 In addition to stripping al @-@ Azhar of its status as congregational mosque , Saladin also ordered the removal from the mihrab of the mosque a silver band on which the names of the Fatimid caliphs had been inscribed . This and similar silver bands removed from other mosques totaled 5 @,@ 000 dirhems . Saladin did not completely disregard the upkeep of the mosque and according to al @-@ Mufaddal one of the mosque 's minarets was raised during Saladin 's rule . 
