Al-Azhar Mosque

ATTENTION! This not just any mosque. Al-Azhar is one of the most important places in the Islamic world, located in the heart of the city of Cairo, near the famous Khan el Khalili Bazaar. The name means "the most splendid", and it is a site that follows the Shia tradition, the main temple of that branch in North Africa and the Middle East. Worship here today is shared by Sunnis and Shiites, but the mosque is also a university, the most prestigious in the Islamic world. Students come from all corners of the Muslim world to study here. It was founded as a school of Shiite theology, but then became a Sunni school, and is considered by most Sunni Muslims as the most prestigious school.