The mosque is located in Khambat or Cambay, which was a prosperous mercantile port town during the 7th to the 18th century.

Umar bin Ahmad al-Kazaruni, a businessman of the town, is credited with building the mosque.

This structure is a congregational mosque which marks the start of Islamic architecture in Gujarat and is distinct in style.

[6] The prayer hall has many compartments topped by low domes, which are unique and are different from those which crown the mihrab's niches.

In the middle portion of the mosque which hides the domes of the roof, there are jambs which rise to a height of about 40 feet (12 m) and these are topped by sharp finials.

[3] In the southern part of the mosque there is a colonnaded hall in a square shape but with a circular inner court where the tomb of Umar bin Ahmad al-Kazaruni, who died in 1333, is located.