The area is known as Qal'at al-Kabsh ("Citadel of the Ram"), the name of a palace built by the Ayyubid sultan al-Salih Ayyub.

[2][4] The mosque's exterior features ablaq masonry but is relatively plain compared to other monuments of Qaytbay's time, with the exception of the richly-decorated portals and minaret.

Both portals are set in shallow recesses of the mosque's façade, culminating in a trilobed arch and decorated with stone carving.

Next to the western portal, on the left, is a former hod or water trough for animals, which is the only other surviving part of this religious complex.

The main floor of the courtyard is paved with black and white marble in a decorative pattern, although nowadays this is generally hidden under the carpets of the mosque.

[2] The mihrab, on the other hand, once again lacks marble decoration but features stone-carved arabesques instead, which radiate from the center of the niche where the word Allah is carved.

[2][4] Next to it, the minbar (pulpit) is a work of wood which retains most of its original form and decoration from Qaytbay's time.