Husayn Ibrahim

Description (The direction towards Mecca (Qibla) is described as eastern and other directions are named accordingly)

A small roughly rectangular enclosure measuring approximately 17 x 9 metres. It borders on a street to the east, on neighbouring funerary enclosures to northern and southern sides, and on the embankment of the Salah Salem motorway to the back (west). A single-storey structure on an L-shaped plan occupies the eastern part of the lot. The main (eastern) façade is strictly symmetrical, divided into three bays slightly recessed between plain flat projections and topped with a simplified muqarnas frieze. The portion of the façade over the central bay containing the entrance gate is higher, forming a step framed in moulding continuous with cornice, with scalloped quarter-circle ornaments to the sides. In the taller section is an empty recess framed in mouldings like Mamluk-style placement for an inscription panel. The entrance gate and double windows placed in side bays are covered with keel arches of horseshoe profiles that are framed in un-moulded flat projections, which rhombus-shaped projections over the twin windows. It is not clear whether the extreme simplification of opening’s decoration results from modernist aesthetics prevailing at the time of construction, or the planned mouldings were never carved. However, some other elements are finished with fine carving, so it appears that the latter was the case. In the doors and windows are extremely simple openwork grilles of pieces of rolled steel. The windows are fitted with simple panelled wooden shutters with openings of simplified decorative outline above. The entrance leads to an arcade opening on the small back courtyard with arches similar to those in the front façade. To the left (south is the entrance to a room, and further to the west, on the southern side of the courtyard, is another room opening onto the courtyard with two arches.
To the right of the entrance door, a large modern marble plaque is mounted with disregard to the architectural divisions of the façade, with an incised inscription that after invoking God’s name invites to enter in peace and security the funerary enclosure of Husayn Ibrahim. There is no date
The interior was inaccessible at the time of recording.