Tag: The Takeyya Mawlawiyya

The Takeyya Mawlawiyya in Cairo, Egypt Islamic Egypt History and the facts about the construction of the most important Islamic archaeological sites in Egypt and the Islamic heritage landmarks from the Ottoman era and how they began to spread the thought of Sufism in Egypt and what are the visiting hours and entry ticket prices and more about Islamic Egyptian Antiquities. The Takeyya Mawlawiyya Facts This famous takia is located on Al-Sayoufiya Street, which is located specifically in the Al-Helmeya district in the heart of Old Cairo. The date of the establishment of this Mawlawi Tekke The earliest and closest history of the establishment of such a hospice in the Al-Hilmiya district dates back to the Ottoman era, when it was used or considered a shelter for any individual or person who had no family and therefore were not able in any way to earn money.. Examples of people who lived in that area were widows, elderly people, and an infinite number of poor people and passersby.. But with the insistence of the same idea spreading in the same way that it forgot about the Mawlawi Tekke, whose followers had previously taken that Tekke in the Citadel of Saladin al-Din al-Ayyubi "Salah Al-Din Al-Ayyubi" as a place for remembrance and reading the Qur’an and other Sufi practices that were associated with them.. Description of the Mawlawi Tekke The facade of the historic Mawlawi Tekke combines both the Ottoman and Mamluk styles in its construction.. This is in terms of rooms, as it contained approximately three halls, the first of which was called the Hall of the Sama Khana or had another name, which is the Dervish Theater, and the second of which was the school called Sunqur al-Saadi, as for the third room of that lodge, it is a relic