The mausoleum sports a tall muqarnas conical dome and fine brickwork.

He eventually became insane so that he would be excused from signing an approval to execute his friend Musa al-Kadhim.

In the courtyard of Bahlool's tomb is a small gurdwara for the Sikh community, known as the Baba Nanak Shrine.

[7][8][9] It dates back to at least 1511, and it is believed that Guru Nanak visited Baghdad in the same year.

[12][14][15] Due to these protests, the government eventually decided to build a bridge which passed over the cemetery instead.