Abu al-Abbas al-Mursi died in 1286, and a shrine grew over his tomb. Zain al-Din al-Qattan, a merchant and Sufi shaykh, funded a mosque there in 1307, and a Mamluk emir rebuilt it in 1477. King Fouad I ordered a courtyard of about 34,000 square feet (3,200 m²) in 1934, after which the building was extensively rebuilt.
The Italian architect Mario Rossi helped plan the design and decor, and the exterior is Neo-Mamluk, inspired by late Mamluk architecture. The infobox dates the current structure to about 1943 to 1945, while the text says construction took sixteen or eighteen years.
A large central dome stands with four smaller ones, and the minaret is about 240 feet (73 m) tall. The floors are white marble, and four granite pillars support the dome. The mosque holds the tomb of al-Mursi and three others, and a women's prayer hall. The article gives no visiting rules.
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