The year of construction for this mosque is unknown but it existed in the early 14th century
CE (8th century
Hijri). There was a subsequent renovation which took place in 730 Hijri (1329 CE) under the effort of
Sayf ad-Din Tankiz, the governor general (kāfil al-mamāmik al-shāmīyah) of the province of Damascus, which is commemorated in an inscription kept in the storeroom of the
Great Mosque of Gaza and was found during reconstruction work during the 1920s. == Design ==