The Mosque of Abu El Ila situates in one of the corners of 26th of July Street next to the Bridge of Abu El-Ila. This mosque was established in the late Mamluk period by Ibn El-Qanish El-Burullusi as a gift for Shaykh Hussein Abu Ali who is known now as Abu El-Ila. The mosque is attached with a mausoleum in which the Shaykh was buried in 1485. Many parts of this building were ruined and it was renovated in the 19th century.
The mausoleum of Shaykh Abu El-Ila is admired for its harmoniously colored decorations that are still preserved since the Mamluk period and it is still visited by a large number of people now. The major part of the mosque is in a ruinous state now except for the entrance, the Minaret, and the eastern wall.
Few meters away from the remains of the Mosque of Abu El-I...
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