Shafaq News- Mosul
Thousands of worshippers performed Eid Al-Adha prayerson Wednesday at Mosul’s Nabi Yunus Mosque for the first time in 12 yearsfollowing the reconstruction of the historic site destroyed by ISIS, themosque’s imam and preacher said.
Mohammed Abdul Wahab Al-Shammaa told Shafaq News thatworshippers from across Mosul, the capital of northern Iraq’s Nineveh province,gathered at the mosque in “a deeply spiritual atmosphere,” stressing that thereturn of prayers to the site holds major religious and historical significancefor the city’s residents.
On April 3, 2026, Nineveh Governor Abdul Qader Al-Dakhiland Sunni Endowment head Amer Shaker Al-Janabi inaugurated Nabi Yunus Mosqueafter reconstruction work was completed.
Located near the archaeological remains of the ancientPalace of Sennacherib, the mosque contains a tomb believed to belong to thebiblical prophet Jonah, known as Yunus in Islam. ISIS destroyed the site in2014 as part of its campaign targeting shrines and religious landmarks.
: Devotion and calm highlight Eid al-Adha across Iraq
