Two sisters from Tetovo, Hurshida and Mensure, financed the original mosque in 1438, which the article notes was unusual because most mosques of the period were financed by sultans, beys or pashas. It names Isak Bey as architect. Abdurrahman Pasha rebuilt it in 1833 and commissioned painters from Debar.
The article calls the style Ottoman, resembling Anatolian mosques built before the conquest of Constantinople, with one minaret of unstated height. The infobox gives 33 by 33 feet (10 by 10 m). Instead of the usual ceramic tiles, it has bright floral paintings, along with geometric ornament, landscapes and a rare depiction of Mecca. The paint reportedly used more than 30,000 eggs.
The courtyard holds flowers, a fountain and an octagonal türbe with the sisters' graves. Walls were built around the mosque in 1991, exterior paintings were renovated in 2010, and a 94,700 euro US State Department grant paid for facade work in 2011.
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