Minya
Sidi Ali ibn Muhammad, known as Abu Ahmad al-Fuli, was a Sufi scholar and teacher whose father came to Egypt from Yemen. He settled in Minya and became its…
Sidi Ali ibn Muhammad, known as Abu Ahmad al-Fuli, was a Sufi scholar and teacher whose father came to Egypt from Yemen. He settled in Minya and became its best-known saint. His large mosque stands on the Nile corniche and is the main mosque of Minya city. Its inscriptions are by the calligrapher Sayyid Ibrahim.