Located in al Hussein square, Al Azhar mosque was built in 969 by Jawhar al Seqelli the army commander of Al Muez le din Allah al fatemi, during his building of Cairo. It is named Al Azhar to honor Fatema Al-Zahraa the daughter of the prophet Mohammad (pbuh). It is connected to Al-Azhar university, the oldest university in the world which was essentially built to be a study place for shiite students. By the passage of time, the Shiite sect was overshadowed and nowadays Al-Azhar is considered by most Sunni Muslims to be the most prestigious school of Islamic learning, and its scholars are seen as some of the most reputable scholars in the Muslim world. Al azhar independence from the power is essential to prevent any abuse or twisting of the religion.
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