al-Abbas mosque

Shrine of Abbas ibn Ali in Karbala

al-Abbas mosque

Between the two sanctuaries (facing the Imam Husain shrine ).

al-Abbas mosque in Karbala at night

The al-Abbas mosque is located above the grave shrine of Abbas ibn Ali in the city of Karbala in Iraq . It is located at the place where he is said to have died and was buried in the immediate vicinity of the Imam Husain shrine with the mosque of Imam Hussein , the second grandson of Mohammed . The sites are an important Shiite place of pilgrimage ( ziyāra ), especially for the Shiite Passion Play on the anniversary of the Battle of Karbala .

A space between the two holy places connects the two shrines of Imam Husain and Iman Abbas:

“The faithful then gather in the huge inner courtyard, lined with white marble and black granite, which connects the Imam Hussein mosque with that of his brother Abbas. There are tens of thousands of people on normal days, and millions on public holidays. Karbala in Iraq is one of the holiest cities for Shiite Muslims. "

- Paul-Anton Krüger : sueddeutsche.de

The “ Department of Intellectual and Cultural Affairs” and the “Islamic Center for Strategic Studies” ( IICSS, Arabic ) are located at the mosque المركز الاسلامي للدراسات الاستراتيجية).

See also

• al-Arba'in
• Ta'zieh

literature

• Pedram Khosronejad (Ed.): Unburied Memories: The Politics of Bodies of Sacred Defense Martyrs in Iran. 2013 ( partial view in Google Book search)
• Ingvild Flaskerud: “ The flow of images and objects to, from, and between Shia shrines ” - tasveergharindia.net

Web links

Commons : al-Abbas mosque  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• alkafeel.net
• Holy Shrine of Al-Attaba Al-Abbasiya in Karbala
• Clerics praise the role of the Al-Abbas's (p) Holy Shrine in the conservation and revival of the heritage.
• Zareeh e Mubarak Hazrat Abbas Alamdar AS - Karbala on YouTube
• River al-Alqami
• In the basement (sirdab) of Al Abbas on YouTube

References and footnotes

1. ↑ Shiites in Iraq: Against the cowardly fighters of the Islamic State , Paul-Anton Krüger, Kerbela, August 9, 2015 (sueddeutsche.de) - accessed on April 29, 2017
2. ↑ Website at iicss.iq .

Al Abbas Mosque (alternative names of the lemma)
Imam Abbas Mosque; al-Abbas mosque; masǧid al-imām al-ʿAbbās; masjid al Imām al 'Abbās; Al Abbas Mosque

Coordinates: 32 ° 37 '2 "  N , 44 ° 2' 10"  E