Zaghloul Mosque

Mosque of Zaghloul
مسجد زغلول
Religion
Affiliation	Islam
Branch/tradition	Sunni Islam
Location
Location	Rosetta, Egypt
Architecture
Type	Mosque
Style	Islamic architecture
Date established	1587

The Mosque of Zaghloul (Arabic: مسجد زغلول, romanized: masjid zaghlūl) also known as Zaghloul Mosque is in Rosetta, Egypt. It is named after its founder, a Mamluk named Zaghloul, who is buried inside.^[1] It is the oldest mosque in Rosetta,^[2] as well as it's largest.^[3]

The mosque was built in 1587 by Zaghloul, a Mamluk who was owned by a prince named Sayyid Harun.^[4] Like many mosques at the time, it was a center of science, religion, and national movements, which made it influence the events of the city during this period.^[5] The mosque was catalyst for popular resistance against the French campaign in Egypt in 1801,^[6] and also had an important role in the battle of Rashid during the Alexandria expedition of 1807.^[7] As the British army invaded Rosetta from Alexandria, the 700-man garrison in Rosetta awaited a signal to attack the incoming British soldiers,^[8] when the muezzin (the caller to prayer), under the orders of the governor of Rosetta Ali Bey Al-Selaniki and Sheikh Hassan Crere, chanted from the minaret of the mosque: 'Allah Akbar! (God is great) For jihad!',^[9] which alerted the garrison that now was the time to strike. Rashid's garrison fire broke out from all over the city, and the battle ended with the British defeated.^[10]

The mosque was renovated several times throughout it's history, the latest of which was in 2015.^[11]

The mosque is about 5300 square meters,^[12] and is divided into two sections which are separated by a brick wall: the western section,^[13] which contains an open-air courtyard and marble columns, and the eastern section.^[14] The mosque is adorned with two mihrabs: one in the eastern section, semi-circular and decorated with carved brick, and the other in the western section, featuring a pointed arch.^[15] Additionally, there is a wooden minbar.^[16] The mosque measures 90 meters in length and 48 meters in width.^[17] It contains 99 columns made of marble,^[18] and displays a vast number of small domes in the Ottoman style of Architecture.^[19]