The present Friday Mosque was built in 1899 under the financing of Baku philanthropist merchant Haji Shikhlali Dadashov.

[citation needed] In the cultural life of the medieval Azerbaijan, the cathedral mosque served as a socio-cultural center.

On the inscription found in the archeological excavations of the minaret, the text of Mohammed Olcaytun's mourning, head of the Elkhanians, has been engraved.

The portal is characterized by the typical features of Azerbaijani architecture: stone carvings, national patterns, artistic epigraphs, etc.

In 2008, by the construction specialists, architects and artists, the mosque was completely restored, heating and lighting systems were installed.

On the walls of the mosque, hand-made ornaments, surah from Quran have been engraved and the names of the five members of the Ahl al-Bayt, who are sacred in Islam, were written.