Al-Imam Muhsin Mosque
The Al-Imam Muhsin Mosque (Arabic: جامع الإمام محسن) was a historic mosque located in Mosul, Iraq. It was located in Al-Shifa' neighborhood, near the Bash Tapia Castle and in front of the Mausoleum of Yahya Abu al-Qasim. The mosque was initially built as a madrasa known as Madrasa al-Nouri, which was commissioned by the Seljuk ruler Nour ad-Din ibn Ezzadeen in the late-12th century. It became a mausoleum after refurbishment by the Zangid ruler Badr al-Din Lu'lu'. He turned one of the rooms into a shrine and mausoleum of Imam Muhsin, and added a musholla (prayer space) and a minbar.
| Al-Imam Muhsin Mosque | |
|---|---|
Arabic: جامع الإمام محسن | |
 Al-Imam Muhsin Mosque, pictured in 2014 prior to the destruction of the mausoleum | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Islam |
| Ecclesiastical or organisational status | Mosque and mausoleum |
| Status | Damaged, rest of mosque still intact |
| Location | |
| Location | Mosul, Iraq |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Islamic architecture |
| Founder | Nour ad-Din ibn Ezzadeen, later Badr Ad'Din Ibn Lu'lu |
| Destroyed | 2015 |
| Specifications | |
| Dome(s) | 2 |
| Minaret(s) | 2 |
| Shrine(s) | 1 |
The mausoleum was located in an underground shaft in a smaller mosque which was part of the complex. It was destroyed by the Islamic State of Iraq and Levant in 2015 after an attempt to loot the mosque.[1]
References
- Danti, Michael D.; Gabriel, Marina; Penacho, Susan; Raynolds, William; Cuneo, Allison; Kaercher, Kyra; Ashby, Darren; O'Connell, Jamie; Burge, Katherine (June 2017). "Planning for Safeguarding Heritage Sites in Syria and Iraq" (PDF). ASOR Cultural Heritage Initiatives (CHI): 127-131. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
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