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Discover the secrets and history of alajwa maamoul: -<\/b><\/p>\n

It is said that the manufacture of cakes, also known as maamoul, flourished during the Fatimid rule, as the Fatimids allocated a government department known as \"Dar al-Fitra\", which took care of the preparation and distribution of cakes. The Museum of Islamic Art includes some traces of what was written on the cakes by the molds that formed them, most notably phrases such as: \"Eat well\", \"Eat and be thankful\", and \"With thanksgiving, blessings last\".<\/span><\/p>\n

Maamoul in Ancient Egyptian Civilization<\/b><\/p>\n

History books indicate that the pharaohs used to place maamoul with the dead inside the tombs due to their belief in resurrection, and the Egyptians continued to make and serve it on holidays or when visiting the dead and graves to our days, the maamoul extends to the era of the Egyptian pharaohs, as the inscriptions carried by the maamoul grain at that time were a drawing of the sun, which the pharaohs knew as the god Amun, one of the gods of the pharaohs.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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The Rum Era<\/b><\/p>\n

The Maamoul dessert was also known and popular during the Byzantine state before Islam, as the Romans were interested in making it on Christian holidays and before Lent, in the form of small pyramids with a cross or in the form of circular discs symbolizing the crown of Christ, then these traditions spread as the Byzantine Empire ruled the Byzantine Empire.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Fatimid Era Mamoul<\/b><\/p>\n

In Cairo, the state established a government department known as \"Dar al-Fitra\", whose duty was to make Eid al-Fitra from maamoul cakes and distribute them to people free of charge on the first days of Eid al-Fitr, and this department was funded by the Zakat al-Fitr, which was then called \"Eid al-Fitra\". This institution continued to operate throughout the Ayyubid Sultanate and then under the Mamluk Sultans, until it ceased in the fifteenth century.<\/span><\/p>\n

Operator label<\/b><\/p>\n

Maamoul has been known as cakes in many countries from ancient times until now, and cakes is a word of Persian origin and refers to a bread consisting of flour, sugar and margarine and is flattened and round in shape.<\/span><\/p>\n

Learn about maamoul types and fillings<\/b><\/p>\n

There are many different types of maamoul and its fillings, all of which are distinctive, but they differ according to each person's own tastes, as they vary in their internal fillings to suit opinions and tastes:<\/span><\/p>\n