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It was converted from a church to a mosque in 639 when Cizre accepted Islam. During the Abbasid period, the mosque was demolished and repaired. In 1160, it was rebuilt by Al Sencer, the son of Baz Shah, the Bey of Cizre. The minaret, which was built in 1156, was repaired twice in 1945-1946 and 1971. One of the famous dragon figures made by Ebul-Iz on the gates of the Great Mosque of Cizre is in the Museum of Turkish and Islamic Art in Istanbul.
On the bronze door knocker of the 13th century wooden door of the Great Mosque of Cizre, a composition with two dragons and a lion's head in the center can be seen. The dragon has pointed ears, almond eyes and wings. Their bodies are covered with snake scales and knotted in the center. The tips of the intertwined tails are shaped like eagle heads. In the middle of the dragons is a stylized lion's head. Exhibited since 1976 in the Museum of Turkish and Islamic Art, the other door knocker was removed and stolen in 1969 and is now on display in the David Samling Museum in Copenhagen
