[4] A first mosque may have been built under the orders of Temim Ibn Ziri, a leader of the Banu Ifran tribe, in 420 AH (c. 1030 CE).

[6] In 1260, Salé was sacked and occupied by Castilian forces,[1] during which 3000 women, children and elderly residents of the city were gathered in the mosque and taken as slaves for Seville.

[1] The mosque was largely rebuilt and modified over time, and its present appearance dates from the 18th century,[1] under the 'Alawi dynasty.

[2] In 1851, Salé was bombarded by French forces, and the mosque was severely damaged after being struck by six cannonballs.

[7] During the French protectorate in Morocco, the mosque was used for nationalist gatherings in the 1930s, led by people such as Said Hajji, Ahmed Maaninou, Boubker el-Kadiri, and Abu Bakr Zniber.