Muslihudin Čekrekčija Mosque

Muslihudin Čekrekčija Mosque is second oldest domed mosque in Sarajevo. Construsted in 1526,[1] in the Baščaršija area of the city.,[2] at the foot of Kovač (the center of the old trading center of Sarajevo). It is raised in the mahala of Isa-Bey's turn. From the vakufname of the founder of the mosque, we learn that Hajji Mustafa, the son of Ishak, is known to the people as Muslihudin Čekrekčija, her builder. This is also the oldest known original document written in Sarajevo. It was found in the legacy of Muhamed Enver ef. Kadić.

Muslihudin Čekrekčija Mosque
Muslihudin Čekrekčija Mosque
Religion
Affiliation	Sunni Islam
Location
Location	Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina
Architecture
Type	Mosque
Style	Ottoman architecture
Funded by	Muslihudin Čekrekčija
Completed	1526
Specifications
Length	17.90 m.
Width	17.54 m.
Dome(s)	1
Minaret(s)	1
Minaret height	32 meters
Materials	Stone (limestone, sedra), Turkish brick (pavements), wood, wrought iron, lead and copper sheet

In the Vakufnam, in connection with the establishment and construction of the mosque, it's written:

"... When a man dies, his work is cut off, apart from trifling: the science that is used, the valued child that brings him and the permanent herbs"

- translation by Mehmed Handžić.[3]

Since 2004, the mosque has been under the protection of Commission to preserve national monuments of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The decision was made by the Commission for the Preservation of National Monuments at the session held from 2 to 8 November 2004 in the following composition: Zeynep Ahunbay, Amra Hadžimuhamedović (Chair), Dubravko Lovrenović), Ljiljana Ševo and Tina Wik, declared the mosque for the National Monument of Bosnia and Herzegovina.[4] Today the links with its commercial past remain, as it is surrounded by shops.