The Sayed al-Hashim Mosque ( ''Masjid as-Sayed Hāshim''; ) is one of the largest and oldest mosques in Gaza,

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, located in the ad-Darrāj Quarter of the Old City, off of al-Wehda Street. The tomb of

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's great grandfather who died in Gaza during a trading voyage, is located under the dome of the mosque according to

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tradition. A mosque and

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have been located at the present site since at least the 12th century CE. The mosque had a ''

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'' and was a center for religious learning in the 19th and parts of the 20th-century. The mosque was named after Hashim. The Sayed al-Hashim Mosque was frequented by visiting traders from

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and

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. The existing mosque was built in 1850, on the orders of the Ottoman sultan

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. Some of the older materials used in the mosque’s construction were taken from the mosques and other buildings destroyed by

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's troops. The original Ottoman minaret was rebuilt in 1903 and the north and west aisles were also built during the same period. The mausoleum of Hashim is located in the north-western corner of the mosque. The mosque was damaged as a result of an Israeli airstrike in October 2023, during the

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