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Kufa (Arabic: الْكُوفَة "al-Kūfah"), also spelled Kufah, is a city in Iraq, about 170 kilometres (110 mi) south of Baghdad, and 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) northeast of Najaf. It is located on the banks of the Euphrates River .
The Great Mosque of Kufa was the place where Ali ibn Abi Talib was fatally wounded by a poison-coated sword while prostrating in the Fajr prayer. [16] Also, the mosque contains the tombs of Muslim ibn Aqil, Hani ibn Urwa, and Al-Mukhtar .
Map of major U.S. military bases in Iraq and the number of soldiers stationed there (2007) The United States Department of Defense continues to have a large number of temporary military bases in Iraq, most a type of forward operating base (FOB).
In the year 1924, the first minaret was added to the mosque, funded by donations from Hajj Abdul Karim, a wealthy businessman who lived in Kufa. [3] The architect involved in this renovation was a local resident of Kufa, Jawad al-Baghdadi. [3] In 1991, the mosque was demolished during Ba'athist Iraq. [4]
The Mausoleum of Maytham al-Tammar (Arabic: مرقد ميثم التمار) is a Shi'ite religious complex located in Kufa, Iraq.It is dedicated to Maytham ibn Yahya al-Tammar, a companion of Ali ibn Abi Talib who was killed by the Umayyad governor Ubayd Allah ibn Ziyad. [1]
Kufa District is a district of the Najaf Governorate, Iraq. [1] References This page was last edited on 19 August 2024, at 15:56 (UTC). Text is available under the ...
The Al-Hannanah Mosque is located in the metropolis of Najaf and Kufah, near the grave of Kumayl ibn Ziyad.It has an area of 7,400 square metres (80,000 sq ft). [3] [4] According to Shaykh Al-Mufid, Sayyed Ibn Tawus and Shahid Awwal, when people arrived at the Al-Hannanah Mosque, they should recite two-unit prayers.
Great Mosque of Kufa in Kufa, Iraq - contains the tombs of Muslim ibn Aqil, Khadijah bint Ali, Hani ibn Urwa, and Mukhtar al-Thaqafi. The mosque also contains many important sites relating to the prophets and Ali, including the place where he was fatally struck on the head while in Sujud