No founding inscription exists, so the exact year of construction is not known.

[1]: 96  An inscription tells about the construction and restoration by Husayn Pasha ibn Yusuf Sayfa, the governor of Tripoli.

[1]: 97 The entrance lies below the street level, some steps that are covered by an arch lead down to its door.

[1]: 100  The central part is the prayer hall that is covered by vaults over which three green domes form its roof.

This article about a mosque or other Islamic place of worship in Lebanon is a stub.