"[3][full citation needed] The original structure was a small shrine over the grave of Sayyidah Aisha, topped by a dome.

[3][full citation needed] In 1762, a new mosque was attached to the shrine and madrasa by Abd al-Rahman Katkhuda, a Mamluk emir during the time of Ali Bey al-Kabir.

the Qarafa Gate was demolished and Fayda Kamel renovated the Sayeda Aisha Mosque to its current state.

[3][full citation needed] The original building before the Ayyubid period had roughly square plan and had a dome resting on two layers of muqarnas.

[1] The mosque has a large dome, which is supported by eight concrete pillars in a circular formation.