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Al-Haydariyya Husayniyya

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Al-Haydariyya Husayniyya
al-Haydariyya Husayniyya in Kadhimiya
al-Haydariyya Husayniyya in Kadhimiya
General Information
FounderSayyid Muhammad Haydari or Sayyid Ahmad Haydari
Established1876 or 1869
LocationKadhimiya, Iraq
Specifications
Area500 square meters
FacilitiesPrayer hall, seminary, library
Architecture
ArchitectMuhammad Makiyya
StyleWooden columns


Al-Ḥaydariyya Ḥusayniyya (Arabic: الحسينية الحيدرية) is a Husayniyya in Kadhimiya, Iraq, which is known as the first Husayniyya in the Muslim world.[1] This building was constructed in 1876[2] or, according to another account, in 1869.[3] However, the book Tarikh-i 'Alam-ara-yi 'Abbasi, written during the Safavid era (r. 907/1501-1135/1722), mentions the existence of Husayniyyas in Iran.[4]

This building was constructed by Sayyid Muhammad Haydari (d. 1315/1897-8), a descendant of Sayyid Haydar Hasani Kazimi and a student of Shaykh Murtada al-Ansari. The name of the Husayniyya is derived from his surname.[5] According to another report, this Husayniyya was built by Sayyid Ahmad Haydari with the participation of a Shirazi merchant named Mushir al-Mulk, and its name is derived from Haydar, a title of Imam Ali (a).[6]

Mourning ceremony at al-Haydariyya Husayniyya

Al-Haydariyya Husayniyya is located near the Kadhimiya Shrine and covers an area of approximately 500 square meters.[7] It includes various sections such as a prayer hall, a seminary, a library, and a mourning hall.[8] Various ceremonies are held in this place, including mourning ceremonies (Muharram and Arba'in), congregational prayers, Eid prayers, and the setting up of a Mawkib to serve pilgrims during the Arba'in Procession.[9]

The architecture of the Husayniyya, featuring wooden columns, was designed by Muhammad Makiyya,[10] and a book titled Al-Husayniyya al-Haydariyya fi l-Kazimiyya has been written about it.[11]

Notes

  1. «Ḥusayniyya al-Ḥayḍariyya dar Kāẓimayn; pāygāh-i māndigār-i marthiya-sarāyān-i Ḥusaynī», Shabestan News Agency.
  2. «Ḥusayniyya al-Ḥayḍariyya dar Kāẓimayn; pāygāh-i māndigār-i marthiya-sarāyān-i Ḥusaynī», Shabestan News Agency.
  3. Ḥaydarī, «Madrasat al-Ḥusayniyya al-Ḥaydariyya», Al-Wilāya al-Ikhbāriyya.
  4. Munshī, Tārīkh-i ʿālam-ārā-yi ʿAbbāsī, 1314 AH, vol. 1, p. 263.
  5. Ḥasanī, «Al-Ḥusayniyya al-Ḥaydariyya fī l-Kāẓimiyya», Ṣawt al-Kāẓimayn.
  6. «Ḥusayniyya al-Ḥayḍariyya dar Kāẓimayn; pāygāh-i māndigār-i marthiya-sarāyān-i Ḥusaynī», Shabestan News Agency.
  7. Ḥasanī, «Al-Ḥusayniyya al-Ḥaydariyya fī l-Kāẓimiyya», Ṣawt al-Kāẓimayn.
  8. «Ḥusayniyya al-Ḥayḍariyya dar Kāẓimayn; pāygāh-i māndigār-i marthiya-sarāyān-i Ḥusaynī», Shabestan News Agency.
  9. «Ḥusayniyya al-Ḥayḍariyya dar Kāẓimayn; pāygāh-i māndigār-i marthiya-sarāyān-i Ḥusaynī», Shabestan News Agency.
  10. «Ḥusayniyya al-Ḥayḍariyya dar Kāẓimayn; pāygāh-i māndigār-i marthiya-sarāyān-i Ḥusaynī», Shabestan News Agency.
  11. Ḥaydarī, «Madrasat al-Ḥusayniyya al-Ḥaydariyya», Al-Wilāya al-Ikhbāriyya.

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