Adila Khatun Mosque

Adila Khatun was the daughter of Ahmad Pasha, the son of Hassan Pasha, who was founder of the Mamluk dynasty in Ottoman Iraq. She was married to Sulayman Pasha Abu Layla and was known for her projects and good deeds, this included the construction of mosques such as al-Adiliyya Mosque, and this mosque which was named after her.[1][3] The mosque was named "The Great Mosque of Adila Khatun" and was originally located on al-Ma'mun Street near the entrance of Souk al-Safafeer, opposite the building of what is now the Baghdadi Museum.[5]

In 1962, the government of Abd al-Karim Qasim demolished the old mosque in order to expand the street it was located on. After it was demolished that same year, the mosque was rebuilt to its current location al-Sarafiya area and took the same name as its predecessor.[5]

During the Iraq War, the mosque was subjected to acts of vandalism due to sectarian strife, and parts of the mosque were destroyed by sectarian militias after the bombing of al-Askari Shrine in 2006 by a group of armed men. This led to its closure, then it was opened by the Sunni Endowment Office in 2007. Currently, Friday prayers and the five daily prayers are held in the mosque and the mosque is managed by the Sunni Endowment Office in Iraq.