The Ministry of Welfare WAQF donated a plot of land measuring 5,000 square meters for the project, which also involved building a 1,460 square meter mezzanine that can house 400 women on the mezzanine level and 1,000 males in the main hall.
The large Fatimid mosques of Cairo Al Azhar and Al- Hakim served as inspiration for the double-domed structure, which also features enormous chandeliers and a 21.5-meter-tall minaret.
Al-Rayan was created using an axial cupola and the conventional hypostyle plan.
Al-Rayan Mosque, however, offers more than just a place of prayer; it also has a school, lodging for the mosque’s staff, and retail establishments. The donor wanted to make sure that the mosque became the centre of this neighbourhood.
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