According to the old legend, it was erected on the place of a communal grave of the fighting men who defended Kazan in 1552.

The grave was marked by a big old stone (zur iske taş), which has been preserved in front of the east facade of the mosque for many years after its erection.

Their strictness is accentuated by the minaret with three tiers set on a thick cross wall between the praying rooms.

The mosque is two-storied, has two halls, the minaret is placed in the center of gable roof.

The mosque was closed according to the decision of Central Executive Committee of Tatar ASSR at the end of the 1930s.