Hamu al-Qadu Mosque

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] The tomb was a location for ziyarat by locals every Thursday and Friday prior to its destruction in March 2014 by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.^[2]

Hamu al-Qadu Mosque
Arabic: جامع حمو القدو
The mosque after its reconstruction
Religion
Affiliation	Sunni Islam
Ecclesiastical or organisational status	Mosque
Status	Reconstructed
Location
Location	Mosul, Iraq
Geographic coordinates	36°20′42.0″N 43°08′04.3″E
Architecture
Founder	Hajj Abdullah Chalabi
Date established	1880
Destroyed	2014 (rebuilt in 2022)
Specifications
Dome(s)	1
Minaret(s)	1
Materials	brick

History

The mosque's dome-minaret in 1982 in its original form, the minaret has collapsed prior.

The mosque was first established in 1880 by wealthy merchant who resided in Mosul named Hajji Abdullah Chalabi, who was nicknamed "Hamu al-Qadu" which became the mosque's name. Previously, he demolished a smaller mosque to build the new mosque on top of it, while preserving a basement that contained the tomb of a Muslim mystic named Shaykh Ala' al-Din. The Hajji would fund the construction of the mosque and establish a madrasa that taught religious and rational sciences.^[1]

The complex was located next to al-Maidan Souk of the city. The madrasa had a small library that had a total of 33 books that students could read from.^[3] The most distinguished part of the mosque became its minaret which was built on top of a decorated dome, which was built on top of a decorated arched dome.^[1]

2014 demolition

On March 2014, the historic mosque was blown up by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, because of the tomb in its basement.^[2]

2022 reconstruction

Features

The minaret of the mosque was distinguished for being built directly on top of the dome. The dome of the mosque is double layered and made out of brick. A water fountain was also present at the entrance of the mosque.^[1] In the basement of the mosque is the tomb of Shaykh Ala' al-Din.^[2][1]

See also

• List of Islamic structures in Mosul