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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.
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 ...
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 ...
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]
The Imam Reza shrine (Persian: حرم امام رضا, romanized: Haram-e Emâm Rezâ, lit. 'Sanctuary of Imam Reza'), located in Mashhad, Iran, is an Islamic shrine containing the remains of Ali al-Rida, the eighth Imam of Shia Islam. It is the largest mosque in the world by area.
Pages in category "Shia shrines" The following 31 pages are in this category, out of 31 total. ... Al-Abbas Shrine; Al-Askari Shrine; Al-Hamra Mosque (Kufa)
In Shia Islam, Karbala symbolizes the eternal struggle between good and evil, [9] [10] the pinnacle of self-sacrifice, [11] and the ultimate sabotage of Muhammad's prophetic mission. [12] Historically, the event served to crystallize the Shia community into a distinct sect and remains an integral part of their religious identity to date.
In addition to al-Hadi, the shrine also houses the tombs of his son, Hasan al-Askari, [5] and his sister, Hakima Khatun. [96] As an important destination for Shia pilgrimage, the shrine was bombed in February 2006 and badly damaged. [97] Another attack on 13 June 2007 destroyed the two minarets of the shrine.