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Sufi lodge
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A Sufi lodge is a building designed specifically for gatherings of a Sufi brotherhood or tariqa and is a place for spiritual practice and religious education. They include structures also known as khā
Egyptian Sufi lodge at Mekka, Saudi Arabia in 1928.
Egyptian Sufi lodge at Mekka, Saudi Arabia in 1928.
King Farouk and Prince Faisal at the Egyptian Sufi lodge at Medina, Saudi Arabia in 1945.
King Farouk and Prince Faisal at the Egyptian Sufi lodge at Medina, Saudi Arabia in 1945.
The Haruniyeh Tomb, named after Harun al-Rashid, in Tus, Iran. The present structure, a khānaqāh, was probably built in the 13th century. Al-Ghazali i
The Haruniyeh Tomb, named after Harun al-Rashid, in Tus, Iran. The present structure, a khānaqāh, was probably built in the 13th century. Al-Ghazali is buried here.
The Zawiya of Sidi Qasim al-Jalizi in Tunis
The Zawiya of Sidi Qasim al-Jalizi in Tunis
Saladin
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Salah ad-Din Yusuf ibn Ayyub, commonly known as Saladin, was a Kurdish commander and political leader. He was the founder of the Ayyubid dynasty and the first sultan of both Egypt and Syria. An import
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…education and religion in Sufi buildings, by the end of the Mamluk period the distinction between religious and educational buildings became blurred. Saladin founded the first khānaqāh in Cairo, Egypt in 1173. This officially marked the defeat of the Fatimids, who were largely Shi'ite, and the beginning of…
Saladin in the sharbush hat of Seljuk rulers, his rallying sign, on a coin: "The Victorious King, Righteousness of the World and the Faith, Yusuf ibn
Saladin in the sharbush hat of Seljuk rulers, his rallying sign, on a coin: "The Victorious King, Righteousness of the World and the Faith, Yusuf ibn Ayyub". 587 AH (1190–1191 CE).
Coin of Saladin, wearing Sasanian-style merlon crown, dated AH 578 (AD 1182/3).
Coin of Saladin, wearing Sasanian-style merlon crown, dated AH 578 (AD 1182/3).
Ayyubid or Zengid soldiers in Seljuk-type clothes and sharbush hats on the Palmer Cup (1200–1215)
Ayyubid or Zengid soldiers in Seljuk-type clothes and sharbush hats on the Palmer Cup (1200–1215)
Experimental crossbow mounted inside a shield, in the Tabṣira by Murḍi Ibn cālī Ibn Murḍi al-Ṭarsūsī written for Saladin, late Fāṭimid or early Ayyūbi
Experimental crossbow mounted inside a shield, in the Tabṣira by Murḍi Ibn cālī Ibn Murḍi al-Ṭarsūsī written for Saladin, late Fāṭimid or early Ayyūbid Egypt, c. 1170 CE (Ms. Hunt.264, f.117, Bodleian Library, Oxford, UK).