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Al-Atabat Al-Aliyat (Arabic: العتبات العالیات [1] [2] lit. sublime thresholds), [3] [4] which is also known as Al-Atabat Al-Muqaddasa (literally: holy doorsteps) are the shrines of six Shia Imams which are in four cities of Iraq, namely Najaf, Karbala, Kadhimiya and Samarra; [5] [6] [7] and actually the whole of these Imams' shrines (graves) are called Atabat Aliyat. [8]
Imam Reza Shrine in Mashhad, Iran is the third holiest site for Shia Muslims, [19] which contains the tomb of Ali al-Ridha, the eighth Shia imam. Ali al-Ridha is believed, by members of the Shia, to have been poisoned there upon the orders of Caliph Al-Ma'mun and the place was subsequently called, Mashhad ar-Ridhā (the place of martyrdom of ...
Also contained within the complex are the Goharshad Mosque, a museum, a library, four seminaries, [1] a cemetery, the Razavi University of Islamic Sciences, and other buildings. The complex is a tourism center in Iran [ 2 ] [ 3 ] and has been described as "the heart of the Shia Iran" [ 4 ] with 25 million Iranian and non-Iranian Shias visiting ...
Tomb of Joshua (Shia Islam), Ramot Naftali – Shiite shrine of Yusha's (Joshua) tomb. The village which includes the shrine was Shiite and destroyed in 1948. The village which includes the shrine was Shiite and destroyed in 1948.
Shia holy sites include the shrine of Ali in Najaf, the shrine of Husayn in Karbala and other mausoleums of the ahl al-bayt. Later events such as Husayn's martyrdom in the Battle of Karbala (680 CE) further influenced the development of Shia Islam, contributing to the formation of a distinct religious sect with its own rituals and shared ...
Sanctuary of Imam Reza in Mashhad, Iran, is a complex which contains the mausoleum of Ali al-Rida, the 8th Imam in Shia Islam. 25 Million Shias visiting the shrine each year. [ 80 ] After Mecca and Medina , the two holiest cities of Islam , the cities of Najaf , Karbala , Mashhad and Qom are the most revered by Shīʿa Muslims.
Shia Muslims hold the Sayyidah Ruqayya Mosque in high regard because of its connection to the events of Karbala and the sacrifices made by the Prophet Muhammad and his family. It is a crucial religious and cultural shrine in the Islamic world because it represents the resiliency and faith of young girls.
The Hawza of Najaf has been a centre of traditional Shia Islamic education since the 11th century CE, when it is believed to have been established. It is the oldest Shi’ie seminary among those still active, and many prominent Shi’ie Islamic scholars have studied in the Najaf Seminary, including Murtadha al-Ansari , and Ali al-Sistani .