At a glance
- Era
- The Buyid, Fatimid and Seljuk Era
- Region
- Levant & Iraq
- Review
- Draft Completeness 2/5 · Help complete it
In space
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Summary
The Jami' al-Qati'a was a congregational mosque in the Qati'a quarter of Baghdad, built by Muhadhdhib al-Dawla 'Ali b. Nasr in 379 AH, the same year he also restored the watering-places at Wasit. Ibn al-Jawzi records the two works together in that year's entries: "In this year Muhadhdhib al-Dawla 'Ali b. Nasr restored the watering-places at Wasit, at a cost of six thousand, and in it he built the Jami' al-Qati'a" 1.
Location
Qati'a was a quarter of Baghdad. In his biographical entries on Baghdad's scholars, Ibn al-Jawzi quotes a narrator who had settled in Baghdad as saying that there was nothing in the world like Baghdad, and nothing in Baghdad like the Qati'a 2.
What the available sources do not say
The sources available for this record do not describe the mosque's plan, size, architecture or later history. Those points remain to be checked against other sources before they are added.
Connections
- Located in
- Baghdad
- Founded by
- مهذب الدولة أبو الحسن علي بن نصر صاحب البطائح
People and things also explored
The mosque of Qati'at Umm Ja'far· The Nizamiyya Madrasa of Baghdad· Bayt al-Hikma — the House of Wisdom· The 'Adudi Bimaristan· al-Bimaristan al-Muqtadiri· Bimaristan al-Sayyida· Dar al-'Ilm of Baghdad (Sabur's library)· Baraz al-Rawz palace
Sources
- al-Muntazam fi Tarikh al-Muluk wa'l-Umam — Ibn al-Jawzi , j.7 p.149
- al-Muntazam fi Tarikh al-Muluk wa'l-Umam — Ibn al-Jawzi , j.7 p.15
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “The Jami' al-Qati'a of Baghdad”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/building/jami-al-qatia/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-24.