Al Abbas Mosque
mosque in Iraq
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- Built
- 685
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Overview
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The Al Abbas Mosque stands over the tomb of Abbas ibn Ali in the city of Karbala, Iraq. It marks the place where he is held to have been buried after the Battle of Karbala, close to the shrine of Imam Husayn. A plaza between the two sites links the shrines. The complex is an important Shia pilgrimage destination, drawing particular attention around the anniversary of the Battle of Karbala, when commemorative rituals and passion plays are held. The shrine also houses the Department of Intellectual and Cultural Affairs and its affiliated Islamic Centre for Strategic Studies.
History
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According to the sources, Abbas ibn Ali was buried at this location after the Battle of Karbala in 61 AH. Since then the grave has been visited by Shia Muslims from many places.
From Wikipedia
The Al-Abbas Shrine (Arabic: العتبة العباسية) is the mausoleum of Abbas ibn Ali, situated near the Imam Husayn Shrine, located in Karbala, in the Karbala Governorate of Iraq. Abbas was a son of Ali, the half-brother of both Hasan and Husayn, Husayn's flag-bearer in the Battle of Karbala, and chief of his caravans.
Along with the Imam Husayn Shrine, it is a profoundly holy site in Shia Islam. Each year, millions of people around the world observe Ashura during Muharram and later undertake the Arba'in pilgrimage to his shrine, the world's largest annual public gathering.
Also known as Abu al-Fadl, Abbas was martyred while attempting to fetch water from the Euphrates river for the thirsty children. Over the centuries, the Euphrates changed course and it now flows around the Abbas Shrine. It is said that the Euphrates has come to Abbas now.
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Wikipedia (ar): https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%AA%D8%A8%D8%A9_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%A9
Wikipedia (de): https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Abbas-Moschee
Wikipedia (en): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Abbas_Shrine
Wikipedia (es): https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mezquita_de_Abb%C3%A1s
Wikipedia (fa): https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AD%D8%B1%D9%85_%D8%B9%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B3_%D8%A8%D9%86_%D8%B9%D9%84%DB%8C
Wikipedia (fr): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mausol%C3%A9e_d%27Abbas
Wikipedia (ru): https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D0%B5%D1%87%D0%B5%D1%82%D1%8C_%D0%B0%D0%BB%D1%8C-%D0%90%D0%B1%D0%B1%D0%B0%D1%81
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