This shrine on the site of a Christian church was a stone's throw from the built-up walls and gates of Nineveh. In the middle of the mosque stood a sepulcher, covered with a Persian carpet of silk and silver, and at the four corners, great copper candlesticks with wax tapers, besides several lamps and ostrich shells that hung down from the roof. A whale's tooth, appropriate to Jonah's well-known adventure at sea, was said to be preserved there.
It was one of the most important mosques in Mosul and one of the few historic mosques in the east side of the city.
On July 24, 2014, the building was destroyed by explosives set by forces of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. A security source, who kept his identity anonymous, told the Iraq-based al-Sumaria News that ISIS militants "seized control of the mosque completely."The militants then closed all doors and prevented worshipers from entering to pray. They then detonated explosives, destroying the mosque and damaging several nearby houses. They stated “the mosque had become a place for apostasy, not prayer.”
Big thanks for this vintage card that arrived. A little sadden to hear that this place shown
on the card is no more.
Sent: 26 February 2015 Received: 14 April 2015 Travelled: 47 days
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