[2] There is disagreement among sources as to whether the mosque was first built by Abu Musa al-Ash'ari, a sahabi or companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad (7th century).

[5] The mosque occupies a rectangular area (50.35 x 50.24 m) and contains an open sahn, or courtyard, measuring 11 x 5 square meters.

This is due to the repeated additions to the mosque: for example, a wooden platform inside the wall to the east of the mihrab, a pulpit dating back to the year 1542.

It has a square base topped by an octagonal body adorned with muqarnas.

[citation needed] The mosque has a wooden chair that was dedicated to the reading of the Prophet's Hadith and is still in the qibla hallway to this day since the date of its creation in the year 927.