The Al-Ashraf Mosque, also known as the Mosque-Madrasa of Sultan al-Ashraf Barsbay (Arabic: مسجد ومدرسة الأشرف برسباي), is an Islamic religious funerary complex that contains a mosque, madrasa, mausoleum, and khanqah, located on Muizz Street in Islamic Cairo, Egypt. The mosque was built during the Mamluk period by the Burji Sultan Al-Ashraf Al-Barsbay. The mosque is characterized by its design, which incorporates marble and stained-glass windows.
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