Amir Jamal al-Din al-Ustadar Mosque

The Amir Jamal al-Din al-Ustadar Mosque (Arabic: مسجد جمال الدين يوسف الاستادار), also known as the Gamal al-Din Mosque, is a mosque-madrasa located on Al-Tambakshiya Street, in Islamic Cairo, Egypt. To the southeast of the mosque is Habas al-Rahb Street.^[1]

The mosque was built in 1407 CE by and dedicated to Emir Jamal al-Din al-Ustadar, who served under the Burji Mamluk Sultan An-Nasir Faraj. The building served as a madrasa which taught all four Islamic schools of jurisprudence. Renovation of the building was completed in 2001.^[1][2][3]

The architectural style of the mosque is greatly influenced by the Mosque-Madrassa of Sultan Barquq. Although Jamal al-Din was an influential patron of many of the architectures during his era, his career was tumultuous and he was not mourned after his execution by Sultan An-Nasir. At the same time, the Sultan had attempted to tear down this mosque, but it was prevented by the qadi by erasing the name of Jamal al-Din from the mosque.^[3]

• Dome and minaret
• Iwan

• Islam in Egypt
• List of madrasas in Egypt
• List of mosques in Cairo
• List of Historic Monuments in Cairo

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• Jarrar, Sabri; Riedlmayer, András; Spurr, Jeffrey B. (1994). Resources for the Study of Islamic Architecture. Cambridge, MA: Aga Khan Program for Islamic Architecture.