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The '''Shrine of Shaykh Fathi al-Mawsili''' ([[Arabic]]: مرقد فتحي الموصلي) is a religious complex located in [[Mosul]], [[Iraq]]. The complex is comprised of a modern mosque and a 9th-century mausoleum<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=الگاردينيا - مجلة ثقافية عامة - محلة الشيخ فتحي في الموصل |url=https://www.algardenia.com/maqalat/50125-2021-07-28-12-51-55.html |access-date=2023-11-25 |website=www.algardenia.com}}</ref> which entombs the remains of [[Al-Fath al-Mawsili]], an ascetic and Hadith transmitter. The current two buildings in the complex are modern, and were extensively reconstructed<ref name=":1">https://alsabaah.iq/56044-.html</ref> after they were demolished in 2014<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |date=2017-05-20 |title=مسلحو داعش يهدمون قبر الشيخ فتحي |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170520024452/http://www.kitabat.info/subject.php?id=47535 |access-date=2023-11-25 |website=web.archive.org}}</ref> by the [[Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant]].<ref>{{Cite journal |title=Heritage and cultural healing: Iraq in a post-Daesh era |url=https://scholar.archive.org/work/2pqsqglajrhzfoea7mznchtgka/access/wayback/http://centaur.reading.ac.uk/82612/8/Heritage%20and%20cultural%20healing%20Iraq%20in%20a%20post%20Daesh%20era.pdf |journal=[[University of Reading]]}}</ref>
The '''Shrine of Shaykh Fathi al-Mawsili''' ([[Arabic]]: مرقد فتحي الموصلي) is a religious complex located in [[Mosul]], [[Iraq]]. The complex is comprised of a modern mosque and a 9th-century mausoleum<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=الگاردينيا - مجلة ثقافية عامة - محلة الشيخ فتحي في الموصل |url=https://www.algardenia.com/maqalat/50125-2021-07-28-12-51-55.html |access-date=2023-11-25 |website=www.algardenia.com}}</ref> which entombs the remains of [[Al-Fath al-Mawsili]], an ascetic and Hadith transmitter.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Nováček |first=Karel |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uvYvEAAAQBAJ&newbks=0&printsec=frontcover&pg=PR13&dq=Shrine+of+Shaykh+Fathi+al-Mawsili&hl=en |title=Mosul after Islamic State: The Quest for Lost Architectural Heritage |last2=Melčák |first2=Miroslav |last3=Beránek |first3=Ondřej |last4=Starková |first4=Lenka |date=2021-05-24 |publisher=Springer Nature |isbn=978-3-030-62636-5 |language=en}}</ref> The current two buildings in the complex are modern, and were extensively reconstructed<ref name=":1">https://alsabaah.iq/56044-.html</ref> after they were demolished in 2014<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |date=2017-05-20 |title=مسلحو داعش يهدمون قبر الشيخ فتحي |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170520024452/http://www.kitabat.info/subject.php?id=47535 |access-date=2023-11-25 |website=web.archive.org}}</ref> by the [[Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant]].<ref>{{Cite journal |title=Heritage and cultural healing: Iraq in a post-Daesh era |url=https://scholar.archive.org/work/2pqsqglajrhzfoea7mznchtgka/access/wayback/http://centaur.reading.ac.uk/82612/8/Heritage%20and%20cultural%20healing%20Iraq%20in%20a%20post%20Daesh%20era.pdf |journal=[[University of Reading]]}}</ref>
== History ==
== History ==
The mausoleum was built in the year 835 over the grave of Al-Fath al-Mawsili, during the time of the [[Seljuks]].<ref name=":0" /> It recieved many restorations<ref>{{Cite web |title=المزارات في الموصل |url=https://shiaatalmosel.yoo7.com/t2829-topic |access-date=2023-11-25 |website=shiaatalmosel.yoo7.com |language=ar}}</ref> and the most notable one was a complete rebuild in the year 1760. In 2001, a new mosque was established next to the shrine by a wealthy businessman, Syed Ghannem al-Dabbagh.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> The shrine was also renovated in the same year.<ref name=":0" />
The mausoleum was built in the year 835 over the grave of Al-Fath al-Mawsili, during the time of the [[Seljuks]].<ref name=":0" /> It recieved many restorations<ref>{{Cite web |title=المزارات في الموصل |url=https://shiaatalmosel.yoo7.com/t2829-topic |access-date=2023-11-25 |website=shiaatalmosel.yoo7.com |language=ar}}</ref> and the most notable one was a complete rebuild in the year 1760. In 2001, a new mosque was established next to the shrine by a wealthy businessman, Syed Ghannem al-Dabbagh.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> The shrine was also renovated in the same year.<ref name=":0" />

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Shrine of Shaykh Fathi al-Mawsili
Religion
AffiliationIslam
ProvinceNineveh Governorate
Location
LocationMosul, Iraq
Architecture
Typemosque and mausoleum
StyleSeljuk, modern
Completed835-1760 (mausoleum), 2001 (mosque), 2022 (restored structure after demolition)
Dome(s)2 (3 before demolition)

The Shrine of Shaykh Fathi al-Mawsili (Arabic: مرقد فتحي الموصلي) is a religious complex located in Mosul, Iraq. The complex is comprised of a modern mosque and a 9th-century mausoleum[1] which entombs the remains of Al-Fath al-Mawsili, an ascetic and Hadith transmitter.[2] The current two buildings in the complex are modern, and were extensively reconstructed[3] after they were demolished in 2014[4] by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.[5]

History

The mausoleum was built in the year 835 over the grave of Al-Fath al-Mawsili, during the time of the Seljuks.[1] It recieved many restorations[6] and the most notable one was a complete rebuild in the year 1760. In 2001, a new mosque was established next to the shrine by a wealthy businessman, Syed Ghannem al-Dabbagh.[1][3] The shrine was also renovated in the same year.[1]

In 2014, the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant took over the city of Mosul, and ordered the demolition of the historic shrines in the city. Local residents protected the mausoleum, but the militants returned in the night for the demolition.[4] The mausoleum of Fathi al-Mawsili was destroyed[3] with a bulldozer, and later the mosque was bulldozed as well.[7]

In 2022, the mausoleum and the adjoining mosque were completely reconstructed,[3] in a new modern architectural form. Construction work started a year prior, in 2021, but the doors were not opened until 2022.[3]

Architecture

Before demolition (835 - 2014)

The mausoleum of Shaykh Fathi consists of a room with a staircase leading downwards to a basement.[1] In the basement is the grave of Al-Fath al-Mawsili himself, and it is surmounted by a Seljuk-era ribbed dome.[1] Several niches from the Seljuk era are also present in the shrine.[1]

The prayer hall of the mosque consists of quadrilateral columns with cubic capitals.[1] There is a flat marble niche that is inscribed with verses from the Qur’an.[1] The mosque is topped by a single circular dome.[1]

After reconstruction (2022)

Both the mosque and the mausoleum are of a similar shape. Each building is topped by a single, tall dome. The tomb of Shaykh Fathi is located under the dome of his mausoleum, where a cement tombstone over his grave is visible.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "الگاردينيا - مجلة ثقافية عامة - محلة الشيخ فتحي في الموصل". www.algardenia.com. Retrieved 2023-11-25.
  2. ^ Nováček, Karel; Melčák, Miroslav; Beránek, Ondřej; Starková, Lenka (2021-05-24). Mosul after Islamic State: The Quest for Lost Architectural Heritage. Springer Nature. ISBN 978-3-030-62636-5.
  3. ^ a b c d e https://alsabaah.iq/56044-.html
  4. ^ a b "مسلحو داعش يهدمون قبر الشيخ فتحي". web.archive.org. 2017-05-20. Retrieved 2023-11-25.
  5. ^ "Heritage and cultural healing: Iraq in a post-Daesh era" (PDF). University of Reading.
  6. ^ "المزارات في الموصل". shiaatalmosel.yoo7.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 2023-11-25.
  7. ^ "مسلحو داعش يهدمون قبر الشيخ فتحي". web.archive.org. 2017-05-20. Retrieved 2023-11-25.
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