The Abu Hanifa Mosque in the A'dhamiyya district of northern Baghdad is built around the tomb of Abu Hanifa, founder of the Hanafi school, who died in 767. The mosque dates to 375 AH (985 or 986), and a shrine and school followed in 1067. The Safavids destroyed it in 1508, and the Ottomans rebuilt it after taking Baghdad in 1534. Murad IV expanded it after the recapture of 1638.
The site covers 110,000 square feet (10,000 m²) and holds 5,000 worshippers. The main hall has eight marble pillars supporting a large dome, and a clock tower is covered in golden aluminum sheets. The article gives the infobox style as Abbasid, Seljuk and Ottoman.
On April 10, 2003, a four-hour fight between US and Iraqi forces damaged domes, the clock tower and halls. Residents and backers rebuilt it by 2004.
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