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Abu Hanifa Mosque

Baghdad, Iraq

The Abu Hanifa Mosque (Masjid Abī Hanīfa), also known as the Grand Imam Mosque (Jāmi` al-imām al-aʿdham), is a Sunni mosque and shrine, located in the A'dhamiyya district of northern Baghdad, in the Baghdad Governorate of Iraq. The complex is one of the most prominent mosques in Baghdad, that is built around the tomb of Islamic scholar Abu Hanifa al-Nu'man, the founder of the Hanafi school, an Islamic school of Islamic religious jurisprudence. Over the centuries, the complex has undergone many changes. Including demolishing by outside forces, reconstructions, and expansions. The mosque is located in the A'dhamiyya district, named after Abu Hanifa's reverential epithet al-imām al-aʿdham ("The Great Leader").

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