Abu Hanifa Mosque
The Abu Hanifa Mosque (Arabic: مسجد أبي حنيفة, romanized: Masjid Abī hanīfah) also known as the Grand Imam Mosque (Arabic: جامع الإمام الأعظم, romanized: Gāmi` al-imām al-aʿẓam) is one of the most prominent Sunni mosques in Baghdad, Iraq.
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Abu Hanifa Mosque | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Islam |
| Sect | Sunni Islam |
| Ecclesiastical or organisational status | Mosque and shrine |
| Leadership | Imam(s):
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| Status | Active |
| Location | |
| Location | Baghdad, Iraq |
Location in Baghdad | |
| Geographic coordinates | 33.372091°N 44.358409°E |
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| Date established | c. 985–986 CE / 375 AH |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 5,000 worshipers |
| Interior area | 10,000 square metres (110,000 sq ft) |
| Dome(s) | 4 |
| Minaret(s) | 2 |
| Minaret height | 35 metres (115 ft) |
| Shrine(s) | 1 |
It is built around the tomb of Abu Hanifah an-Nu'man, the founder of the Hanafi Madhhab or school of Islamic religious jurisprudence. It is in the al-Adhamiyah district of northern Baghdad, which is named after Abu Hanifa's reverential epithet Al-imām al-aʿẓam ("The Great Leader").
American troops damaged it on April 11, 2003: its clock tower was hit by a rocket.
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