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Islam Islam (; ar, ۘالِإسلَام, , ) is an Abrahamic religions, Abrahamic Monotheism#Islam, monotheistic religion centred primarily around the Quran, a religious text considered by Muslims to be the direct word of God in Islam, God (or ...

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mausoleum A mausoleum is an external free-standing building constructed as a monument enclosing the interment space or burial chamber of a deceased person or people. A mausoleum without the person's remains is called a cenotaph. A mausoleum may be consid ...

, functional_status = Damaged, rest of mosque still intact , heritage_designation = , ownership = , governing_body = , leadership = , bhattaraka = , patron = , website = , architect = , architecture_type = Islamic architecture , architecture_style = , founded_by = Nour ad-Din ibn Ezzadeen, later Badr Ad'Din Ibn Lu'lu , creator = , funded_by = , general_contractor = , established = , groundbreaking = , year_completed = , construction_cost = , date_demolished = , date_destroyed = 2015 , facade_direction = , capacity = , length = , width = , width_nave = , interior_area = , height_max = , dome_quantity = 2 , dome_height_outer = , dome_height_inner = , dome_dia_outer = , dome_dia_inner = , minaret_quantity = 2 , minaret_height = , spire_quantity = , spire_height = , site_area = , temple_quantity = , monument_quantity = , shrine_quantity = 1 , inscriptions = , materials = , elevation_m = , elevation_footnotes = , nrhp = , designated = , added = , refnum = , footnotes = The Al-Imam Muhsin Mosque ( ar, جامع الإمام محسن) is a historic mosque located in Mosul, Iraq. It is located in Al-Shifa' neighborhood, near the

Bash Tapia Castle Bash Tapia Castle, (Arabic: باشطابيا) also known as Bashtabiya Castle or Pashtabia Castle, is a ruined 12th-century castle located on the western bank of the Tigris river, forming part of the city wall of Mosul, Iraq. It was partially d ...

and in front of the

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. 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

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 Jamatkhana (from fa, جماعت خانه , literally "congregational place") is an amalgamation derived from the Arabic word ''jama‘a'' (gathering) and the Persian word ''khana'' (house, place). It is a term used by some Muslim communities ar ...

(prayer space) and a

minbar A minbar (; sometimes romanized as ''mimber'') is a pulpit in a mosque where the imam (leader of prayers) stands to deliver sermons (, ''khutbah''). It is also used in other similar contexts, such as in a Hussainiya where the speaker sits and le ...

. 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.

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12th-century mosques Mosques in Mosul Demolished buildings and structures in Iraq Destroyed mosques Buildings and structures destroyed by ISIL Buildings and structures demolished in 2015 {{Iraq-mosque-stub

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