Grave of Siraj al-Din al-Bulqini

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• Al-Ghamri Mosque — Cairo
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• Zawiya of Nur al-Din Julaq — Cairo
• Grave of Abd al-Karim al-Ahmadi — Cairo

About Grave of Siraj al-Din al-Bulqini

Siraj al-Din Umar al-Bulqini came to Cairo from the village of Bulqina in the Delta and became the leading Shafi'i jurist of his age, regarded by many as the renewer of the eighth century. He taught generations of scholars, among them Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani, and passed away in 805 AH. His mosque and tomb are in al-Jamaliyya near Bab al-Futuh, where his sons Jalal al-Din and Alam al-Din are buried with him.

Key facts

Name

Grave of Siraj al-Din al-Bulqini

Type

Other Places

City

Cairo

Country

Egypt

Coordinates

30.0547648, 31.2612416

Last updated

2026-10-24