| Al-Nabi Yunus Mosque | |
| Native Name Lang: | ara |
| Religious Affiliation: | Sunni Islam |
| Image Upright: | 1.4 |
| Map Type: | Iraq |
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| District: | Mosul District |
| Province: | Nineveh |
| Country: | Iraq |
| Organisational Status: | Mosque and shrine |
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| Functional Status: | Destroyed (under reconstruction) |
| Architecture Type: | Islamic Architecture |
| Established: | 1365 |
| Date Destroyed: | 2014 |
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| Dome Quantity: | 1 |
| Minaret Quantity: | 1 |
| Shrine Quantity: | 2 |
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Al-Nabi Yunus Mosque (ar| جامع النبي يونس|Jami' Al-Nabi Yunus) was a historic mosque located in Mosul, Iraq. It contained a tomb believed to be that of the Biblical prophet Jonah, known as Yunus by Muslims.
The alleged grave of the Prophet Yunus was discovered by Jalal al-Din Ibrahim al-Khatni during his reconstruction of the site as a congregational mosque in 1365.[1] However, the mosque was also built over a demolished Assyrian Christian church that marked Jonah's grave.[2] [3]
In 1924, the minaret was added to the mosque building by a Turkish architect. During Saddam Hussein's rule, the mosque was renovated and expanded.[4]
The mosque had one minaret and a conical ribbed dome. The floors of the mosque were built out of Alabaster and the prayer rooms had arched entrances that were inscribed with Quranic verses.[3]
The alleged tomb of Jonah was located at a corner of the mosque. The sarcophagus believed to be that of Jonah had a wooden zarih built around it.
In addition to Jonah's tomb, a modern shrine which contains the tomb of Shaykh Rashid Lolan is present next to the mosque.[5] This shrine dates back to the 1960s.[5]
On 24 July 2014, the building was blown up by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant,[6] damaging several nearby houses. They stated that "the mosque had become a place for apostasy, not prayer."
In March 2017, after ISIL was driven out, a system of tunnels about one kilometre long were found under the mosque. Although all moveable items had been removed, there were still Assyrian reliefs, structures and carvings along the walls.[4]