Al-Husayn Mosque
The Al-Husayn Mosque is located in Cairo, Egypt and is one of the most historically relevant mosques in the world. The Mosque is a tomb of Al-Husayn and was built to worship him and continue to seek his intercession in many areas of daily life.
Al-Husayn was the son of ‘Ali. After his father was assassinated, Husayn was urged to claim the caliphs, but he was killed at the Battle of Karbala in Iraq in 680. Husayn’s head was brought to Cairo in 1153 and a shrine was built for it on the site of the mosque, which is now the Al-Husayn Mosque. For the Shiites, Husayn is the supreme Muslim martyr, and for the Sunnis he is the beloved grandson of the Prophet.
Al-Husayn was the son of ‘Ali. After his father was assassinated, Husayn was urged to claim the caliphs, but he was killed at the Battle of Karbala in Iraq in 680. Husayn’s head was brought to Cairo in 1153 and a shrine was built for it on the site of the mosque, which is now the Al-Husayn Mosque. For the Shiites, Husayn is the supreme Muslim martyr, and for the Sunnis he is the beloved grandson of the Prophet.