Grave of Madyan al-Ashmuni

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About Grave of Madyan al-Ashmuni

This mosque was built around 1465 for the Sufi shaykh Madyan al-Ashmuni, who taught his followers here and is buried in it. It was commissioned by Khawand Mughul, daughter of Qadi Nasir al-Din al-Barizi, through the shaykh's nephew, the Maliki scholar Muhammad ibn Abd al-Da'im. The mosque has four iwans around a courtyard and a burial room for Shaykh Madyan beside a second room, all in the style of the late Mamluk period. It stands in Harat Madyan in Bab al-Sha'riyya and has been under restoration in recent years.

Key facts

Name

Grave of Madyan al-Ashmuni

Type

Other Places

City

Cairo

Country

Egypt

Coordinates

30.0562767, 31.2559037

Last updated

2026-10-24