The Henefite madrasa, which is the largest one on the right as you face the quibla, is particularly worth visiting. One should note the doorway to this section, with its ablaq courses of black and white marble, the colored mosaic decoration, the joggled voussoirs on arches and lintels and the dripping stalactites on the cornice, which are all standard elements of doorway ornamentation during this period. The next largest madrasa was that of the Shafi'i rite on the left side of the sanctuary. At the time, the Shafi'i rite was the one most Egyptians followed during the period.
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