Al-Sarai Mosque

Al-Sarai Mosque (Arabic: جامع السراي‎), also known as Hasan Pasha Mosque or Al-Nasr li-Din Allah Mosque, is a historic Sunni Islamic mosque located in Baghdad, Iraq, in the south Al-Rusafa. The mosque was first laid by 34th Abbasid Caliph Al-Nasir in 1293 CE.[1][2]

Al-Sarai Mosque
Hasan Pasha Mosque
Al-Nasr li-Din Allah Mosque
Arabic: جامع السراي‎
Religion
AffiliationIslam
RiteSunni Islam
Ecclesiastical or organisational statusMosque and madrasa
StatusActive
Location
LocationBaghdad, Iraq
Architecture
TypeMosque
FounderAl-Nasir
Groundbreaking1293 CE
Specifications
Dome(s)11
Minaret(s)1

Description

The mosque is situated in front of Dar Diwani al-Hakumia, an administrative building during the Ottoman era, also known as a part of Qushla. Hasan Pasha, the wazir of Baghdad during the Ottoman era had overseen the expansion project during his office, and addition of several new facilities and features. During this time, ten additional domes, four central pillars in which there was no decorations or inscriptions, and a minaret with Qashani tiles were also added.[3] Within the courtyard, there is a musholla (prayer space) for summer time, and at the left side there is a musholla for winter time. Within the mosque there is also a madrasa. There are five gates to the mosque, which all of them lead to the prayer space for congregational prayers such as jumuah and eid prayers.[4]

  • Al Sarai Mosque, in 1917

See also

References
  1. Hudu, Mujid. تذكرة الاولياء. p.356.
  2. Ruuf, Abdussalam. جريدة البلد البغدادية. 1966.
  3. تاريخ مساجد بغداد وآثارها - تأليف السيد محمود شكري الآلوسي وتهذيب محمد بهجة الأثري - مطبعة دار السلام في بغداد-. pp.31-32.
  4. كتاب دليل الجوامع والمساجد التراثية والأثرية - ديوان الوقف السني في العراق. p.38.


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