mosquée Al-Sahlah

The Al-Sahlah Mosque (Masjid as-Sahlah) is a mosque and shrine in the city of Kufa, in Iraq's Najaf Governorate. It is held sacred in Twelver Shia Islam and is described as one of the largest mosques built in Kufa during the first Islamic century. According to belief, it was first established as a neighbourhood mosque for the followers of Ali, the earliest Shia. Tradition also holds that it will be the future residence of the Twelfth Imam, Muhammad al-Mahdi. The mosque stands on Al-Sahala Street in the Al-Askari district of Kufa.

The mosque dates to the first century of the Hijri calendar. It appears to have been built by Banu Zafar, a branch of the Ansar who settled in Kufa, and for that reason it was first known as the Mosque of Banu Zafar. It later became known as Masjid al-Sahlah, the name in use today.