[1] It contains the purported tomb of Abu Ubayda ibn al-Jarrah, one of the Sahabah and a military commander of the Rashidun Caliphate.

[1] Abu Ubayda ibn al-Jarrah died in the year 639, various sources reported his burial in the territory of what is now present-day Jordan.

In the 13th century, a domed mausoleum and an attached mosque were erected over the purported grave of Abu Ubayda ibn al-Jarrah by the Mamluk ruler, Baybars.

[1][2] During the rule of the Hashemite Kingdom, in the years 1946 until 1954, the mosque and its adjoining mausoleum were entirely rebuilt into a larger structure, at the request of the Ministry of Jordan.

[4] There is a large cemetery outside the mosque complex, which currently suffers from a shortage of burial plots, due to people wishing to be buried next to a revered figure in their religion.