Sidi Galal El Din Al-Suyouti Mosque
El Geesh
About
Sidi Galal El Din Al-Suyouti was born in cairo in 1445 AD and was raised as an orphan after his father died while he was only 5 years old. He memorized the Holy Quran (Qur'an) when he was barely eight. He began to immerse himself into knowledge and research when he was 15. Imam Jalaluddin Al-Suyuti was an Egyptian writer, religious scholar, juristic expert and teacher whose works deal with a wide variety of subjects in Islamic theology. Being the offspring of great ancestors renowned for knowledge and religious research, this Imam was known as Ibn al-Kutb (son of books). He adhered to the Shafi'ie Madhab. He kept himself in his house, busying himself with knowledge, research and writing until he caught a sickness that lasted for seven days, ending in his death. He died at 1505 AD (911 AH)....
