The history of the Moscow Great Mosque dates back to 1902 , when merchants Bagirov and akbulatov applied for the plot of land on which the mosque is built today, with the aim of creating a second mosque in Moscow. Thanks to a donation Muslim merchant Saleh yusupovich Who took care of all the construction costs, the mosque was opened in 1904 and at that time it could accommodate about 200 worshipers.

During the Bolshevik Revolution of 1917, most of the churches in Russia were closed and many were demolished, however the Moscow Great Mosque It remained open for the reception of worshipers. Later, the Communist Party used the mosque to strengthen its relations with Arab and Muslim countries, showing their respect for the Islamic religion. He received many leaders of Islamic countries, most notably the Egyptian leader Gamal Abdel Nasser, The first president of Indonesia Ahmad Sukarno, and the Libyan colonel Muammar Gaddafi.

By 2009-2010, the old mosque suffered significant cracks due to the accumulation of groundwater below it, as a result of one of the branches of the neglinka river passing under its territory. It was decided to demolish the old building and build a new mosque, commensurate with the growing number of Muslims in Moscow. Led Senator Suleiman Suleymanov From the Republic of Dagestan efforts to finance new construction, as well as donations from within Russia and abroad.

In 2015, the reopening of the Moscow Great Mosque In the presence of a number of prominent figures, such as the Russian President Vladimir Putin, And the Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, And the Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, And a number of Arab and Muslim leaders.

The design of the dome was inspired by the famous golden domes of Moscow, decorated with Quranic verses and plated with 12 kilograms of gold. The new mosque can accommodate 10,000 worshipers at a time, has four elevators and a 2-ton crystal chandelier, which contains 350 giant lamps. Today, the mosque is one of the largest in Europe, it serves as a cultural and Educational Center for the teaching of Islamic sciences.