The first khanqah in Egypt: Said as-Suada (569/1173- 922/1517)

Khanqahs are Sufi institutions that host scholars and Sufis and have a wide range of possibilities in which Sufism and Islamic studies education are carried out together. Khanqah Said as-Suada has the feature of being the first khanqah built in Egypt after the end of the Fatimid rule by Salahaddin Ayyubi (d. 589/1173). Khanqah Said as-Suada became a haunt of many scholars and Sufis during the Ayyubid and Mamluk periods and had an impact on the social, political, religious, scholarly, and economic life of Cairo with its multi-dimensional structure. In this study, the historical development and functioning of the Khanqah Said as-Suada during the period of the establishment (569/1173) to the end of the Mamluk state (922/1517) are discussed.