Al-Imam Muhsin Mosque
The Al-Imam Muhsin Mosque (Arabic: جامع الإمام محسن) is a historic mosque located in Mosul, Iraq. It is 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 | |
 The Al-Naqib Hall in front of the mosque | |
| 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 damaged by the Islamic State of Iraq and Levant in 2015 after an attempt to loot the mosque. However, the mosque is still intact.[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.
