Mosque of Al Hakim

Mosque of Al Hakim

Built in 1013 the Mosque of Al Hakim is a vast and plain building that is built into the northern walls of Cairo. One of the older mosques in the city it was never used for worship. Instead it was used for various purposes over the centuries as a Crusaders’ prison, a stable, a warehouse, a boys’ school and most fittingly considering its founder a madhouse. The real treasures of the mosque are its two stone minarets the oldest in the city and thanks to a post earthquake restoration in 1304 by Beybars Al Gashankir they have survived there are many mosques in cairo you should visit such as Mosque of Mohammed Ali which is a beautiful example of ottoman architecture and Mosqyue of Sayyidna Al Hussein which is one of the most important sites in egypt and Mosque of Qaitbey which build in 1474 and Al Azhar Mosque Egypt which build in 970 AD as the heart of new fatimid city also Mosque of Aslam Al Silahdar which near the bab el mahruq entrance of al azhar park

Al Hakim the sixth Fatimid ruler of Egypt took the throne at the age of 11. His tutor nicknamed him ‘Little Lizard’ because of his scary looks and behavior. His 24 year reign was marked by violence and behaviour that went far beyond the usual court intrigues; modern historians think he may have been simply mad. Those around him lived in constant fear for their lives. He had his nicknaming tutor killed along with scores of others. Hakim used to go out at night in disguise, riding a donkey. Most notoriously he would punish dishonest merchants by having them dealt with by a well-endowed black servant. His death was as bizarre as his life. On one of his nocturnal solo trips up the Muqattam Hills he simply vanished; his body was never found there are also another countries you can travel to and visit their landmarks you will be amazed Egypt Tours give you many recommendations also if you want to be in private tours Egypt Private Tours help you book also you can travel with your family Egypt Family Tours have many offer to choose from alsothere are tours only for women if you need to book it Egypt Women Tours will help you 

To one of his followers Al Darizy this was proof of Hakim’s divinity. From this seed Al Darizy founded the Druze sect that still exists today. An Ismaili Shiite group restored the mosque in the 1980s. But with its open square and plain