Grave of Sharaf al-Din ibn Zayn al-Abidin al-Ansari

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About Grave of Sharaf al-Din ibn Zayn al-Abidin al-Ansari

Shaykh Sharaf al-Din, son of Zayn al-Abidin al-Ansari, lies in the same tomb as Shaykh al-Islam Zakariyya al-Ansari, the leading Shafi'i scholar of late Mamluk Cairo, who passed away in 926 AH. The tomb stands a few metres from the domed mausoleum of Imam al-Shafi'i in the Qarafa.

Key facts

Name

Grave of Sharaf al-Din ibn Zayn al-Abidin al-Ansari

Type

Other Places

City

Cairo

Country

Egypt

Coordinates

30.0118341, 31.258201

Last updated

2026-10-24