Uzbek Mosque

Old Iraqi mosque built in the Ottoman Empire in 1682

Uzbek Mosque

Arabic: جامع الأزبك

Religion
Affiliation| Islam
Ecclesiastical or organizational status| Mosque
Status| Active
Location
Location| Baghdad, Iraq
Architecture
General contractor| Abd al-Aziz Khan
Specifications
Dome(s)| 1
Minaret(s)| 1

The Uzbek Mosque (Arabic: جامع الأزبك) is a historic mosque located in the al-Rusafa district of Baghdad, Iraq. It is distinguished by its architecture and history that dates back to the 17th century. The mosque is also unique due to its association with the Uzbek people (whom the mosque gets its name from) who immigrated to and lived in Baghdad.[1][2] Sheikh Jalal al-Hanafi was its imam and preacher in the late 1930s.

## Historical background

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### Irrigation, shrine and significance

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The Mosque's old exterior, 1917–1919.

The mosque's construction dates back to 1682 when the Emir of the Khanate of Bukhara, Abd al-Aziz Khan, built it at the tomb of his uncle, Quli Khan, who passed away in Baghdad on a trip to Hajj in 1650.
Two years after his brother, Subhan Quli Khan, took the throne of the Khanate in 1680, Abd al-Aziz settled in the mosque to be with his uncle. During the rule of the Ottoman Sultan, Murad IV, many Uzbeks started to immigrate and settle in Baghdad and the mosque became known for being the center of gatherings of the Uzbek people living in the city at the time who were known to practice the profession of sharpening knives. The mosque saw a downfall during the reign of the Mamluk ruler Dawud Pasha in 1818 who renovated the mosque and gave it a small minaret which the mosque also became notable for. The mosque also has a madrasa for jurisdiction that was also established by Dawud Pasha.[1][2][3]

### Later years and reconstruction

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In 1917, the mosque was subjected to change when British soldiers removed the hospice when they entered Baghdad. The mosque would later be demolished at the time of leader Abd al-Karim Qasim in 1961 during expansion works of the old Ministry of Defense, and it was rebuilt in its current form.[1] Shortly before it was demolished, teaching in the madrasa was abolished with the last teacher being Sheikh Salem bin Mustafa. The mosque later became a refuge for the leader. During the Ramadan Revolution in 1963 which overthrew Qasim's government, Qasim spent a night at the mosque before he was arrested and then executed.[1] Currently, the mosque is looked after by the Sunni Endowment Office and is located in al-Maidan square near al-Ahmadiya Mosque.[4]

Among the notables of the Uzbek Mosque were Sheikh Jalal al-Hanafi who was its imam and preacher in the late 1930s and the Islamic jurist and scholar Abdul Karim Zaidan who used to give public lectures in this mosque.[5]

## Description

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The current mosque looks different from before its rebuilding and no longer contains a small minaret.[6] The mosque has two minarets, the old one which only the base remains and was notable for being the smallest minaret in Baghdad, and the new one which is a thin minaret on the roof of the mosque.[7] Next to the minaret is a lofty dome.[8]

General pictures of the Uzbek Mosque

* The sign of the Mosque.

* The Uzbek Mosque.

## See also

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* Iraq portal
* Islam portal

* Islam in Iraq
* List of mosques in Iraq
* List of mosques in Baghdad

## References

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Azbak Mosque.

### Citations

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1. ^ a b c d "جامع ألأزبك في بغداد بناه أمير أوزبكستان وجدده الوالي داود باشا وكان ملجاً لعبد الكريم قاسم". 2019-04-05. Archived from the original on 2019-04-05. Retrieved 2023-06-23.
2. ^ a b History of Baghdad Mosques and their Antiquities \- Authored by Mahmoud Shukri Al-Alusi
3. ^ "الگاردينيا - مجلة ثقافية عامة - بغداد الرشيد مدينة الجوامع والمساجد / الحلقة الأولى". www.algardenia.com. Retrieved 2023-06-23.
4. ^ "ضمن حملته لإعادة إعمار بيوت الله وتأهيلها.. الدكتور سعد كمبش يتفقد عددا من المساجد في منطقة الميدان ببغداد". ديوان الوقف السني (in Arabic). 2020-09-28. Retrieved 2023-06-24.
5. ^ "عبد الكريم زيدان". www.aljazeera.net (in Arabic). Retrieved 2023-09-13.
6. ^ الرواس, بهاء الدين محمد مهدي الخزامي/الصيادي (2020-01-01). واردات الغيب (in Arabic). Dar Al Kotob Al Ilmiyah دار الكتب العلمية. ISBN 978-2-7451-9601-9.
7. ^ History of modern Baghdad Mosques by Yunis al-Samarrai
8. ^ The history of the Baghdad hospice and the Sufi sheikhdom in the Ottoman era, 2014

### Bibliography

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* History of modern Baghdad Mosques (2023) by Yunis al-Samarrai

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