the leader of an invading Arab army.
The mosque was built in al-Fustāt, a city that grew out of
an Arab army encampment on the site of present-day
Cairo.
Though originally a modest structure, it was destroyed
and restored so often that it is impossible to know the
appearance of the first building. The Umayyad ʿAbd al-
ʿAzīz ibn Marwan demolished the mosque and rebuilt it,
probably following closely the original dimensions, in 698.
In 827 the ʿAbbāsids rebuilt it, doubling its size. The
mosque was restored by Saladin in 1172 after the city of
al-Fustāt was burned by crusaders. After periodic cycles of
ruin and restoration, the mosque was left to decay with the
coming of Napoleon Bonaparte‟s troops to Cairo in 1798.
The present mosque is a 19th-century reconstruction that In 698 AD (79 AH), the mosque was demolished and
expanded by Abdul-Aziz Ibn Marwan, Egypt's ruler. Once
again in 711 AD (93 AH), the mosque was demolished by
Prince Qurrah Ibn Shuraik al-Absi, Egypt's ruler. Upon the
orders of Caliph al-Waleed Ibn Abdul-Malek, the mosque
area was enlarged, a niche, a wooden pulpit (minbar) and
a compartment and copings of four cloumns facing the
niche were gold-coated. The mosque had then four doors
to the east, four to the west and three to the north.

Under the Abbasid state, successive additions and
repairs were introduced. In 827 AD (212 AH), Abdullah Ibn
Taher, Egypt's ruler on behalf of Caliph al-Ma'moun
ordered an equivalent area to the north to be added to the
mosque, thus bringing its total area to its present level of
13,556,25 square metres. (112.3m x 120.5m). However,
the Fatimid period was the gold era for the mosque, where
gilted mosaics, marble works, a wooden compartment and
a moving pulpit were introduced and part of the niche was
silver-coated. Mosque of ʿAmr ibn al-ʿĀs
Earliest Islāmic building in Egypt, erected in 641
by ʿAmr ibn al-ʿĀṣ, the leader of an invading Arab army.
The mosque was built in al-Fustāt, a city that grew out of
an Arab army encampment on the site of present-day
Cairo.
Though originally a modest structure, it was destroyed
and restored so often that it is impossible to know the
appearance of the first building. The Umayyad ʿAbd al-
ʿAzīz ibn Marwan demolished the mosque and rebuilt it,
probably following closely the original dimensions, in 698.
In 827 the ʿAbbāsids rebuilt it, doubling its size. The
mosque was restored by Saladin in 1172 after the city of
al-Fustāt was burned by crusaders. After periodic cycles of
ruin and restoration, the mosque was left to decay with the
coming of Napoleon Bonaparte‟s troops to Cairo in 1798.
The present mosque is a 19th-century reconstruction that The last structural amendments in Amr Mosque were
made during the rule of Murad Bey under the ottoman era,
in 1797 AD (1212 AD). Because of the collapse of some
columns, the interior of the mosque was demolished and
rebuilt. As a result, eastern arcades were repositioned so
as to be perpendicular to the mihrab wall. Accordingly,
arches were extended across windows. Two minarets
were built and are still extant.
Amr Mosque was not merely a place of worship but also
served as a court for settling religious and civil disputes.
Moreover, teaching circles were organized either for
general religious preaching or teaching lessons in Quranic
sciences, jurisprudence and Prophet Muhammad's
Tradition (Hadith) as well as letters