Grave of Yahya al-Shabih

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• Grave of al-Layth ibn Sa'd — Cairo
• Grave of Muhammad ibn Idris al-Shafi'i — Cairo
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About Grave of Yahya al-Shabih

Sayyid Yahya, son of al-Qasim al-Tayyib and a descendant of Imam Ja'far al-Sadiq, was called al-Shabih, 'the one who resembles', because he took after the Prophet ﷺ in looks and character. Mazarat Misr tells that Ahmad ibn Tulun invited him to Egypt, and that the day he arrived with other sharifs was kept like a feast day. His sister Fatima al-Ayna is also honoured in Cairo. His shrine stands south of Imam al-Shafi'i in the Qarafa and dates from the twelfth century, late in the Fatimid period. Several members of the Ahl al-Bayt lie in it, among them Yahya ibn al-Hasan al-Anwar, the brother of Sayyida Nafisa.

Key facts

Name

Grave of Yahya al-Shabih

Type

Other Places

City

Cairo

Country

Egypt

Coordinates

30.0098237, 31.258523

Last updated

2026-10-24