The alleged grave of the Prophet Yunus was discovered by Jalal al-Din Ibrahim al-Khatni during his reconstruction of the site as a congregational mosque in 1365.

[1] However, the mosque was also built over a demolished Assyrian Christian church that marked Jonah's grave.

The floors of the mosque were built out of Alabaster and the prayer rooms had arched entrances that were inscribed with Quranic verses.

[5] On 24 July 2014, the building was blown up by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant,[6] damaging several nearby houses.

"[6] In March 2017, after ISIL was driven out, a system of tunnels about one kilometre long were found under the mosque.