After years of renovation work, Egypt witnessed the reopening of the Al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah Mosque, one of the most prominent historic mosques located in Old Cairo. It is considered the second largest mosque in Cairo after the Mosque of Ahmad ibn Tulun, with the reopening taking place on Monday, February 27, 2023.
The renovation project for the historic mosque began in 2017 with a budget of 85 million Egyptian pounds (approximately 2.8 million dollars).
According to the Reuters news agency, the renovation was carried out in cooperation between the Supreme Council of Antiquities and the Dawoodi Bohra sect. The work also included maintenance to prevent risks and protect the mosque's walls from the effects of humidity and salts, according to Mostafa Waziri, Secretary-General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities.
The construction of this historic mosque began in the year 380 AH (990 AD) by Al-Aziz Billah, the fifth Caliph of the Fatimid dynasty. His son, Al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah, later resumed its construction in the year 393 AH (1003 AD) for 10 years, and it was opened in the year 403 AH (1012 AD).
The great status of this historic monument in the religion and belief system of the Druze Unitarian community around the world is well known.
