Al-Haydariyya Husayniyya
al-Haydariyya Husayniyya in Kadhimiya | |
| General Information | |
|---|---|
| Founder | Sayyid Muhammad Haydari or Sayyid Ahmad Haydari |
| Established | 1876 or 1869 |
| Location | Kadhimiya, Iraq |
| Specifications | |
| Area | 500 square meters |
| Facilities | Prayer hall, seminary, library |
| Architecture | |
| Architect | Muhammad Makiyya |
| Style | Wooden 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]

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
- ↑ «Ḥusayniyya al-Ḥayḍariyya dar Kāẓimayn; pāygāh-i māndigār-i marthiya-sarāyān-i Ḥusaynī», Shabestan News Agency.
- ↑ «Ḥusayniyya al-Ḥayḍariyya dar Kāẓimayn; pāygāh-i māndigār-i marthiya-sarāyān-i Ḥusaynī», Shabestan News Agency.
- ↑ Ḥaydarī, «Madrasat al-Ḥusayniyya al-Ḥaydariyya», Al-Wilāya al-Ikhbāriyya.
- ↑ Munshī, Tārīkh-i ʿālam-ārā-yi ʿAbbāsī, 1314 AH, vol. 1, p. 263.
- ↑ Ḥasanī, «Al-Ḥusayniyya al-Ḥaydariyya fī l-Kāẓimiyya», Ṣawt al-Kāẓimayn.
- ↑ «Ḥusayniyya al-Ḥayḍariyya dar Kāẓimayn; pāygāh-i māndigār-i marthiya-sarāyān-i Ḥusaynī», Shabestan News Agency.
- ↑ Ḥasanī, «Al-Ḥusayniyya al-Ḥaydariyya fī l-Kāẓimiyya», Ṣawt al-Kāẓimayn.
- ↑ «Ḥusayniyya al-Ḥayḍariyya dar Kāẓimayn; pāygāh-i māndigār-i marthiya-sarāyān-i Ḥusaynī», Shabestan News Agency.
- ↑ «Ḥusayniyya al-Ḥayḍariyya dar Kāẓimayn; pāygāh-i māndigār-i marthiya-sarāyān-i Ḥusaynī», Shabestan News Agency.
- ↑ «Ḥusayniyya al-Ḥayḍariyya dar Kāẓimayn; pāygāh-i māndigār-i marthiya-sarāyān-i Ḥusaynī», Shabestan News Agency.
- ↑ Ḥaydarī, «Madrasat al-Ḥusayniyya al-Ḥaydariyya», Al-Wilāya al-Ikhbāriyya.
References
- Ḥasanī, Al-Sayyid Yūsuf Aḥmad al-. «Al-Ḥusayniyya al-Ḥaydariyya fī l-Kāẓimiyya». Ṣawt al-Kāẓimayn. Posted: Ramaḍān 1413 AH. Accessed: 4 Mihr 1404 Sh.
- Ḥaydarī, Luay al-. «Madrasat al-Ḥusayniyya al-Ḥaydariyya 1286 AH». Al-Wilāya al-Ikhbāriyya. Posted: 7 July 2023. Accessed: 13 Mihr 1404 Sh.
- Ḥusaynī Ashkawarī, Aḥmad. Al-Imām al-thāʾir al-Sayyid Mahdī al-Ḥaydarī. Najaf, Maṭbaʿat al-Ādāb, n.d.
- Munshī, Iskandar. Tārīkh-i ʿālam-ārā-yi ʿAbbāsī. Tehran, Dār al-Ṭibāʿa-yi Āqā Sayyid Murtaḍā, 1314 AH.
- «Ḥusayniyya al-Ḥayḍariyya dar Kāẓimayn; pāygāh-i māndigār-i marthiya-sarāyān-i Ḥusaynī». Shabestan News Agency. Posted: 21 Farvardīn 1404 Sh. Accessed: 31 Shahrivar 1404 Sh.