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Al-Nabi Yunus Mosque
The Al-Nabi Yunus Mosque (Arabic: جَامِع ٱلنَّبِي يُوْنُس, romanized: Jāmiʿ An-Nabī Yūnus), also known as the Mosque of the Prophet Jonah, the Mosque of the Prophet Yunus, and the Shrine of Nabi Yunis, was a historic Sunni congregational mosque and shrine, partially[citation needed] destroyed in 2014, that was located in Mosul, in the Nineveh Governorate of Iraq. It contained a tomb believed to be that of the Biblical prophet Jonah, known as Yunus by Muslims.
The alleged grave of the Prophet Yunus was discovered by Jalal al-Din Ibrahim al-Khatni during his reconstruction of the site as a congregational mosque in 1365 CE. However, the mosque was also built over a demolished Assyrian Christian church that marked Jonah's grave.
In 1924, the minaret was added to the mosque building by a Turkish architect. During Saddam Hussein's rule, the mosque was renovated and expanded.
The mosque had one minaret and a conical ribbed dome. The floors of the mosque were built out of Alabaster and the prayer rooms had arched entrances that were inscribed with Quranic verses.
The alleged tomb of Jonah was located at a corner of the mosque. The sarcophagus believed to be that of Jonah had a wooden zarih built around it.
In addition to Jonah's tomb, a modern shrine which contains the tomb of Shaykh Rashid Lolan is present next to the mosque. This shrine dates from the 1960s.
On 24 July 2014, the building was blown up by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, damaging several nearby houses. ISIL stated that "the mosque had become a place for apostasy, not prayer."
In March 2017, after ISIL was driven out, a system of tunnels, approximately one-kilometre-long (zero-point-six-two-mile) were found under the mosque. Although all moveable items had been removed, there were still Assyrian reliefs, structures and carvings along the walls.
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Al-Nabi Yunus Mosque
The Al-Nabi Yunus Mosque (Arabic: جَامِع ٱلنَّبِي يُوْنُس, romanized: Jāmiʿ An-Nabī Yūnus), also known as the Mosque of the Prophet Jonah, the Mosque of the Prophet Yunus, and the Shrine of Nabi Yunis, was a historic Sunni congregational mosque and shrine, partially[citation needed] destroyed in 2014, that was located in Mosul, in the Nineveh Governorate of Iraq. It contained a tomb believed to be that of the Biblical prophet Jonah, known as Yunus by Muslims.
The alleged grave of the Prophet Yunus was discovered by Jalal al-Din Ibrahim al-Khatni during his reconstruction of the site as a congregational mosque in 1365 CE. However, the mosque was also built over a demolished Assyrian Christian church that marked Jonah's grave.
In 1924, the minaret was added to the mosque building by a Turkish architect. During Saddam Hussein's rule, the mosque was renovated and expanded.
The mosque had one minaret and a conical ribbed dome. The floors of the mosque were built out of Alabaster and the prayer rooms had arched entrances that were inscribed with Quranic verses.
The alleged tomb of Jonah was located at a corner of the mosque. The sarcophagus believed to be that of Jonah had a wooden zarih built around it.
In addition to Jonah's tomb, a modern shrine which contains the tomb of Shaykh Rashid Lolan is present next to the mosque. This shrine dates from the 1960s.
On 24 July 2014, the building was blown up by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, damaging several nearby houses. ISIL stated that "the mosque had become a place for apostasy, not prayer."
In March 2017, after ISIL was driven out, a system of tunnels, approximately one-kilometre-long (zero-point-six-two-mile) were found under the mosque. Although all moveable items had been removed, there were still Assyrian reliefs, structures and carvings along the walls.
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