Ziyarat in Iraqالمراقد المقدسة في العراق

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.

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 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)

The holy shrine 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 علماء are buried around the Holy Shrine of Imam Ali a.s

The Area Around Holy Shrine of Imam Ali Called “Wadi Al-Salaam”

وادي السل�م

Inside “Wadi Al-Salaam”في وادي السل�م Tomb of Prophet Hud [as]

مرقد نبي ال هود عليه السلم

Tomb of Prophet Saleh [as]

مرقد نبي ال صالح عليه السلم

Maqam of Imam Ja'far al-Sadiq [as]

مقام المام جعفر الصادق عليه السلم

Maqam of Imam Al-Mahdi, [as]

مقام المام المهدي عليه السلم

Mosalla of Imam Ali Zayn al-Abidin [as] مصلى المام السجاد علي زين العابدين عليه السلم

3- Tomb of Kumayl bin Ziyad companion of Imam Ali [a], and the narrator of “Duaa Kumayl”قبر كميل ابن زياد عليه السل�م

4- Tomb of Rashid Hijri – companion of Imam Ali [a]

قبر رشيد الهجري عليه السل�م

5- Grave of Sayyid al-Khui «مرقد السيد الخوئي «قدس سره

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

6- Masjid Hannana

مسـجـد السهلةThis mosque is located between Kufa and Najaf. The significance of this mosque is that when Imam Hasan [as] and Imam Hussein[as] were carrying the janaza of Imam Ali [as] 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.

KUFACity of

Inside City of KUFA The Great “Masjid of Kufa”

Inside Masjid of Kufa Mehrab Al-Salat for Imam Ali [as].

محراب صل ة امير المومنين علي عليه السل�م

The place where Imam Ali [a] was martyred

Court room of Imam Ali [a]

Mausoleum of “Muslim bin Aqil” [a] مرقد مسلم ابن عقيل

cousin and ambassador of Imam Hussein [as] to Kufa

Mausoleum of “Mukhtar”مرقد المختار

the avenger of Imam Husayn [a]'s massacre

Inside Masjid of Kufa

Mausoleum of Hani bin Urwa, مرقد هاني ابن عرو ة

companion of Imam Hussein[as] who was killed by “Ibn Ziyad” for sheltering and supporting “Muslim bin Aqil”.

Please of prayer “Mosalla” of several prophets

Location called “Tanoor تنور”. The place from where the deluge (toofan طوفان ) of Prophet Nuh نوح [as] 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 of Kufa

City of KUFA Masjid Al-Sahla – مسجد السهلة

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 bin Al-Hasan al-Muthanna The son of Imam Hasan [as]

مرقد ابراهيم ابن الحسن المثنى Mausoleum of Maytham al-Tammar, companion of

Imam Ali [as]

مرقد ميثم التمار Mosque of Zaid – مسجد زيد

near Masjid AL-Sahla قريبا من مسجد السهلة

Mosque of Sa'asa bin Sauhan, صعصة ابن صوحان

companion of Imam Ali [a]

Inside City of KUFA

KARBALA

In City of KARBALA

The hole shrine of 3rd Imam Hussein [as] and his brother Abbas [as] and the martyrs of Karbala [peace be upon them]

Inside the hole shrine of Imam Hussein (a.s)

Grave of Imam Hussein [as] Grave of Ali Akbar, son of Imam Hussein [as] Grave of Ali Asgher, son of Imam Hussein [as] Graves of the rest of the martyrs of Karbala. Grave of Habib bin Madhaher [as] Grave of Ibrahim

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

In City of KARBALAThe Hole Shrine of Hazrat Abbas (as)

Til Al-Zaynabiya تل الزينبيه.a small hill close by Imam Hussein Holy shrine where Zainab [as] was watching the killing of Imam Hussein.

Mausoleum of Hur [as] مرقد الحر عليه السل�م

(companion of Imam Husayn [a] in Karbala) – 3 miles from Karbala

Mausoleum of Aun [as] مرقد عون عليه السل�م

Son of Sayyida Zaynab [a] - 6 miles from Karbala.

In City of KARBALA also

City of “MOOSAYAB” المسيبsmall city on the way between Baghdad and

Karbala.

City of “Moosyab” is the Mausoleum of the two “sons of Muslim bin Aqil” [as] :

Muhammad bin Muslim bin Aqil [as] Ibrahim bin Muslim bin Aqil [as]

SAMARAHCity of

In City of SAMARAH

The hole shrine of 10th and 11th Imams,

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

In City of SAMARAH also

Grave of “Sayyida Halima Khatoon” [as] daughter of Imam Ali al-Naqi [as] and sister of Imam Hasan al-Askari [as]. Grave of “Sayyida Nargis Khatoon” [as], mother of the 12th Imam Al-Mahdi, May Allah Hasten His Return

BAGHDADCity of KAZMAIN

Baghdad City of KAZMAIN

The Hole shrine of 7th and 9th Imams: Imam Musa al-Kazim [as] Imam Muhammad al-Jawad [as]

City of KAZMAIN

In Baghdad also:

The four representatives of the 12th Imam [as] during the minor occultation (الغيبة الصغرى)

Uthman bin Sayeed عثمان ابن سعيد العمري

Muhammad bin Uthman محمد ابن عثمان Husayn bin Rooh

الحسين ابن روح Ali bin Muhammad Al-Simari

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