Ibn Tulun (835-84), the son of a Turkic slave, became the founder of the first independent state in Egypt since antiquity, and builder of Egypt's short-lived third capital of the Islamic era, al-Qata'i' and its great congregational mosque. After recounting the story of Ibn Tulun and his successors, architectural historian Tarek Swelim presents a topographic survey of al-Qata'i', a city lost since its complete destruction in 905. He then provides a detailed architectural analysis of the Mosque of Ibn Tulun, which was spared the destruction and is now the oldest surviving mosque in Egypt and Africa.…mehr
Ibn Tulun (835-84), the son of a Turkic slave, became the founder of the first independent state in Egypt since antiquity, and builder of Egypt's short-lived third capital of the Islamic era, al-Qata'i' and its great congregational mosque. After recounting the story of Ibn Tulun and his successors, architectural historian Tarek Swelim presents a topographic survey of al-Qata'i', a city lost since its complete destruction in 905. He then provides a detailed architectural analysis of the Mosque of Ibn Tulun, which was spared the destruction and is now the oldest surviving mosque in Egypt and Africa.
Tarek Swelim obtained his Ph.D. in Islamic art and architecture from Harvard in 1994. He leads and lectures to American tour groups from prestigious institutions, and he is the author or co-author of a number of publications on Egypt's Islamic and Roman architecture. He is a lecturer in Egyptology and Islamic art and architecture and has taught at the American University in Cairo and other universities in the region.
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1. Introduction Part One. Ahmed Ibn Tulun and His City: History and Sources 2. The Sources Major Traditional Sources Secondary Non-Traditional Sources 3. Ahmad Ibn Tulun and His Successors 4. The Lost City of al-Qata'i' City Layout The Aqueduct Bimaristan Dar al-Imara The Tomb of Harun al-Maydan Shari' al-A'zam The Tomb of Ibn Tulun Qubbat al-Hawa Khumaraqiya's legacy Part Two. The Mosque of Ibn Tulun: History & Architecture 5. The Present-Day Mosque 6. The Mosque During the Tulunid Period al-Mihrab Columns Arches al-Ziyada al-Mayda'a The Minaret al-Fawarra Inscriptions Foundation Inscriptions Wooden Inscriptions al-Dikka Windows al-Maqsura The Influence of the Great Mosque of Samarra Fridays in Ibn Tulun's Mosque 7. The Mosque during the Fatimid Period Fatimid Rule in Egypt Fatimid Mosques The Maqsura of Fatima al-Zahra' Architectural Features Badr al-Gamali and al-Afdal Shahinshah Friday in Ibn Tulun's Mosque 8. The Mosque during the Ayyubid Period Transformation of the Mosque 9. The Mosque during the Mamluk Period Restoration of Ibn Tulun's Mosque Rooms Mihrab al-Dikka al-Sahn Minarets al-Maya'da Sabil-Maktab The Surrounding Area 10. The Mosque during the Ottoman Period 11. The Mosque during the Muhammad Ali Period Gamal Abdel-Nasser Anwar El-Sadat Hosni Mubarak Post-2011 12. The Mosque during the Presidential Period 13. The Legacy of the Ibn Tulun Mosque
1. Introduction Part One. Ahmed Ibn Tulun and His City: History and Sources 2. The Sources Major Traditional Sources Secondary Non-Traditional Sources 3. Ahmad Ibn Tulun and His Successors 4. The Lost City of al-Qata'i' City Layout The Aqueduct Bimaristan Dar al-Imara The Tomb of Harun al-Maydan Shari' al-A'zam The Tomb of Ibn Tulun Qubbat al-Hawa Khumaraqiya's legacy Part Two. The Mosque of Ibn Tulun: History & Architecture 5. The Present-Day Mosque 6. The Mosque During the Tulunid Period al-Mihrab Columns Arches al-Ziyada al-Mayda'a The Minaret al-Fawarra Inscriptions Foundation Inscriptions Wooden Inscriptions al-Dikka Windows al-Maqsura The Influence of the Great Mosque of Samarra Fridays in Ibn Tulun's Mosque 7. The Mosque during the Fatimid Period Fatimid Rule in Egypt Fatimid Mosques The Maqsura of Fatima al-Zahra' Architectural Features Badr al-Gamali and al-Afdal Shahinshah Friday in Ibn Tulun's Mosque 8. The Mosque during the Ayyubid Period Transformation of the Mosque 9. The Mosque during the Mamluk Period Restoration of Ibn Tulun's Mosque Rooms Mihrab al-Dikka al-Sahn Minarets al-Maya'da Sabil-Maktab The Surrounding Area 10. The Mosque during the Ottoman Period 11. The Mosque during the Muhammad Ali Period Gamal Abdel-Nasser Anwar El-Sadat Hosni Mubarak Post-2011 12. The Mosque during the Presidential Period 13. The Legacy of the Ibn Tulun Mosque
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