Al-Hannanah mosque

al- Hananeh masque

al- Hananeh masque
Basic information
Location Najaf, Iraq
Affiliation Shia Islam
Architectural description
Architectural style Islamic
Specifications
Dome(s) 1

Al-Hannanah mosque (Persian: مسجد حنانه‎‎), also known as the mosque of Husayn’s head or masjid al-Rass is located in Najaf, Iraq. After the battle of Karbala when the head of Husayn was taken to Ubayd Allah ibn Ziyad, the middle of Al-Hannanah mosque was the place that the head of Husayn ibn Ali was kept.

Naming

This mosque named the masjid al-Rass (mosque of head ) because the head of Husayn ibn Ali was kept there.[1][2]

Specifications

The Al-Hannanah mosque is located between Kufa and Najaf, next to the grave of Kumayl ibn Ziyad. The area of mosqu is 7400 square meters.[3][4]

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

History

There was two important event about this mosque. According narration of Ja'far al-Sadiq, when Ali ibn Abi Talib died, his sons, Hasan ibn Ali and Husayn ibn Ali carried dead body of Ali from Kufa to Najaf and as they were passing, the pillars of the mosque inclined towards dead body.[3][5]

According to Al-Shaykh Al-Mufid, Sayyed Ibn Tawus and Shahid Awwal stated that when people arrive to al-Hannanah mosque, they should recit two unit prayers. Ja'far al-Sadiq said about this mosque, after battle of Karbala when the head of Husayn was taken to Ubayd Allah ibn Ziyad, the middle of Al-Hannanah mosque was the place that the head of Husayn ibn Ali was kept.[1][4]

Due to the some narration the head of Husayn was buried at this mosque.[2]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Qumi, Abbas (2014). Nafasul Mahmoom. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform. ISBN 978-1502504067.
  2. 1 2 3 Staff writer. "The Mosque of the Rass". imamali.
  3. 1 2 Staff writer. "Iraq". Al-Islam.
  4. 1 2 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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