[3] The mosque is built around a large courtyard ("sahn"), which features an elaborate fountain that was used for ablution ("wudu").

The courtyard is surrounded by an arcade of domed cells ("riwaq"), which were used as sleeping rooms by students and scholars at the mosque.

[3] During the Mameluke rule, which lasted from 1260 to 1516, Damascus was the main city for the gathering of pilgrims of the region for their five-week journey to Mecca.

The Murad Pasha Mosque was the first example of an Ottoman-style building along the Road to Mecca, which is why even though the design of the minaret followed local and traditional patterns.

About one hundred meters beyond this point, a road diverts to the right (southwest), leaving the Murad Pasha Mosque clearly visible on the right.