Mosul Time Radio/In Mosul, today, Saturday, the reopening of the Prophet Girgis Mosque, whose construction dates back to the third century AH, was re-opened after it was reconstructed by donors and philanthropists. The director of the Sunni Endowment in Nineveh, Youssef Al-Abd Rabbo, told Mosul Time Radio, “The Prophet Girgis Mosque was reopened today, after its reconstruction by the Philanthropists Association and with donations from benefactors.” Al-Abd Rabbo explained that “the mosque had previously been blown up by ISIS during its control of Mosul in 2014.” According to the blog of experienced history professor Dr. Ibrahim Al-Alaf, about the history of the mosque, he says: “The Mosque of the Prophet God Zarzis, peace be upon him, is considered one of the ancient mosques in Mosul. It is located on Souq Al-Sha’arin Street on the right side of the old city of Mosul, and the area also bears the name of the mosque as well.”
In the mosque is a shrine said to be the shrine of the Prophet Girgis. A small mosque was built over the shrine, dating back to the year 1127 AD, i.e. the 12th century AD, the sixth AH. The Andalusian traveler Ibn Jubair visited it, and historians mentioned it, and the Galileans established a school there, the “Girgisia School.” The oldest mention of this school was in the year 1082 AH – 1671 AD. In 2015, ISIS blew up the mosque when it took control of Mosul from 2014-2017 under the pretext of the presence of graves there, but other sources say that it was bombed by ISIS in July 2014, during the month of Ramadan.
