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Imam Husayn Shrine

The Imam Husayn Shrine (Arabic: مَقَام ٱلْإِمَام ٱلْحُسَيْن ٱبْن عَلِيّ, romanized: Maqām al-ʾImām al-Ḥusayn ʾibn ʿAlī) is the mosque and burial site of Husayn ibn Ali, the third Imam of Shia Islam, in the city of Karbala, Iraq. It stands on the site of the Mausoleum of Husayn, who was a grandson of Muhammad, near the place where he embraced martyrdom during the Battle of Karbala in 680 CE[1][2] The tomb of Husayn is one of the holiest sites in Shia Islam, outside of Mecca and Medina, and many make pilgrimages to the site. Every year, millions of pilgrims visit the city to observe Ashura, which marks the commemoration of Husayn's death for all Muslims.[3]

For Ras al-Husayn shrines, see Al Hussein Mosque § Ras al-Husayn, and Mashad an-Nabi al-Husayn.

Imam Husayn Shrine

Islam

Shia Islam

Mosque and shrine

Active

Karbala, Iraq

32°36′59″N 44°01′57″E / 32.61639°N 44.03250°E / 32.61639; 44.03250

Abbasid architecture, Islamic architecture

680 CE

2

27 metres (89 ft)

2 (formerly 3)

Aghaie, Kamran Scot (2004). The Martyrs of Karbala: Shi'i Symbols and Rituals in Modern Iran. University of Washington Press.  0-295-98448-1

ISBN

Litvak, Meir (1998). Shi'i Scholars of Nineteenth-Century Iraq: The Ulama of Najaf and Karbala. Cambridge University Press.  0-521-89296-1

ISBN

al Musawi, Muhsin (2006). Reading Iraq: Culture and Power and Conflict. I.B.Tauris.  1-84511-070-6

ISBN

Shimoni, Yaacov & Levine, Evyatar (1974). Political Dictionary of the Middle East in the 20th Century. Quadrangle/New York Times Book Co.

- BBC News Online.

In pictures: Pilgrims in Karbala

- Sacred Destinations

Shia Shrines of Karbala

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