The mosque is located adjacent to the mausoleum of as-Sultan al-Ghaazee Muhammad Thakurufaanu al-Auza, who was a 16th-century Sultan of the Maldive Islands.

The mosque is of historical interest due to its proximity to the mausoleum that is also the resting place of Thakurufaanu and his younger brother, Al-Ghaazee Hassan Rannabandeyri Kilefaanu.

[2] During the regime of Abdulla Yameen, it was proposed that the Bihuroazu Mosque be demolished to make way for a 12-storey multipurpose building.

On Channel 13, the Minister stated that the opposition's claims were false and were made to mislead the people.

[4] A media official at the Ministry of Islamic Affairs said that the Bihuroazu Mosque was closed for cleaning.