Sheikh Jawad Al-Sadiq Mosque

Not to be confused with Mosque of Sayyid Ar-Mahmoud.
Sheikh Jawad Al-Sadiq Mosque
The mosque, prior to its 2014 destruction
Religion
AffiliationShia (Twelver) (former)
Ecclesiastical or organisational statusHusayniyya and mosque
( –2014)
StatusDestroyed
Location
LocationTal Afar, Nineveh Governorate
CountryIraq
Architecture
TypeMosque architecture
Destroyed2014 (by ISIL)
Specifications
Dome(s)One
Minaret(s)One

The Sheikh Jawad Al-Sadiq Mosque, also known as the Husseiniyah Mullah Mahmoud, was a Twelver Shi'ite husseininya and mosque complex located in Tal Afar, in the Nineveh Governorate of Iraq. Prior to its 2014 destruction by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, the mosque was located adjacent to the Saad Ibn Aqeel Shrine. The former mosque was named for the ninth Twelver Shi'a Imam, Muhammad al-Jawad and Sheikh Mahmoud al-Barzanji. There is a small cemetery behind the former mosque.

Incidents

On 15 February 2008, two suicide bombers attacked the mosque after the Friday prayers. 17 people were wounded from the attack.[1]

In 2014, the mosque was demolished with explosives by ISIL as part of a plan to destroy Shi'a and Sufi sites in Nineveh governorate. Explosive devices were rigged to the minaret, destroying the mosque. ISIL claimed that these buildings were used to "worship" Husayn.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Four killed in Iraq mosque attack". February 15, 2008. Retrieved January 5, 2019.
  2. ^ Hafiz, Yasmine (July 7, 2014). "ISIS Destroys Shiite Mosques And Shrines In Iraq, Dangerously Fracturing Country (PHOTOS)". Huffington Post. Retrieved January 5, 2019.


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