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An-Nukhailah Mosque (Arabic: مسجد النخيلة) is an historic Twelver Shi'i mosque in the town of al Kifl, Iraq. The mosque is a large complex built over a former Jewish site. The mosque is a large complex built over a former Jewish site.
Al Kifl (Arabic: الكفل; also known as Kifl) is a town in southeastern Iraq on the Euphrates River, between Najaf and Al Hillah. The population in and near the town is about 15,000. Kifl is the location of Al-Nukhailah Mosque, containing the tomb of Dhu al-Kifl who is believed to be the biblical prophet Ezekiel.
Reportedly in the Al-Nukhailah Mosque, Al-Kifl, Iraq: Exact location unknown. According to Jewish tradition, Baruch's tomb is located about 1-mile (1.6 km) away from Ezekiel's Tomb near a town called "Mashhad Ali" which there is no record of ever existing. However, there is a tomb within the Al-Nukhailah Mosque in Al-Kifl dedicated to Baruch.
Some Hebrew-language Jewish inscriptions from the tomb chamber were removed and replaced with Quranic verses. The large new Al-Nukhailah Mosque currently encompasses the tomb structure, [12] with Muslims believing the tomb to be that of the unknown Islamic prophet Dhul-Kifl, who is often identified with Ezekiel. [3]
Al-Nukhailah Mosque: Al Kifl: 1309 Sh Contains Dhu'l Kifl Shrine, which houses the tomb of the prophet Ezekiel. Sayyidah Zaynab Mosque: Sinjar: 1239 Sh Contains a shrine dedicated to a daughter of Ali ibn Husayn Zayn al-Abidin. Great Mosque of al-Nuri: Mosul: 1172-1173 Su The minaret was destroyed in 2017 during the Battle of Mosul. Mosque of ...
The Arif Agha Mosque (Arabic: مسجد عارف آغا) later known as the Imam Ahmad Ibn Hanbal Mosque is a historic mosque located in the Rusafa area of Baghdad, Iraq. [1] [2] The mosque was built during the Ottoman period, and it contains a small mausoleum which is purported to be the burial place of Ahmad ibn Hanbal, the founder of the Hanbali school of thought.
The Hamu al-Qadu Mosque (Arabic: جامع حمو القدو) was a historic mosque located in the city of Mosul, Iraq, that dated back to the Ottoman-era. The mosque also contains a tomb of a local mystic, named Shaykh Ala' al-Din, whose tomb is located in the basement. [ 1 ]
Monument said to be the Tomb of Daniel King Seleucus I Nicator [ 5 ] built a strong rampart with 72 towers around the 72 streets and the two entries to the citadel. A jewel of the citadel is the so-called "Red Church", with traces of mosaics dating to the period before the Islamic conquest of Iraq in the 7th century.