It is located on the south-western side of the Halil-ür Rahman Lake as a complex consisting of a mosque, madrasah, cemetery and the place where Abraham was thrown into the fire. The mosque was built upon the order of the Eyyübi ruler Melik Eşref Muzafferüddin Musa in 1211 (608 in Islamic calendar).

The mosque was built upon the Church of Virgin Mary which was built in 504 (Byzantine period) for Monophysites with the material contribution of Urbısyus. Minaret ornaments and acanthus leaves on minaret galleries reflect the Byzantine style and suggest the possibility that it was actually the bell tower of a church dating back to 504 AD.

The inscription on the eastern gate of the mosque says “the mosque of Halil-ür Rahman, the father of prophets, was constructed in 1810.” (1225 in Islamic calendar). On the gate to the west there is another inscription about Abraham being thrown into fire. The mosque must have undergone major restorations starting from 1810.

The mosque is popularly referred to as “Döşeme Mosque” or “Makam Mosque.” Evliya Çelebi refers to the mosque as the “İbrahim Halil Tekkesi”. It is said there is a source within the mosque, which originated from the location of the fire where Abraham was thrown by Nimrod. The Ottoman Sultan Murad IV, while on his military campaign to Baghdad, visited the mosque, caught two fish from the lake and put on them two golden earrings. It is believed that whoever drinks water from this source for seven days and nights he will be safe of any heart problem.