Islamic Cairo & Historic Mosques DAY Tour(Car + Guide)

Highlights

• BELIEF IN GOD
• Belief in God is best represented by the following formula which ever Sunni or orthodox Moslem must profess sincerely God is one and has had no partner singular without any like him uniform having no contrary, separate having no equal, ancient having no first eternal having no beginning everlasting having no end ever existing without termination perpetual and constant with neither interruption nor termination ever qualified with the attributes of supreme greatness nor is he bound to be determined by lapse of ages or time but he is Alpha and Omega the first and the last and the evident and the hidden
• DIGEST OF ISLAMIC CREED ☪️
• The creed of Moslems demands faith in the following
• 1, God
• 2, the angels of God
• 3,the books of God
• 4, the Apostles of God
• 5, the day of Judgement or Resurrection
• 6, predestination
• Exposition of the Religion of Islam
• The word Islam which literally signifies resignation ( to Gods will ) is a comprehensive name commonly applied to the religion of the followers of the prophet Mohammad it embodies the various sections of the Islamic law which God has established for the guidance of his people both for the worship of their Lord and for the duties of life these sections are five in number namely beliefs practical devotions moralities and Punishments
• Egypt with its numerous admirable moments which represent all the stages of its long history occupies a unique position in the world these monuments are the best testimony to the standard of civilization
• Cairo too the Islamic and Coptic Capital has preserved the greater part of its ancient buildings and topographical features
• Amr Ibn EL As Mosque
• Ibn Elas mosque which was the first mosque erected in Egypt this was after the Arab conquest directly
• The foundation of the mosque was in 642 A,D
• The building was very simple it was 29 meters long by 17 meters wide
• The mosque has passed through of ruin and destruction and has been repaired and restored many times
• AL Azhar Mosque
• Al Azhar Mosque established in 972 A,D after founding Cairo itself it was designed by the Fatimid leader Gawhar El Saquili and he built it by command of Calipha Al Muez Li Din Allah who belongs to Fattimid Family it is located in El Hussein Square an area teeming with Islamic monuments from 10 th century it was called Al Azhar related to Fatma Al Zahraa daughter of our prophet Mohammad
• SULTAN HASSAN MOSQUE
• Is unique in style and remarkable for its grand proportions and majestic beauty it is one of the most remarkable monuments in the Middle Ages the mosque was built by order of Sultan Hassan Ibn Nasser Mohammad Ibn kalawoun one of Turkish Mamluks who reigned Egypt he was only a baby 13 years old
• IBN TULUN MOSQUE
• Ahmed Ibn Tulun may be regarded as one of the most important in the history of the Muslim Egypt during his rule Egypt from being a province of the Abbassid khalifate became an independent state the mosque was built by order of Sultan Ahmed founder of the Tulunid dynasty 868 A,D
• AL- MUIZZ STREET
• The street includes a group of the most wonderful antiquities of Cairo numbering twenty nine antiquities reflecting a complete impression of Islamic Egypt in the period from the tenth century until the nineteenth century AD which begins from the Fatimid era in Egypt until the era of Muhammad Ali dynasty
• The existing ruins vary between Religious. Residential. Commercial and Defense buildings and today markets along the street which adds to the streets historical charm