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Abu al-'Ila Mosque

Coordinates: 30°02′22″N 31°13′47″E / 30.03944°N 31.22972°E / 30.03944; 31.22972
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Sultan Abu al-'Ila Mosque
السلطان أبو العلا
Religion
AffiliationIslam
Branch/traditionSunni
Location
LocationEgypt Cairo, Egypt
Abu al-'Ila Mosque is located in Egypt
Abu al-'Ila Mosque
Shown within Egypt
Geographic coordinates30°02′22″N 31°13′47″E / 30.03944°N 31.22972°E / 30.03944; 31.22972
Architecture
TypeMosque
StyleMamluk

Sultan Abu al-'Ila Mosque (Template:Lang-ar) is one of the most famous mosques in Islamic Cairo in Egypt. The mosque now based on 23 pure white marble columns .the platform is masterpiece made of Indian teak .the roof plated in gold leaf with amazing tiny trappings. Inside walls and dome are decorated with Islamic colored inscriptions . and the dome at outside like all Mamluks's age made of stone .

Born in Mecca in the late 8th-century CE, Sultan Abu al-'Ila moved to Egypt to be near Ahl al-Bayt.