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Sidi Arif Mosque

Coordinates: 26°32′54″N 31°42′05″E / 26.54833°N 31.70139°E / 26.54833; 31.70139
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Sidi Arif Mosque
Religion
AffiliationIslam
District Sohag
Province Sohag Governorate
Ecclesiastical or organizational statusMosque
Year consecrated14th century (the 8th century of the Islamic calendar)
Location
LocationSohag, Egypt
Geographic coordinates26°32′54″N 31°42′05″E / 26.54833°N 31.70139°E / 26.54833; 31.70139
Architecture
Typemosque
StyleIslamic
Completed1968
Specifications
Capacity1500
Length51 m (167 ft)
Width33 m (108 ft)
Dome(s)1
Dome dia. (outer)24 m (79 ft)
Minaret(s)2
MaterialsConcrete

The Sidi Arif Mosque (also known as Masjid Al-Arif Bellah, Arabic: مسجد العارف بالله; transliterated: Masjid al-Aarif bi Allah) is one of the largest mosques in Sohag Governorate. It was built for the first time at the 14th century and was reconstructed several times; the last one was in 1968[1] and being renewed in 1998 for the last time. The mosque is named after the Sufi mystic buried in it, Sidi Arif, whose real name is Ismail ibn Ali ibn Abdussami, a member of the Ashraf family of mystics.[2]

Architecture

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The mosque has two minarets and the roof is crowned by a dome, with a large prayer hall with split entrances, segregated for men and women.[3] The tomb of Sidi Arif is located in a room at the end of the mosque.

Next to the mosque is the tomb of Murad Bey, the Mamluk and bey of Egypt who ruled with Ibrahim Pasha.[4]

Burials

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Sufi mystics

Mamluk governors

Significance

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Every year the people of Sohag visit the mosque to celebrate the birthday, or Mawlid, of the saint.[6] The mosque is also visited because of the saint's tomb.

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "سوهاج ادق المعلومات عنها - بوابة الثانوية العامة المصرية".
  2. ^ الديار, جريدة (2019-02-15). "مسجد "العارف بالله" من اشهر المساجد بسوهاج | محافظات | جريدة الديار". www.eldyar.net (in Arabic). Retrieved 2024-09-02.
  3. ^ "لكل اسم حكاية.. مسجد العارف بالله بسوهاج قبلة الزائرين والزاهدين في رمضان". مصر تايمز (in Arabic). 2023-03-26. Retrieved 2024-09-02.
  4. ^ "لكل اسم حكاية.. مسجد العارف بالله بسوهاج قبلة الزائرين والزاهدين في رمضان". مصر تايمز (in Arabic). 2023-03-26. Retrieved 2024-09-02.
  5. ^ "للمحبين طرق.. وأن المساجد لله: «العارف والصينى والأمير حسن».. فادخلوها آمنين". Archived from the original on 2020-07-06. Retrieved 2024-09-02.
  6. ^ "لكل اسم حكاية.. مسجد العارف بالله بسوهاج قبلة الزائرين والزاهدين في رمضان". مصر تايمز (in Arabic). 2023-03-26. Retrieved 2024-09-02.