Uwais al-Qarni Mosque
| Uwais al-Qarni Mosque مسجد أويس القرني |
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The Uwais al-Qarni Mosque in 2009
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| Location |  Ar-Raqqah, Syria |
| Affiliation | Shia Islam |
| Status | Destroyed |
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| Architectural type | Mosque |
| Completed | 2003 |
Uwais al-Qarni Mosque (Arabic: مسجد أويس القرني) was a Shi'ite mosque in Ar-Raqqah, Syria.
History
Dedication
It contained the shrines of Ammar ibn Yasir and Uwais Qarni, who died in the Battle of Siffin in 657, which took place around 40 km west of Ar-Raqqah. It was adjacent to the Bab al-Baghdad, another major landmark in the city.[1][2]
Construction
The original tombs were located in the old cemetery at the edge of the city. In 1988, Syrian President Hafez al Assad and the Supreme Leader of Shi'ite-majority Iran, Ayatollah Khomeini, initiated a project to develop a new mosque around the tombs. The work was completed in 2003 and a commemorative plaque credited President Bashar al Assad and Iranian President Mohammad Khatami with completing the project.[3]
Destruction
The mosque was blown up and completely destroyed by Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant on May 31, 2014 because it was a Shi'ite structure. More specifically, it was also built over graves and thus served as a shrine.[citation needed] This is contrary to ISIL's Salafi interpretation of Islamic law, which views this as shirk.
See also
- Destruction of cultural heritage by ISIL
- Destruction of early Islamic heritage sites
- Sayyidah Zaynab Mosque
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