He also replated the dome with gold and therefore repaired the damage caused by the Wahhabis. Wahhabis attacked Karbala, damaged the shrine, and looted the sepulchre.įat'h ‘Alī Shāh Qājār reconstructed the screens by plating with silver. He also decorated the Min’ar and gold plated it. Nadir Shah Afshar decorated the shrine and offered expensive gems to the treasury of the shrine.Īghā Muhammad Shāh Qājār plastered the dome with pure gold. The Safavid shah of Iran Ismail I, constructed a sarcophagus of inlaid glass work over the real grave.Ībbas Shah Safavi renovated the sarcophagus with brass and bronze and also the dome with Kashi tiles. The two minarets were reconstructed of gold by Sultan Ahmad ibn `Uways. He also raised the walls of the enclosure. The dome and walls of the shrine were reconstructed by Sultan `Uways ibn Hasan Jalayiri. The sepulcher was renovated by an-Nasir li-Din Allah. The vizier Hasan ibn Fadl rebuilt the structure. He also constructed the city of Karbala by making houses and the city boundary. ‘Imrān ibn Shahin at that time also constructed a mosque adjacent to the shrine.įire destroyed the shrine. Surrounding galleries were also constructed. Two entrance gates for the shrine were also constructed.Ī sepulcher was constructed within the shrine using teak wood, by the Buwayhid emir‘Adhud ad-Dawlah. The shrine was rebuilt by the Alid council and two minarets were constructed on either side of the grave. Under instruction of Al Muntasir, new houses were built around the Shrines. The mausoleum was reconstructed during the reign of Caliph al-Amin.Ĭaliph al-Mutawakkil destroyed the mausoleum and ordered the nearby land, including the grave, to be ploughed.Ĭaliph al-Muntasir reconstructed the shrine with an iron pillar build a roof over the grave. Harun al-Rashid could not tolerate this, and ordered the tree to be totally cut off from the roots, with the intention to wipe out the sign of the grave of Husayn and stop the practice of visiting the grave. Even then people kept visiting the grave of Imam Husayn, guided by the traces of the ‘Tree of the Berry’, which covered the grave. The demolished roof was rebuilt during the reign of Caliph al-Mahdi.ĭuring the reign of Caliph Harun ar-Rashid, the mausoleum was destroyed and the Berry tree that stood besides the grave of Husayn was cut down. He also settled several families around the enclosure.Īnother dome was erected over the mosque and additional two gates for entrance were made at the mausoleum during the reign of Abbasid Caliph as-Saffah.ĭuring the reign of Caliph al-Mansur, the roof along with the domes were destroyed. Two entrance gates were made for the mosque. A Shaikh of Bani Asad lighted a candle at the grave of the Imam and planted a berry tree a few feet away from the side of the head of the grave, to indicate the grave of Husayn.Ī mosque was built by Mukhtar ibn Abu `Ubayd ath-Thaqafi on the spot and a dome was created over the grave. It is assumed that Bani Asad also the first, who erected a tent upon the grave of Imam Husayn. Historical accounts provide little light on the first builder of the Shrine. It was Bani Asad who, after the departure of Ahl al Bait, assembled at the grave of Imam Husayn. October 10: Husayn is said to have been buried on this day. One is from the Iraqi capital Baghdad, through Al-Musails, and the other is from Najaf. Two main roads lead the visitor to Karbala. The tomb and its annexes were destroyed by Abbasid caliph Al-Mutawakkil in 850-851 and pilgrimage was prohibited, but shrines in Karbala and Najaf were built by the Buwayhid emir 'Adud al-Daula in 979-80. The Umayyad and Abbasid caliphs prevented construction of the shrines and discouraged pilgrimage to the sites. Every year, millions of pilgrims visit the city to observe ‘Āshūrā, which marks the anniversary of Husayn ibn ‘Alī 's martyrdom. The tomb of Imam Husayn ibn ‘Alī is one of the holiest places ‘as outside of Mecca and Medina, and many make pilgrimages to the site. It stands on the site of the grave of Imam Husayn ibn ‘Alī, the second grandson of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), near the place where he was martyred during the Battle of Karbalā in 680 C.E. The Shrine of Imam Husayn ibn ‘Alī ( Arabic : مقام الامام الحسين ) is one of the oldest mosques in the world and a holy site in the city of Karbalā, Iraq.
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