Ziyarat in Iraqفي المقدسة المراقدالعراق

About IRAQ – History -

From earliest times Iraq was known as Mesopotamia—the land between the rivers—for it embraces a large part of the alluvial plains of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers.

An advanced civilization existed in this area by 4000 B.C. Sometime after 2000 B.C., the land became the center of the ancient Babylonian and Assyrian empires. Mesopotamia was conquered by Cyrus the Great of Persia in 538 B.C. and by Alexander in 331 B.C. After an Arab conquest in 637–640, Baghdad became the capital of the ruling caliphate. The country was pillaged by the Mongols in 1258, and during the 16th, 17th, and 18th centuries was the object of Turkish and Persian competition.

About IRAQ – Geography

Iraq, is bounded on the east by Iran, on the north by Turkey, on the west by Syria and Jordan, and on the south by Saudi Arabia and Kuwait. It is twice the size of Idaho. The country has arid desert land west of the Euphrates, a broad central valley between the Euphrates and the Tigris, and mountains in the northeast.

About IRAQ

There are 18 provinces “Governorates” in Iraq with many cities in each province. “Najaf” and “Karbala” are Provinces. Samara is a city in the “Salah ad-Din” Province.

Holy Cities in IRAQ

Najaf Kufa Karbala MOOSAYAB Kadhmyah Samarra Balad Hillah

There were 6 Imams buried in Iraq:

- Imam Ali(as)

- Imam Hussein(as)

- Imam Musa Al-Kazim(as)

- Imam Muhammad AL-Jawad (as)

- Imam Ali Naqi (as)

- Imam Hassan AL-Askari (as)

Mausoleum of 1st Imam Ali (as)NAJAF

There are 3 graves in The holy Shrine of Imam Ali (as):

Grave of Imam Ali [as] Grave of Prophet Adam ادم [as] Grave of Prophet Nuh نوح [as]

Over 500 Prominent Personalities / Ulaama are buried around the Holy Shrine of Imam Ali a.s

The Area Around Holy Shrine of Imam Ali Called “Wadi-us

Salaam”السالم وادي

Inside “Wadi-us Salaam”السالم وادي في

Tomb of Prophet Hud [as]

السالم عليه هود الله نبي مرقد Tomb of Prophet Saleh [as]

السالم عليه صالح الله نبي مرقد Maqam of Imam Ja'far al-Sadiq [as]

السالم عليه الصادق جعفر االمام مقام Maqam of Imam Al-Mahdi, [as]

السالم عليه المهدي االمام مقام Mosalla of Imam Ali Zayn al-Abidin [as]

السالم عليه العابدين زين علي السجاد االمام مصلى

3- Tomb of Hadrat Kumayl –

companion of Imam Ali [a]

السالم عليه زياد ابن كميل قبر

4- Tomb of Rashid Hijri –

companion of Imam Ali [a]

السالم عليه الهجري رشيد قبر

5- Grave of Sayyid al-Khui

Grand-mujtahid (marja') to 450 million Muslims since 1970 (d. 8th August 1992)

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6- Masjid Hannana

This mosque is between Kufa and Najaf. The significance of this mosque is that when Imam Hasan [a] and Imam Hussein[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 [as] as if paying its last respects.

KUFA

City of KUFA Masjid-e-Kufa

Inside Masjid-e-Kufa

Mehrab Al-Salat for Imam ALi.

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 Mukhtarthe avenger of Imam Husayn [a]'s massacre

Inside Masjid-e-Kufa

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

Please of prayer “Mosalla” of several prophets

Location called “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

Inside Masjid-e-Kufa

City of KUFA Masjid-e- Sahla

Masjid Al-Sahla it’s 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]

Mausoleum of Ebrahim ibn Hasan al-Muthanna ibn Imam Hasan [a]

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

Mosque of Zaid – زيد مسجد

near Masjid AL-Sahla السهلة مسجد من قريبا

Mosque of Sa'asa ibn Sauhan, صوحان ابن صعصة

companion of Imam Ali [a]

Inside City of KUFA

KARBALA

In City of KARBALA1- Mausoleum of 3rd Imam al-Husayn (a.s)

Inside the hole shrine of Imam Hussein (a.s) Grave of Imam Husayn [a] Grave of Ali Akbar, son of Imam Husayn [a] Grave of Ali Asgher, son of Imam Husayn [a] Graves of the rest of the martyrs of Karbalb Grave of Habib ibn Madhaher [a] Grave of Ibrahim

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

In City of KARBALAMausoleum of Hazrat Abbas (a.s)

Til-e-Zaynabiya 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.

In City of KARBALA

City of “MOOSAYAB”

This place is on the way between Kadhmyah-Baghdad and Karbala.

City of “Moosyab” is the Mausoleum of the two sons of Muslim ibn Aqil [a]

Muhammad ibn Muslim ibn Aqil [a] Ibrahim ibn Muslim ibn Aqil [a]

SAMARAH

In City of SAMARAH

Mausoleum of 10th and 11th Imams,

Imam Ali al-Naqi (a.s)Imam Hasan al-Askari (a.s)

Mausoleum of 10th and 11th Imams

In City of SAMARAH

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

BAGHDADCity of KAZMAIN

In Baghdad - City of KAZMAIN

Mausoleum of 7th and 9th Imams, Imam Musa al-Kazim (a.s) and Imam Muhammad al-Jawad (a.s)

City of KAZMAIN

In Baghdad also:

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

a- Uthman b. Sayeed b- Muhammad b. Uthman c- Ali b. Muhammad Foor, and d- Husayn b. Rooh

2- Tomb of Qambar the slave of Imam Ali [a]

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