A
door and decorative elements stolen from the Sultan Al-Kamel Al-Ayyubi shrine
inside Al-Imam Al-Shafie Dome have been recovered. Written By/ Nevine El-Aref.
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The recovered door
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Egypt's
Tourism and Antiquities Police succeeded in recovering a door and decorative
elements stolen early March from the Sultan Al-Kamel Al-Ayyubi shrine inside
Cairo's Al-Imam Al-Shafie Dome.
The
recovered artefacts includes of a 70-centimetre tall wooden door of the shrine
as well as a number of tiny wooden decorative elements.
The
Sultan Al-Kamel Al-Ayyubi shrine, located inside Al-Imam Al-Shafie Dome, was
subject to looting when thieves got inside the shrine after cutting barbed wire
that covered its window.
Head
of the Department of Islamic and Coptic Antiquities at the Ministry of
Antiquities, Al-Saeed Helmi, said that all the objects were recovered and the
criminals caught. The objects are in a good state of conservation.
Minister
of Antiquities Khaled El-Enany expressed his appreciation for the efforts of
the Tourism and Antiquities Police in recovering the stolen objects. He
highlighted strong cooperation between the ministries of antiquities and
interior to "preserve and protect Egypt's cultural and archaeological
heritage".
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The recovered decorative elements
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This
is the second time in a month that the Tourism and Antiquities Police have
managed to recover stolen antiquities. The first was when six lamps stolen from
Al-Refai Mosque in the Citadel area were recovered.
Al-Imam
Al-Shafie Dome is considered as one of the largest of its time, built in 1211
AD during the Ayyubid era to venerate Al-Imam Al-Shafie.
The
dome has four shrines with wooden decorative structures: the first for Al-Imam
Al-Shafie, the second for the mother of Al-Sultan Al-Kamel, the third for
Sultan Al-Kamel, and the fourth for the family of Abdel Hakam, the family who
hosted Al-Imam Al-Shafie.
Al-Imam
El-Shafie was one of the four great imams whose legacy on juridical matters and
teaching eventually led to the Shafie school of fiqh.
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