Al-Nabi Shith Mosque

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This article is about the destroyed mosque in Iraq. For the settlement in Lebanon, see Al-Nabi Shayth.
Al-Nabi Shith Mosque
The Al-Nabi Shith Mosque before it was detonated by ISIL in 2014.
Religion
StatusDestroyed
(pending reconstruction)
Location
LocationMosul
CountryIraq
Architecture
TypeMosque architecture
StyleIslamic
FounderAhmad Basha ibn Suleyman Basha al-Jalili
Completed
  • 17th century (tomb)
  • 1815 (substantive structure)
  • 1977 (major renovations)
Destroyed2014
Specifications
DomeTwo
MinaretOne
ShrineOne

Al-Nabi Shith Mosque (Arabic: مسجد النبي سيث, romanized: Mosque of the Prophet Sheet) was a historic mosque and shrine in Mosul, Iraq. The shrine is believed to contain the tomb of Seth, third son of Adam, known by Muslims as Sheth or Shith. Destroyed by ISIL following the Fall of Mosul in 2014, there were plans to rebuild the mosque.[citation needed]

History

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The site originated as a modest 17th-century tomb of the prophet, Seth, and a small mosque was added during the 18th century Ottoman period.[1] In 1815, Ahmad Basha ibn Suleyman Basha al-Jalili replaced both structures with a large congregational mosque, a mausoleum of the prophet, a madrasa, and his own tomb. In 1977, the entire complex, with the exception of the minaret, was demolished and a new concrete mosque was erected at its place. The new minaret was built after 1983.[1][2]

2014 demolition

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On 24 July 2014, the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant detonated explosives inside the Al-Nabi Shith Mosque, destroying it completely.[3][4] The militants had also allegedly removed artifacts from the shrine and took them to an unknown location.

2022 reconstruction

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "MOSQUE OF NABI SHITH (PROPETH SETH)" (searchable database). Monuments of Mosul in Danger. 2016. Retrieved February 9, 2025.
  2. ^ "Remembering Mosul". Retrieved June 10, 2022.
  3. ^ "تنظيم الدولة ينسف مرقد النبي شيت بالعراق". الجزيرة نت (in Arabic). Retrieved September 20, 2025.
  4. ^ "بعد تفجير مسجدي النبي يونس والإمام عون .. داعش تفجر مسجد النبي شيث". CNN Arabic (in Arabic). July 25, 2014. Retrieved September 20, 2025.

Further reading

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  • Nováček, Karel; Mühl, Simone; Fobbe, Seán; Matthews, Roger; Koliński, Rafał; Nieuwenhuijse, Olivier (n.d.). The Intentional Destruction of Cultural Heritage in Iraq as a Violation of Human Rights: Submission for the United Nations Special Rapporteur in the field of cultural rights. Munich, Germany: RASHID International e.V., Institute for Ancient Near Eastern Archeology, Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich – via uprdoc.ohchr.org.
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