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Cairo, Egypt. "Next to the complex of Barquq is this Ayyubid fragment, part of a iwan of a madrasa built by Sultan al-Kamil, the nephew of Salah al-Din. The school was established to train scholars in the traditions of the prophet, and was the most respected center for this study in Egypt during the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries.
Visiting The Madrasa of El-Kamil Ayyub in Cairo The Mosque-Madrasa of El-Kamil Ayyub, the son of Saladin's brother, lies in El-Muiz Le Din Allah Street nearby Sultan Barquq Complex . It was regarded as one of the greatest theology schools in Egypt in the13th and 14th century.
The Madrasa of Sultan al-Kamil: Built by Sultan al-Kamil in 1225 in the northern section of the Fatimid Western Palace, it comprised two iwans and probably some students cells. The Madrasas of Sultan al-Salih Najm al-Din Ayyub: (1243) First madrasa in Cairo to accommodate the four schools of law.
This is one of the most important architectural installations dating to the Ayyubid period. It is located between al-Qasrayn (the two palaces) on al-Muizz Street. Built in the year 641 AH / 1243 AD, it became known as the Salhiyya Madrasa, referring to its eponym Sultan al-Salih Nagm al-Din Ayyub.
The Madrasa of Sultan al-Kamil: Built by Sultan al-Kamil in 1225 in the northern section of the Fatimid Western Palace, it comprised two iwan s and probably some students cells. The Madrasa of Sultan al-Salih Najm al-Din Ayyub: (1243) First madrasa in Cairo to accommodate the four schools of law.
Taking the citadel of Cairo as a prototype for investigating the reasons behind the shift of Islamic military architecture in the thirteenth century allows us to propose an alternative hypothesis of what may have initiated that shift. Keywords: Citadel of Cairo, Ayyubid period, Mamluk period, al-Qahira, Misr al-Fustat.
This complex was built between 1242 and 1244 by the last Ayyubid sultan of Egypt, Al Salih Najm Al Din Ayyub, who died defending Egypt against the Crusader attack that was led by Louis IX. His grandfather was the famous Salah Al Din Ayyub, known in the West as Saladin.
