[1] The mosque was founded by Husam ad-Din Turuntay in 1282 during the reign of Mamluk sultan al-Mansur Qalawun.

The sanctuary is named after Sheikh Ali al-Bakka, a renowned Sufi religious leader from Iraq who lived in Hebron.

[2] The minaret was erected by the viceroy and practical strongman of the sultanate, Sayf al-Din Salar (d.

[3] The original mosque was mostly demolished,[clarification needed] however the minaret still stands and is viewed as an exemplary work of Mamluk architecture.

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