Al-Imam Muhsin Mosque


The Al-Imam Muhsin Mosque is a historic mosque located in Mosul, Iraq. It is located in Al-Shifa' neighborhood, near the Bash Tapia Castle and in front of the Mausoleum of [Yahya Abu al-Qasim]. The mosque was initially built as a madrasa known as Madrasa al-Nouri, which was commissioned by the Seljuk ruler Nour ad-Din ibn Ezzadeen in the late 12th century. It became a mausoleum after refurbishment by the Zangid ruler Badr al-Din Lu'lu'. He turned one of the rooms into a shrine and mausoleum of Imam Muhsin, and added a musholla and a minbar.
The mausoleum was located in an underground shaft in a smaller mosque which was part of the complex. It was damaged by the Islamic [State of Iraq and Levant] in 2015 after an attempt to loot the mosque.
In 2017, Iraqi airstrikes mostly destroyed the Al-Imam Muhsin Mosque situated in the Dawrat Qassim al-Khayat area.
However, the mosque was repaired.