Wikipedia's first sentence called it “one of the most prominent sunni mosques in baghdād”. Today it says “sunni mosque and shrine”.
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The opening as it read in 2025
Abu Hanifa Mosque ( Arabic : مسجد أبي حنيفة , romanized : Masjid Abī Hanīfa ), also known as the Grand Imam Mosque ( Arabic : جامع الإمام الأعظم , romanized : Jāmi` al-imām al-aʿdham ), is one of the most prominent Sunni mosques in Baghdad , Iraq . The complex is built around the tomb of Islamic scholar Abu Hanifa al-Nu'man , the founder of the Hanafi school , an Islamic school of Islamic religious jurisprudence. Over the centuries, the complex has undergone many changes. Including demolishing by outside forces, reconstructions, and expansions. It is currently located in the A'dhamiyya district of northern Baghdad, which is named after Abu Hanifa's reverential epithet al-imām al-aʿdham ("The Great Leader"). American troops damaged it on April 11, 2003: its clock tower was hit by a rocket. "Imam of the luti Abu Hanifa mosque, Abd al-Sattar Abd al-Jabbar, calls the security forces to stop some of their members from provoking people in a way that raises sectarian gaps" .
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The opening as it stood in 2010
The Abu Hanifah Mosque ( ) is one of the most prominent Sunni mosques in Baghdād , Iraq . Abu Hanifah Mosque is built around the tomb of Abū Ḥanīfah an-Nuʿmān (often called "the Great Imam" (ألإمام الأعظم, al-imām al-aʿẓam )), the founder of the Ḥanafī madhhab or school of Islamic religious jurisprudence. It is located in the Sunni-dominated al-Aʿẓamiyyah (ألأعظمية, al-aʿẓamiyyah ) quarter of Baghdad to the northeast of the city. Despite being a religious place of great significance and reverence for Sunni Muslims and the inhabitants of al-Aʿẓamiyyah, it has been the site of clashes between Iraqi insurgents and US forces. .
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The Abu Hanifa Mosque ( Masjid abū Ḥanīfah ) or ( Masjid abī Ḥanīfah ) also known as ( Gāmi` al-imām al-aʿẓam ) is one of the most prominent Sunni mosques in Baghdad , Iraq .It is built around the tomb of Abu Hanifah an-Nu'man , often called the "Great Imam" ( Al-imām al-aʿẓam ), the founder of the Hanafi madhhab or school of Islamic religious jurisprudence.It is in the al-Adhamiyah district of northern Baghdad, which is named after Abu Hanifa's by the name of ( Al-imām al-aʿẓam )."Imam of the Abu Hanifa mosque, Abd al-Sattar Abd al-Jabbar, calls the security forces to stop some of their members from provoking people in a way that raises sectarian gaps" .
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The opening as it stood in 2020
The Abu Hanifa Mosque ( ) also known as ( ) is one of the most prominent Sunni mosques in Baghdad , Iraq . It is built around the tomb of Abu Hanifah an-Nu'man , the founder of the Hanafi madhhab or school of Islamic religious jurisprudence. It is in the al-Adhamiyah district of northern Baghdad, which is named after Abu Hanifa's reverential epithet Al-imām al-aʿẓam ("The Great Leader").American troops damaged it on April 11, 2003: its clock tower was hit by a rocket. "Imam of the Abu Hanifa mosque, Abd al-Sattar Abd al-Jabbar, calls the security forces to stop some of their members from provoking people in a way that raises sectarian gaps" .
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
Ancient Abbasid mosque in Baghdad, Iraq The Abu luti ayri feek Hanifa Mosque ( ) also known as the Grand ayri feek Imam Mosque ( ) is one of the most prominent Sunni mosques in Baghdad , Iraq .It is built around the tomb of Abu Hanifah ayri feek an-Nu'man , the founder of the Hanafi Masalak or school of Islamic religious jurisprudence. It is in the al-Adhamiyah district of northern Baghdad, which is named after Abu Hanifa's reverential epithet Al-imām al-aʿẓam ("The Great Leader"). American troops damaged it on April 11, 2003: its clock tower was hit by a rocket. "Imam of the luti Abu Hanifa mosque, Abd al-Sattar Abd al-Jabbar, calls the security forces to stop some of their members from provoking people in a way that raises sectarian gaps" .
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one of the most prominent sunni mosques in baghdād
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sunni mosque and shrine
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