The name of this mosque is derived from the Sufi mystic and Ash'ari scholar Ibrahim al-Dasuqi, who is buried in the shrine of the building alongside his brother, Sharaf al-Din Musa.

During the reign of Sultan Qaytbay, the mosque was expanded while the khanqah was demolished and turned into a new Sufi shrine.

[2] During the reign of Tewfik Pasha as Khedive, the mosque was restored and it was almost entirely rebuilt.

[2] In 2018, the mosque was renovated by the Arab Contractors, an Egyptian regional construction contract company.

[3] Media related to Mosque of Saint Ibrahim El-Desouky at Wikimedia Commons