Sheikh Maarouf Al-Karkhi Mosque

He is Abu Mahfuz Maarouf bin Fayrouz al-Karkhi, one of the scholars of the time (second century AH) and one of the famous Sufis in Baghdad and among those famous for his sofism, piety and taqwa. He died in Baghdad in the year 200 AH-815 AD and was buried in the Al-Shwaniziyah cemetery, known as the ancient cemetery of Bab Al-Dair, on the Karkh side of the city of Baghdad. His shrine is a wonderful engineering masterpiece and an architectural edifice of great magnificence and beauty.