Al-Hannanah Mosque

The Al-Hannanah Mosque (Arabic: مَـسـجـد الـحَـنّـانـة‎, romanized: Masjid al-Ḥannānah) is a Shi'ite mosque in Iraq. This mosque is also called Masjid ar-Ra's (Arabic: مَـسـجـد الـرّأس‎, Mosque of the Head (of Husayn ibn Ali)), because according to a narration attributed to Ja'far al-Sadiq, the head of his ancestor Husayn was kept in its middle, when being brought to his ‘aduww (Arabic: عَـدُوّ‎, opponent) Ubayd Allah ibn Ziyad.[1][2]

Al-Hannanah Mosque
Masjid ar-Ra’s
Arabic: مَـسـجـد الـحَـنّـانـة‎, romanized: Masjid al-Ḥannānah
The mosque, pictured in 2013
Religion
AffiliationIslam
RiteShi'ite
Ecclesiastical or organisational statusMosque and shrine
StatusActive
Location
LocationKufa-Najaf Metropolis, Iraq
Location in Iraq
Geographic coordinates32°00′18″N 44°20′04″E
Architecture
TypeIslamic architecture
FounderAbbas I of Persia
Specifications
Dome(s)1
Site area7,400 square metres (80,000 sq ft)

Specifications

Al-Hannanah Mosque is located in the metropolis of Kufa and Najaf, near the qabr (Arabic: قَـبـر‎, grave) of Kumayl ibn Ziyad. It has area of 7,400 square metres (80,000 sq ft).[3][4] According to Shaykh Al-Mufid, Sayyed Ibn Tawus and Shahid Awwal, when people arrived at Al-Hannanah Mosque, they should recite two unit prayers.

History

Jaafar Mahbouba believes that this mosque was built along with Imam Ali Mosque. Al-Buraqi believed that this mosque was built by order of Abbas I of Persia, and that because of this, he was known amongst the people of Najaf. According to Mohammad Hirz Eddin and Mirza Hadi el-Khurasani, Ghazan ibn Hulagu Khan ordered the building of this mosque as the mosque of Husayn's head.[2]

According to a narration of Ja'far al-Sadiq, after Ali ibn Abi Talib died, his sons Hasan and Husayn carried his body from Kufa to Najaf. As they were passing, the pillars of the mosque inclined towards the body.[3][5]

  • Entrance of the mosque

See also

References
  1. Qumi, Abbas (2014). Nafasul Mahmoom. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform. ISBN 978-1502504067.
  2. Staff writer. "The Mosque of the Rass". imamali. Archived from the original on 2016-04-07. Retrieved 2018-01-04.
  3. Staff writer. "Iraq". Al-Islam.
  4. Hann, Geoff; Dabrowska, Karen; Townsend-Greaves, Tina (2015). Iraq: The ancient sites & Iraqi Kurdistan. Bradt Travel Guides. ISBN 978-1841624884.
  5. Majlisi Muhammad Baqir. Bihar al-Anwar. 97. p. 455.
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