Grave of Muhammad al-Khidr Husayn

Nearby Islamic heritage sites

• Grave of Ahmad Taymur Pasha — Cairo
• Graves of Muhammad Ali's Family (Hosh al-Basha) — Cairo
• Graves of the Bakri Family — Cairo
• Grave of Muhammad ibn Idris al-Shafi'i — Cairo
• Grave of Badr al-Din al-Karkhi — Cairo
• Grave of Nasir al-Din al-Tablawi — Cairo
• Grave of Najm al-Din al-Khabushani — Cairo
• Grave of Zakariyya al-Ansari — Cairo
• Grave of Sharaf al-Din ibn Zayn al-Abidin al-Ansari — Cairo
• Maqam of Waki' ibn al-Jarrah — Cairo

About Grave of Muhammad al-Khidr Husayn

Muhammad al-Khidr Husayn was born in Tunisia, settled in Cairo and became a member of the Academy of the Arabic Language before serving as Shaykh al-Azhar from 1952 to 1954. He wrote widely on Islamic law and the Arabic language, and passed away in 1958. His grave is in the Qarafa just north of Imam al-Shafi'i, beside that of Ahmad Taymur Pasha.

Key facts

Name

Grave of Muhammad al-Khidr Husayn

Type

Other Places

City

Cairo

Country

Egypt

Coordinates

30.012882, 31.257476

Last updated

2026-10-24