Sheikh Jawad Al-Sadiq Mosque

Not to be confused with Mosque of Sayyid Ar-Mahmoud.

Sheikh Jawad Al-Sadiq Mosque
Religion
Affiliation	Islam (former)
Location
Location	Tal Afar, Iraq
Architecture
Type	Mosque
Destroyed	2014

The Sheikh Jawad Al-Sadiq Mosque or Husseiniyah Mullah Mahmoud was a husseininya-mosque complex located in Tal Afar, Iraq. It is adjacent to the Saad Ibn Aqeel Shrine. The mosque of is named for the ninth Twelver Shi'a Imam, Muhammad al-Jawad and a Sheikh named Mahmoud al-Barzanji. There is also a small cemetery behind the mosque.

Incidents

On 15 February 2008, two suicide bombers attacked the mosque after the Friday prayers. 17 people were wounded from the attack. ^[1]

In 2014, the mosque was demolished with explosives by ISIL as part of a plan to destroy Shi'a and Sufi sites in Nineveh governorate. Explosive devices were rigged to the minaret, destroying the mosque. ISIL claimed that these buildings were used to "worship" Husayn. ^[2]

See also

• Iraq portal
• Islam portal

• Destruction of cultural heritage by the Islamic State
• List of mosques in Iraq
• Islam in Iraq

References

1. "Four killed in Iraq mosque attack". 2008-02-15. Retrieved 2019-01-05.
2. Hafiz, Yasmine (2014-07-07). "ISIS Destroys Shiite Mosques And Shrines In Iraq, Dangerously Fracturing Country (PHOTOS)". Huffington Post. Retrieved 2019-01-05.