Does the masjid of the Al'arbaein small size of great Does the
mosque of the forty-size small size as important as the
importance of the Umayyad Mosque or the Great Nouri, for
example? And why is it called?
A question may be raised in the ears of many people, and his
answer is found in this research.
Throughout the ages, Egypt had the honour of being the
country where the Kiswa (the embroidered black cloth covering the
Kaaba) had been manufactured. The Kiswa had been made in Egypt
– renowned for manufacturing such a textile - from the Pre-Isla
mic
Age down to the Islamic Age and throughout the successive Arabic
and Islamic historical stages. The Kiswa was looked at as a
political, military, and civilizational emblem for it was an emblem
of sovereignty in both the Arab and Islamic Worlds. The Mamluki
sultans had endeavored to achieve such a status since the very
beginning of their being in power and the rulers of Egypt. The
Mamluki sultans had maintained the hounor of having this dignified
religious emblem and they were involved in conflicts with other
powers just to maintain their patronage of this holy emblem which
denotes political, military, and cultural sovereignty.
This paper aims at showing the significance of Al-Karak Kingdom
in the Mamluki era through the artistic letter used to be issued by the
Council (Dewan El-Ensha'a), being helped by what the contemporary
historians, geographers, and travelers used t
o write about that era.
Therefore, the sources of the study come from those who had seen the
events and lived them in real. Moreover the research will point out the
importance and care which were given to the Kingdom by the kings and
emirs in all military, economic, and social aspects.
