Al-Nabi Shith Mosque
| Al-Nabi Shith Mosque | |
|---|---|
.jpg) The Al-Nabi Shith Mosque before it was detonated by ISIL in 2014. | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Shia Islam (pending reconstruction) |
| Ecclesiastical or organisational status | Mosque and shrine |
| Status | Destroyed (pending reconstruction) |
| Location | |
| Location | Mosul |
| Country | Iraq |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Mosque architecture |
| Style | Islamic |
| Founder | Ahmad Basha ibn Suleyman Basha al-Jalili |
| Completed |
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| Destroyed | 2014 |
| Specifications | |
| Dome(s) | Two |
| Minaret(s) | One |
| Shrine(s) | One |
Al-Nabi Shith Mosque (Arabic: مسجد النبي سيث, romanized: Mosque of the Prophet Sheet) was a historic Shi'ite Muslim mosque and shrine in Mosul, Iraq. The shrine is believed to contain the tomb of Seth, third son of Adam, known by Muslims as Sheth or Shith. Destroyed by ISIL in 2014, there were plans to rebuild the mosque.[citation needed]
History
[edit]The site originated as a modest 17th-century tomb of the prophet, Seth, and a small mosque was added during the 18th century Ottoman period.[1] In 1815, Ahmad Basha ibn Suleyman Basha al-Jalili replaced both structures with a large congregational mosque, a mausoleum of the prophet, a madrasa, and his own tomb. In 1977, the entire complex, with the exception of the minaret, was demolished and a new concrete mosque was erected at its place. The new minaret was built after 1983.[1][2]
2014 demolition
[edit]On 24 July 2014, the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant detonated explosives inside the Al-Nabi Shith Mosque, destroying it completely.[3][4] The militants had also allegedly removed artifacts from the shrine and took them to an unknown location.[4]
2022 reconstruction
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See also
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References
[edit]- ^ a b "MOSQUE OF NABI SHITH (PROPETH SETH)" (searchable database). Monuments of Mosul in Danger. 2016. Retrieved February 9, 2025.
- ^ "Remembering Mosul". Retrieved June 10, 2022.
- ^ "ISIS destroys Prophet Sheth shrine in Mosul". Al Arabiya English. July 26, 2014. Retrieved June 10, 2022.
- ^ a b "Iraq jihadist dynamite Shiite shrine in Mosul". Business Standard India. AFP. July 26, 2014. Retrieved June 10, 2022.
Further reading
[edit]- Nováček, Karel; Mühl, Simone; Fobbe, Seán; Matthews, Roger; Koliński, Rafał; Nieuwenhuijse, Olivier (n.d.). The Intentional Destruction of Cultural Heritage in Iraq as a Violation of Human Rights: Submission for the United Nations Special Rapporteur in the field of cultural rights. Munich, Germany: RASHID International e.V., Institute for Ancient Near Eastern Archeology, Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich – via uprdoc.ohchr.org.
External links
[edit]- "Jami' Al-Nabi Sheet, Mosul, Iraq". ArchNet. Retrieved February 7, 2025.
- 17th-century establishments in the Ottoman Empire
- 21st-century attacks on mosques
- Attacks on Shiite mosques in Iraq
- Buildings and structures demolished in 2014
- Mosques completed in the 1810s
- Mosques destroyed by ISIL
- Mosques in Mosul
- Mosul during the War in Iraq (2013–2017)
- Religious buildings and structures completed in 1816
- Shia mosques in Iraq
- Shia shrines