Minbar of the Ibrahimi Mosque

The minbar was commissioned by the Fatimid vizier Badr al-Jamali in 1091 for the Shrine of Husayn's Head in Ascalon (present-day Ashkelon) but was moved to its current location by Salah ad-Din (Saladin) in 1191.

[2][1] The minbar of the Ibrahimi Mosque was originally commissioned in 1091-92 CE (484 AH) for the Shrine of Husayn's Head by Badr al-Jamali, the Fatimid grand vizier under Caliph al-Mustansir.

[4] Ascalon, one of the southernmost cities along this coast, was a strategic fortress located at the beginning of the road from the Levant to Cairo (the Fatimid capital).

He therefore decided to demolish the city in 1191 but transferred the Fatimid minbar of al-Husayn's now-empty mashhad to the Ibrahimi Mosque in Hebron, which was also a holy site and was situated at a safer distance from the Crusader threat.

[8] The flanks of the minbar are covered in a large motif consisting of interlacing strapwork forming a geometric pattern of hexagons and hexagrams, with each piece of the surface carved with intricate arabesques.