Wikipedia's first sentence called it “historic mosque located in the city of mosul”. Today it says “mosque and former shrine”.
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Imam al-Bahir Mosque ( ) was a historic mosque located in the city of Mosul , Iraq . The mosque was commissioned by the Zangid ruler Badr al-Din Lu'lu' in the same year of his death.1It contained the tomb of Imam al-Baher, which was situated next to the prayer hall. The door to the shrine was made by blue marbles, and the ledges made of marble had the Throne Verse of the Qur'an inscribed on it. The tomb was relocated by the Iraqi Heritage Conservation to the Museum of Arabic Heritage in Baghdad . Mihrab existed to the south of the tomb, and it was also made of blue marbles and adorned with the Qur'anic verses. The prayer hall was topped by the 17-metre (56 ft) dome. The mosque had a steel minaret as well. In 2014, the mosque was destroyed by the Islamic State of Iraq and Levant by explosives. بشير يوسف فرنسيس. موسوعة المدن والمواقع في العراق - الجزء الأول (in Arabic).2
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Historic mosque in Mosul, Iraq The Imam al-Bahir Mosque ( ) was a historic mosque located in the city of Mosul , Iraq . The mosque was commissioned by the Zangid ruler Badr al-Din Lu'lu' in 1259 CE. The building has been restored several times, the last reconstruction in 2022.
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The opening as it stood in 2025
Mosque in Mosul, Iraq The Imam al-Bahir Mosque ( Arabic : جامع الامام الباهر ) was a historic mosque located in the city of Mosul , Iraq . The mosque was commissioned by the Zangid ruler Badr al-Din Lu'lu' in 1259 CE. The building has been restored several times, the last reconstruction in 2022.
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historic mosque located in the city of mosul
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mosque and former shrine
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