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Monday, June 22, 2009

Holy Places

HOLY SHRAINES IN SYRIA








D A M A S C U S

  • Tomb of Lady Zaynab, peace be upon her
  • Daughter of Imam Ali [a] and Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra [a]
  • Bab Saghir (also called "Goristan-e-Ghariban")
  • This is a street with cemeteries on either side of the road
  • Tomb of Lady Ruqayya [a]: daughter of Imam Husayn [a]
  • Tomb of Lady Umm Kulthum [a]: sister of Imam Husayn [a]
  • Tomb of the Prophet's [s] wives (ummahatul mu'minin): Umm Salma and Umm Habiba
  • Tomb of Lady Fidha, the maid of Sayyida Fatima (the Prophet's daughter), [a]
  • Tomb of Hujr Ibn Adi [r], companion of Imam Ali [a]
  • Tomb of Kamaid bin Aswad al-Kindi [r], companion of Imam Ali [a]
  • Tomb of Abdullah b. Ja'far al-Tayyar [a], husband and cousin of Lady Zaynab [a]
  • Tomb of Obay ibn Ka'b [r]: husband of Halima [r], nursing mother of the Prophet [s]
  • Tomb of Bilal al-Habashi, the Muazzin of the Holy Prophet [s]
  • Tomb of Abdullah bin Umm Maktoum - Muazzin
  • Tomb of Abdullah b. Imam Zaynul Abideen [a]
  • Tomb of Abdullah b. Imam Ja'far al-Sadiq [a]
  • Tomb of Fatima Sughra bint Imam Husayn [a]
  • Maqam Ra's Shuhada. The burial place of the heads of the martyrs of Karbala. Also called "ganj-e-sarha-e-shuhada-e-Karbala"

Prison

This place can be reached by walking through Souk Hamidiyya (i.e. the Hamidiyya bazaar)

  • Mausoleum of Sakina [a]: daughter of Imam Husayn [a]
  • Prison of Ahlul Bayt [a]
  • Pulpit (minbar) of Imam Zaynul Abideen [a]
  • Niche (mihrab) where Imam Zaynul Abideen [a] used to say his prayers
  • Place where Imam Zaynul Abideen [a] prayed when he went to take the head of Imam Husayn [a]

Ummayyad Mosque (Jaami al-Amawi)

This is a walking distance from the Prison:

  • The Pulpit from which Imam Zaynul Abidin [a] delivered a sermon before Yazid
  • Grave of Prophet Yahya (John the Baptist) [a] son of Prophet Zakariya [a]
  • Maqam Ra'sul Husayn [a]. Place where the head of Imam Husayn [a] is said to have been buried
  • Place where the head of Imam Husayn [a] was kept in Yazid's treasury

Salera (Hill)

  • Cave of Ashab al-Kahf
  • Koh-e-Raqim
  • Masjid Sulayman
  • Small Masjid
  • Footprint of Imam Ali, peace be upon him
  • Sermon (khutba) writtten by Imam Ali [a] on stone with his finger

Another Hill (dangerous to ascend)

  • Place where Qabil killed his brother Habil (sons of Adam [a])
  • The "two eyes" from which water drops like tears
  • Fingerprint of the Archangel Jibrail [a]
  • Forty (arbain) Mosallas: place where 40 prophets are buried

Historic sites

  • House of Hinda - the pious wife of Yazid
  • 1300 year old door in the bazaar of Damascus
  • Well of Prophet Hud [a] and a stone pot for wudu

A L E P P O

  • Place where Imam Hussain (a.s) head was kept
  • Roza of Hazrat Peyghumbar Zakariya (a.s)

Ziyarat - Mecca

Hajar e Aswad

According to Islamic tradition, the Stone fell from Heaven to show Adam and Eve where to build an altar and offer a sacrifice to God. The Altar became the first temple on Earth. Muslims believe that the stone was originally pure and dazzling white, but has since turned black because of the sins it has absorbed over the years. Islamic tradition holds that Adam's altar and the stone were lost in the process of Noah's Flood and forgotten. It was Abraham who found the Black Stone at the original site of Adam's altar when the Archangel Gabriel revealed it to him. Abraham ordered his son—and the ancestor of Muhammad--Ishmael to build a new temple in which to imbed the Stone. This new temple is the Kaaba in Mecca.
Muhammad is credited with playing a key part in the history of the Black Stone. In 602, before the first of his prophetic revelations, he was present in Mecca during the rebuilding of the Kaaba. The Black Stone had been temporarily removed while a new structure was being constructed. A story found in Ibn Ishaq's Sirah Rasul Allah (as reconstructed and translated by Guillaume) shows Muhammad settling a quarrel between Meccan clans as to which clan should set the Black Stone in place. His solution was to have all the clan elders raise the cornerstone on a cloak, and then Muhammad set the Stone into its final place with his own hands.

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KAABA

According to Islamic belief, God ordained a place of worship on Earth to reflect a house in heaven. Muslims believe that Adam, the first man, was the first to build such a place of worship. According to the Qur'an, the Ka'ba that stands today was built by the prophet Ibrahim (Abraham) and his son Ismail (Ishmael).
According to archaeologists, the Ka'ba certainly predates Islam. It was rebuilt several times by the tribes ruling Mecca, who used it to house sacred objects, including the Black Stone, and as a shrine to Arabian tribal gods.
At the time of Muhammad, his tribe, the Quraysh, was in charge of the Ka'ba. Desert tribesmen, the Bedouin, and inhabitants of other cities would join the annual pilgrimage to the Ka'ba to worship and to trade. Caravan-raiding, common during the rest of the year, was suspended during the pilgrimage, making it a good time for travel and trade.
The prophet Muhammad, preaching monotheism and the Day of Judgment, faced mounting opposition in Mecca. The Quraysh persecuted and harassed him and he and his followers eventually migrated to Medina in 622 CE. In 630 CE, Muhammad and his followers returned to Mecca as conquerors and rededicated the Ka'ba as an Islamic house of worship. Henceforth, the traditional annual pilgrimage was to be a Muslim rite, the Hajj.
After Muhammad's victory, the Quraysh tribe rebuilt the Ka'ba with alternating courses of stone and wood. The inner space was divided into two rooms, one of which housed the Black Stone. The exterior was covered with the habrat cloth from Yemen.
Early Islamic chroniclers say that the Ka'ba was rebuilt during Muhammad's youth, and that there was some contention among the Quraysh, Mecca's ruling clan, as to who should have the honor of raising the Black Stone to its place in the new structure. Muhammad is said to have suggested that the Stone be placed on a cloak and that the various clan heads jointly lift the cloak and put the Stone into place.
During the conflict between Ibn Zubayr of Mecca and the Umayyad Caliph Mu'awiyah, the Ka'ba was set on fire and the Black Stone broke into three pieces. Its parts were reassembled with silver by Ibn Zubayr, who also ordered the rebuilding of the Ka'ba in stone and in accordance with the original dimensions believed to be set by Abraham, and paved the open space around it. The shrine at this time had two doors and a wooden staircase for roof access.
In 692, after taking over Mecca, Umayyad Caliph Abdul Malik bin demolished the Ka'ba and rebuilt it based on the Qurayshi version. The Abbasid Caliphs contributed the kiswa cover, a black cloth brought from Tanis in Egypt. The kiswa comprised of eight curtains (a pair on each side of the cube) embroidered with gold calligraphy expressing the Muslim shahada, or oath, "There is no God but Allah and Muhammed is the Prophet of Allah."
Following Mamluk rule of the Hijaz, which lasted from 1269 to 1517, Mecca came under the control of the Ottoman Sultans. In 1553, Sultan Süleyman I (1520-1566) renovated the roof of the Ka'ba and ordered the wooden ceiling painted with golden calligraphy and floral patterns.
Damaged in a flood in 1611, the Ka'ba was rebuilt once again by Sultan Murad IV (1623-1640) in 1629. The new foundation was laid according to Abraham's plan, while the upper structure was built with large granite blocks resting on a 25 cm-high marble base.
Three columns were built to support the roof on the inside; they were covered with golden decorations. Silver and golden lamps were suspended from the ceiling. The silver door offered by Sultan Süleyman was placed off-center on the northeast wall, two meters above ground level. The Ka'ba was then covered with two kiswas, a red cloth covered with a black one, that were annually replaced.
During the first Saudi extension to Masjid al-Haram in 1976, the interior of the Ka'ba was decorated with gold geometric motifs and inscribed with Quranic verses.
What to See
The Ka'ba is roughly the shape of a cube (Ka'ba comes from the Arabic word meaning "cube") and is made of granite from the hills near Mecca. It stands 15 meters (49 feet) high, with sides measuring 10.5 m (34') by 12 m (39'). It is covered by a black silk cloth decorated with gold-embroidered calligraphy. This cloth is known as the kiswah and is replaced yearly.
On the southwest side of the Ka'ba is a semi-circular wall about one and a quarter meters tall, which represents its border (al-hatim) as built by Abraham.
Entrance to the inside of the Ka'ba is gained through a door 2.13 meters above the ground on the northeastern wall. Inside is a marble floor and walls clad with marble half-way to the roof. Tablets with Quranic inscriptions are inset in the marble. The upper part of the interior walls is covered with a green cloth decorated with gold embroidered Quranic verses.
Lamps hang from a cross beam; there is also a small table for incense burners. Caretakers perfume the marble cladding with scented oil, the same oil used to anoint the Black Stone outside. The Black Stone, an ancient sacred stone, is embedded in the eastern corner of the Ka'ba, one and a half meters above the ground.
According to Muslim belief, the Black Stone was found by Abraham (Ibrahim) and his son Ishmael (Ismail) when they were searching for stones with which to build the Kaaba. They recognized its worth and made it one of the building's cornerstones.
Secular historians point to the history of stone worship, and especially meteorite worship, in pre-Islamic Arabia, and say that it is likely that the Stone is a meteorite. But of course this hypothesis cannot be tested without removing and examining the Stone, which would not be permitted by its guardians.
Within Islam, there are various opinions as to the status and meaning of the Black Stone. Many regard the Stone as "just a stone." When Umar ibn al-Khattab, the second Caliph, came to kiss the stone, he said, in front of all assembled: "No doubt, I know that you are a stone and can neither harm anyone nor benefit anyone. Had I not seen Allah's Messenger kissing you, I would not have kissed you."
Many Muslims follow Umar: they pay their respects to the Black Stone in a spirit of trust in Muhammad, not with any belief in the Black Stone itself. Some say that the stone is best considered as a marker, useful in keeping count of the ritual circumambulations one has performed (tawaf).
But other Muslims are more inclined to believe that the Stone itself has supernatural powers. Some hold that it fell from the sky during the time of Adam and Eve, and that it has the power to cleanse worshippers of their sins by absorbing them into itself. They say that the Black Stone was once a pure and dazzling white and it has turned black because of the sins it has absorbed over the years. Still others believe that the stone can only erase the believer's minor sins. On the Day of Judgement, the Stone will testify before God (Allah) in favor of those who kissed it. Such folk beliefs are not shared by all Muslims.
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Ziyarat - Madina

PROPHET'S MOSQUE
The Mosque of the Prophet (or Prophet's Mosque) (Arabic: المسجد النبوي‎ [IPA /mæsʤıd ænːæbæwiː]), in Medina, is the second holiest mosque in Islam and the second largest mosque in the world after the Masjid al-Haram in Mecca. It is the final resting place of the Islamic Prophet Muhammad. The mosque is considered the second holiest mosque by both Shia and Sunni while the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem is the third holiest.
One of the most notable features of the site is the Green Dome over the center of the mosque, where the tomb of Muhammad is located. It is not exactly known when the green dome was constructed but manuscripts dating to the early 12th century describe the dome. It is known as the Dome of the Prophet or the Green Dome. Subsequent Islamic rulers greatly expanded and decorated it. Early Muslim leaders Abu Bakr and Umar are buried in an adjacent area in the mosque.
The site was originally Muhammad's house; he settled there after his Hijra (emigration) to Medina, later building a mosque on the grounds. He himself shared in the heavy work of construction. The original mosque was an open-air building. The basic plan of the building has been adopted in the building of other mosques throughout the world.
The mosque also served as a community center, a court, and a religious school. There was a raised platform for the people who taught the Qur'an.
The original mosque was built by Muhammad, next to the house where he settled after his journey to Medina in 622 AD. The original mosque was an open-air building with a raised platform for the reading of the Qur'an. It was a rectangular enclosure of 30 m × 35 m (98 ft × 110 ft), built with palm trunks and mud walls, and accessed through three doors: Bab Rahmah to the south, Bab Jibril to the west and Bab al-Nisa' to the east. The basic plan of the building has since been adopted in the building of other mosques throughout the world.
Inside, Muhammad created a shaded area to the south called the suffrah and aligned the prayer space facing north towards Jerusalem. When the qibla (prayer direction) was changed to face the Kaaba in Mecca, the mosque was re-oriented to the south. The mosque also served as a community center, a court, and a religious school. Seven years later (629 AD/7 AH), the mosque was doubled in size to accommodate the increasing number of Muslims.
Subsequent Islamic rulers continued to enlarge and embellish the Prophet's Mosque over the centuries. In 707, Umayyad Caliph Al-Walid ibn Abd al-Malik (705-715) replaced the old structure and built a larger one in its place, incorporating the tomb of Muhammad. This mosque was 84 m × 100 m (280 ft × 330 ft) in size, with stone foundations and a teak roof supported on stone columns. The mosque walls were decorated with mosaics by Coptic and Greek craftsmen, similar to those seen in the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus and the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem (built by the same caliph). The courtyard was surrounded by a gallery on four sides, with four minarets on its corners. A mihrab topped by a small dome was built on the qibla wall.
Abbasid Caliph al-Mahdi (775-785) replaced the northern section of Al-Walid's mosque between 778 and 781 to enlarge it further. He also added 20 doors to the mosque: eight on each of the east and west walls, and four on the north wall.

Green Dome above the tomb of Muhammad
During the reign of the Mamluk Sultan Qalawun, a dome was erected above the tomb of Muhammad and an ablution fountain was built outside of Bab al-Salam. Sultan Al-Nasir Muhammad rebuilt the fourth minaret that had been destroyed earlier. After a lightning strike destroyed much of the mosque in 1481, Sultan Qaitbay rebuilt the east, west and qibla walls.
The Ottoman sultans who controlled Medina from 1517 until World War I also made their mark. Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent (1520-1566) rebuilt the western and eastern walls of the mosque and built the northeastern minaret known as al-Suleymaniyya. He added a new mihrab (al-Ahnaf) next to Muhammad's mihrab (al-Shafi'iyyah) and placed a new dome covered in lead sheets and painted green above Muhammad's house and tomb.
During the reign of Ottoman Sultan Abdülmecid (1839-1861), the mosque was entirely remodeled with the exception of Muhammad's Tomb, the three mihrabs, the minbar and the Suleymaniyya minaret. The precinct was enlarged to include an ablution area to the north. The prayer hall to the south was doubled in width and covered with small domes equal in size except for domes covering the mihrab area, Bab al-Salam and Muhammad's Tomb. The domes were decorated with Qur'anic verses and lines from Qaṣīda al-Burda (Poem of the Mantle), the famous poem by 13th century Arabic poet Busiri. The qibla wall was covered with glazed tiles featuring Qur'anic calligraphy. The floors of the prayer hall and the courtyard were paved with marble and red stones and a fifth minaret (al-Majidiyya), was built to the west of the enclosure.
After the foundation of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in 1932, the mosque underwent several major modifications. In 1951 King Ibn Saud (1932-1953) ordered demolitions around the mosque to make way for new wings to the east and west of the prayer hall, which consisted of concrete columns with pointed arches. Older columns were reinforced with concrete and braced with copper rings at the top. The Suleymaniyya and Majidiyya minarets were replaced by two minarets in Mamluk revival style. Two additional minarets were erected to the northeast and northwest of the mosque. A library was built along the western wall to house historic Qur'ans and other religious texts.
In 1973 Saudi King Faisal bin Abdul Aziz ordered the construction of temporary shelters to the west of the mosque to accommodate the growing number of worshippers in 1981, the old mosque was surrounded by new prayer areas on these sides, enlarging five times its size.
The latest renovations took place under King Fahd and have greatly increased the size of the mosque, allowing it to hold a large number of worshippers and pilgrims and adding modern comforts like air conditioning. He also installed twenty seven moving domes at the roof of Masjid Nabawi.

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MASJID E QUBA


The Quba Mosque (Quba' Masjid or Masjid al-Quba, Arabic: مسجد قباء) just outside Medina, Saudi Arabia, is the first mosque ever built and the oldest mosque of Saudi Arabia. Its first stones were positioned by the prophet Muhammad on his emigration from the city of Mecca to Medina and the mosque was completed by his companions. Muhammad spent more than 20 nights in this mosque (after migrating) praying qasr (a short prayer) while waiting for Ali whose house was behind this mosque.
According to Islamic tradition, offering 2 Raka'ahs of nafl prayers in the Quba Mosque is equal to performing one Umra.
Saads
ArchitectureWhen Abdel-Wahed El-Wakil was commissioned, in the 20th century, to conceive a larger mosque to replace the old mosque, he intended to incorporate old structure into his design. But the old mosque was torn down and replaced with a new one.
The new mosque consists of a rectangular prayer hall raised on a second storey platform. The prayer hall connects to a cluster containing:
residential areas,
offices,
ablution facilities,
shops, and
a library
Six additional entrances are dispersed on the northern, eastern and western façades. Four minarets mark the corners of the prayer hall. The minarets rest on square bases, have octagonal shafts which take on a circular shape as they reach the top.
Prayer HallThe prayer hall is arranged around a central courtyard, characterised by six large domes resting on clustered columns. A portico, which is two bays in depth, borders the courtyard on the east and west, while a one-bayed portico borders it on the north, and separates it from the women's prayer area.
The women's prayer area, which is surrounded by a screen, is divided into two parts as a passageway connects the northern entrance with the courtyard.
When Quba Mosque was rebuilt in 1986, the Medina architecture was retained - ribbed white domes, and basalt facing and modest exterior - qualities that recalls Madina's simplicity. The courtyard, is flagged with black, red and white marble. It is screened overhead by day from the scorching heat with shades. Arabesque latticework filters the light of the palm groves outside.
Imams and Khateebs
Sheikh Salih Bin 'Awad Al Mughamisi
Sheikh Muhammed Khalil
Sheikh Muhammad Ayyub And Adil
Mentions in the Qu'ran and hadithThe prophet Muhammad frequented the mosque and prayed there. This is referred to in a number of hadith:
Narrated by 'Abdullah bin Dinar:
Ibn 'Umar said, "The Prophet used to go to the Mosque of Quba every Saturday (sometimes) walking and (sometimes) riding." 'Abdullah (Ibn 'Umar) used to do the same. Vol 2, Book 21, Number 284 Sahih Bukhari
Narrated by Ibn 'Umar:
The Prophet used to go to the Mosque of Quba (sometimes) walking and sometimes riding. Added Nafi (in another narration), "He then would offer two Rakat (in the Mosque of Quba)." Vol2, Book21, Number 285 Sahih Bukhari
Whoever purifies himself (take wudhu') in his house then comes to Masjid Quba' and prays in it has the reward like that of Umrah. (an-Nasa'i and Ibn Majah)
It is mentioned in the Qur'an as the mosque founded on piety and devoutness (Masjid al-Taqwa):
Never stand (to pray) there. A place of worship which was found upon duty (to Allah) from the first day is more worthy that thou shouldst stand (to pray) therein, wherein are men who love to purify themselves. Allah loveth the purifiers.
(At-Tawbah Sura 9:108). Pickthal translation
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Ziyarat - Siriya



Zainabiyah Atraaf Ziyarat Maulatona-Umme-Kulsoom(A.S)
Haram Shopping Center Zainabyah Market Near Haram Sharif

Damascus
Atraaf Ziyarat
Ro'oos-ush-Shohada (A.S) Haram
Maulatona Sakina (A.S) Haram
Ra'sul Imam Hussain (A.S) Haram
Jame-Kabir (Yazid Darbar)
Maulatona Ruqaiyyah (A.S) Haram
Maulana Miqdad-Bin-Aswad (A.S)
Maulana Ubai-Bin-Ka'ab (A.S)
Maulana Hijr-Bin-Udaiy (A.S)
Maulana Yahyah Nabi (A.S)

Shopping Centers
Sooqul Hamidiyah Near Ra'sul Hussain
Babe Tuma (Expensive Market)

City Tour
Jabal-e-Qasyun (Damascus)
Habil Nabi (Damascus)

City Tour in Baluddan Silmiyah
Atraaf Ziyarat
Imam Abdullah-Bin-Mohd (S.A)
Imam Ahmed-Bin-Abdullah (S.A)
Maulana Saeed-ul-Khair
Masjid Aimmat-Fatemieen


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Ziyarat - Iraq

ROZA IMAM ALI (A.S)


NAJAF

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Mausoleum of 1st Imam Ali b. Abi Talib, peace be upon him

There are 3 graves in one zarih:
  • Grave of Imam Ali [a]
  • Grave of Prophet Adam [a] - 1st prophet and man on earth
  • Grave of Prophet Nuh [a]
  • Wadi-us Salaam
  • Tomb of Prophet Hud [a]
  • Tomb of Prophet Saleh [a]
  • Maqam of Imam Ja'far al-Sadiq [a]
  • Maqam of Saheb al-Asr, Imam Al-Mahdi [a]
  • Mosalla of Imam Ali Zayn al-Abidin [a]
  • Tomb of Hadrat Kumayl - companion of Imam Ali [a]
  • omb of Rashid Hijri - companion of Imam Ali [a]

Masjid Hannana

. Grave of Syed Al Khui

This mosque is between Kufa and Najaf. The significance of this mosque is that when Imam Hasan [a] and Imam Husayn [a] were carrying the janaza of Imam Ali [a] from Kufa to Najaf, they passed near this mosque, and as they were passing, the pillars of the mosque inclined towards Imam Ali [a] as if paying its last respects. It is also believed that some of the skin from Imam Husayn [a]'s head (that came off when Khul Mal'un was disrespecting the head of Imam Husayn [a] with a knife) is buried here.

KUFA

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Masjid Kufa

  • Mehrab-e-Ibadat. The place where Imam Ali [a] was martyred

  • Court room of Imam Ali [a]

  • Mausoleum of Muslim ibn Aqil [a], cousin and ambassador of Imam Husayn [a] to Kufa

  • Mausoleum of Mukhtar, the avenger of Imam Husayn [a]'s massacre

  • Mausoleum of Hani ibn Urwa, companion of Imam Husayn [a] who was killed by Ubaydullah Ibn Ziyad for sheltering and supporting Muslim ibn Aqil

  • Mosalla of several prophets

  • Tanoor. The place from where the deluge (toofan) of Prophet Nuh [a] began

  • House of Imam Ali, peace be upon him

  • Mausoleum of Sayyida Khadijatul Sughra daughter of Imam Ali [a] - outside Masjid Kufa

  • Mausoleum of Prophet Yunus [a] - near the river

  • Masjid Sahla. Recommended to be in this mosque at the maghrib time of a Wednesday i.e. at the end of a Tuesday

  • Mosalla of 6th Imam Ja'far al-Sadiq [a]

  • Mosalla of Prophet Ibrahim [a]

  • Mosalla of Prophet Idris [a]

  • Mosalla of Prophet Khidr [a]. Also called Maqam al-Saleheen

  • Maqam of Imam Ja'far al-Sadiq [a]

  • Kooba of Ebrahim ibn Hasan al-Muthanna ibn Imam Hasan [a]

  • Mausoleum of Maytham al-Tammar, companion of Imam Ali [a]

  • Mosque of Zaid - near Masjid Sahla

  • Mosque of Sa'asa ibn Sauhan, companion of Imam Ali [a]

KERBALA

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Mausoleum of 3rd Imam al-Husayn, peace be upon him

There are 3 graves in one darih:

  • Grave of Imam Husayn [a]

  • Grave of Ali Akbar, son of Imam Husayn [a]

  • Grave of Ali Asgher, son of Imam Husayn [a]

  • Mausoleum of Hadrat Abbas b. Ali [a]: Brother and Standard-bearer of Imam Husayn [a]

  • Grave of Habib ibn Madhaher [a]

  • Ganj-e-Shohada - graves of the rest of the martyrs of Karbala

  • Qatl-ghah

  • Grave of Ibrahim son of 7th Imam Musa al-Kadhim, peace be upon him

  • Til-e-Zaynabiya

  • Khaimaghah

  • Garden of 6th Imam Ja'far al-Sadiq, peace be upon him

  • Garden of 12th Imam Sahib al-Asr, Al-Mahdi, peace be upon him

  • Mausoleum of Hur (companion of Imam Husayn [a] in Karbala) - 3 miles from Karbala

  • Mausoleum of Aun, son of Sayyida Zaynab [a]

  • 6 miles from Karbala. One can visit this place as well as the mausoleum of Tiflane Muslim while going back to Kadhmayn

MOOSAYAB

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Location

This place is on the way to Kazmain while going from Karbala.

Mausoleum of the two sons of Muslim ibn Aqil [a]:-

  • Muhammad ibn Muslim ibn Aqil [a], and

  • Ibrahim ibn Muslim ibn Aqil [a]

They are also know as Tiflan-e-Muslim.

KAZMAIN

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  • Mausoleum of 7th and 9th Imams, Imam Musa al-Kadhim and Imam Muhammad al-Jawad, peace be upon them

  • Grave of Shaykh al-Mufid

  • Grave of Sayyid Ismail Safrudin

  • Grave of Khwaja Nasirudin Tusi

  • Grave of Sayyid Murtada

  • Grave of Sayyid Razi

BAGHDAD

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Location

Baghdad and Madain are very close to Kazmain.

The four representatives of the 12th Imam [a] during the minor occultation (ghaybat al-sughra) are buried here i.e.

  • Uthman b. Sayeed

  • Muhammad b. Uthman

  • Ali b. Muhammad Foor, and

  • Husayn b. Rooh

The graves of Uthman & Husayn are easy to find whereas the other two are inside the bazaar. One will need some guidance from the local people to locate this place if one is going by bus.

  • Tomb of Qambar the slave of Imam Ali [a]

  • Tomb of Shaykh Muhammad ibn Yaqub al-Kulayni, the compiler of Al-Kafi

  • Masjid Boorasa. This mosque is on the way to Baghdad from Kadhmayn

MADAIN / SALMAN PAK

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  • Tomb of Salman Farsi, companion of the Holy Prophet [s]

  • Tomb of Hudhaifa al-Yamani, companion of the Holy Prophet [s]

  • Tomb of Jabir b. Abdullah al-Ansari, companion of the Holy Prophet [s]

  • Masjid Jum'a - near the tomb of Salman Farsi

Note: On 26th March 1934, King Faisal I of Iraq supervised the transfer of the remains of Hudhaifa al-Yamani and Jabir b. Abdullah al-Ansari, the two trusted companions of the Holy Prophet [s] from their resting places in Madain which were endangered with water from River Tigris to a new site at Salman Pak near the resting place of Salman Farsi.

Historic site

Tak-e-Kisra, the palace of Nausherwan - part of ancient Babylonian civilization. When the Holy Prophet [s] was born in Makkah, this huge edifice is said to have developed cracks on its walls.

SAMARRA

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Location

Samarra is closer (and therefore easier to go to) from Kadhmayn than it is from Karbala. Try and spend atleast one night in Samarra so as to perform ziyarat and a'amals properly. Most people make a quick trip to Samarra lasting only a few hours which is most unfortunate.

Mausoleum of 10th and 11th Imams, Imam Ali al-Naqi and Imam Hasan al-Askari, peace be upon them

The main darih has four graves:

  • Grave of 10th Imam Ali al-Naqi, peace be upon him

  • Grave of 11th Imam Hasan al-Askari, peace be upon him

  • Grave of Sayyida Halima Khatoon [a] daughter of Imam Ali al-Naqi [a] and sister of Imam Hasan al-Askari [a]. Her narration of the birth of the 12th Imam [a] is reported extensively as she was a mid-wife to Sayyida Nargis Khatoon the mother of the 12 Imam [a]

  • Grave of Sayyida Nargis Khatoon [a], mother of the 12th Imam Al-Mahdi, peace be upon him

  • Cellar (sardab) of 12th Imam Al-Mahdi, peace be upon him - where he was last seen. Also called Maqam Ghaybat (i.e. the place of occultation)

  • Masjid Jamia

Historic sites

Mosque built during the time of Mutawakkil - at one time the largest mosque in the world.

BALAD

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Location

his place lies between Kadhmayn and Samarra. One can visit it on the way to Samarra or while returning to Kadhmayn.

  • Mausoleum of Muhammad ibn Imam Ali al-Naqi, peace be upon him.

  • Tomb of Hamza [a]
  • Tomb of Qasim b. Imam Musa al-Kadhim [a]
  • Tomb of Prophet Ayyub [a]
  • Tomb of Prophet Daniel [a]
  • Tomb of Prophet Dhul Kifl [a]. Known as "Chifl"
  • Maqam Sahib al-Zamaan [a]
BASRA

  • Masjid Ali, peace be upon him

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Ziyarat - Iran

M A S H A D

Mausoleum of 8th Imam Ali b. Musa al-Rida, peace be upon him
Tomb of Khwaja Aba Salat Harvi
Tomb of Imamzada Sultan Ahmed [a]
Tomb of Sayyid Ahmed Kabir
Tomb of Shaykh Bahauddin Ameli
Tomb of Mohamed ibn Hasani Alhuri Ameli
Tomb of Abu Ali Hazal ibn Hasan Al-Tibrasi
Tomb of Khwaja Murad
Tomb of Khwaja Rabi'i

Q U M

Mausoleum of Fatima bint Musa [a]
Daughter of 7th Imam [a]. Well-known as Masooma Qum
Masjid Imam Hasan al-Askari, peace be upon him.
Near the mausoleum of Masooma Qum
Tomb of Aqa Burujardi (the marja before Ayatullah Mohsin al-Hakim)
Inside the Haram of Masooma Qum
Masjid Jamkaran
Built in 393 AH under orders of the 12th Imam [a]. This is outside Qum

T E H R A N

Mausoleum of Shah Abdul Azim [a]
Tomb of Abdul Qasim son of Imam Musa al-Kadhim [a] (7th Imam)
Tomb of Imamzada Musa [a]
Tomb of Imamzada Shah Tahir [a]
Koh-e-Bibi Shahrbanu [a]
Tomb of Shaykh Saduq "Baabawayh"
This is near the mausoleum of Shah Abdul Azim [a]. Shaykh Saduq was one of the greatest Shi'a Alims to have ever lived. He is said to have been born with the prayers of the 12th Imam Al-Mahdi, peace be upon him.

K A S H A N
& other historic places

Masjid Gowhar shad
Museum/Library in the Haram of Imam al-Rida, peace be upon him
Tomb of Nader Shah
Statue of Nader Shah
Tombs of Attar and Kamalul Mulk
Tomb of Omar Khayyam
Semnan Jameh mosque
Mahruq shrine
Aryamehr Park
Tomb of Ferdowsi
Statue of Ferdowsi
Tomb of Shahrokh Mirza Afshar
Khorasan "The Land of the Rising Sun".

Ziyarat - Turkey

ISTAMBUL

Qadam gah-e-Hazrat Mohammad (P.B.U.H)
Ring Of Hazrat Mohammad (P.B.U.H)
Letter of Hazrat Mohammd (P.B.U.H)
Sword of Hazrat Mohammad (P.B.U.H)
Some Articales of Hazrat Mohammad (P.B.U.H)
A box containing soil from tomb of Prophet Mohammad (P.B.U.H)
Teeth of Prophet Mohammad (P.B.U.H) kept in this box.
Sword of Prophet Mohammad (P.B.U.H)
Sword of Jafera -e- tayar
Sword of khalid bin walid
Golden case containg holy mattle of Prophet Mohammad (P.B.U.H)

Followers