The mosque is located on the southwest side of the Aleppo citadel, in the heart of the old city. It was called al-Adiliah because of its proximity to the House of Justice (Al Adiliah House).
The mosque was built between 1555-1557, by Mohammed Pasha, during the reign of Suleiman the Magnificent, and was restored in 1923.
The mosque is typically Ottoman in its architectural style and has one cylindrical minaret. The building is square in plan with each side being 15.6 meters long.