Masjid al-Jawahiri (Najaf)
 Entrance of the mosque | |
| General Information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Najaf |
| Other names | Jami' al-Jawahiri • Masjid Al al-Jawahiri |
| Related events | Burial place of Muhammad Hasan al-Najafi • Place of Najaf Seminary lessons • Funeral procession of Sayyid Mustafa Khomeini from this mosque towards the Holy Shrine of Imam Ali (a) • Speech of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Sadr in defense of the Islamic Revolution of Iran |
Al-Jawāhirī Mosque (Arabic: جامِع الْجَواهری) or Āl al-Jawāhirī Mosque is one of the famous mosques in Najaf. It is located in the al-Amara district[1] near the Holy Shrine of Imam Ali (a) and the al-Shaykh al-Tusi Mosque.[2]
The mosque is known as "al-Jawahiri" because Muhammad Hasan al-Najafi (d. 1266/1850), known as "Sahib al-Jawahir" (the Author of al-Jawahir), is buried there.[3] This mosque is regarded as one of the important centers of study and scholarly discussion for students of the Najaf Seminary.[4]
This mosque was renovated and expanded by Shaykh Jawad al-Jawahiri, a grandson of Muhammad Hasan al-Najafi.[6] Another grandson of Muhammad Hasan al-Najafi, al-Shaykh Muhammad Taqi al-Jawahiri, served as the mosque's imam. He was arrested by the Ba'ath regime in Iraq and was martyred in 1980.[7]
According to reports, the funeral procession of Sayyid Mustafa Khomeini set out from this mosque and proceeded to the Shrine of Imam Ali (a).[8]
It is also reported that on the night of February 11, 1979, Muhammad Baqir al-Sadr delivered a speech in al-Jawahiri Mosque and spoke about the Islamic Revolution of Iran, the role of Imam Khomeini in the victory of this revolution, the reform of the Islamic umma, and the responsibility of the people of Iraq to rise up against the government.[9] It is reported that demonstrations were held in various Iraqi cities the following day.[10]
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Notes
- ↑ Khalīlī, Mawsūʿat al-ʿatabāt al-muqaddasa, 1407 AH, vol. 7, p. 59; ʿAlavī, Rāhnamā-yi ustān-i Najaf, 1391 Sh, p. 58.
- ↑ "Ṣaḥn al-Imām al-Ḥusayn ʿalayhi al-salām", Shabaka-yi al-Imam Ali.
- ↑ Ziyārat-i ʿatabāt-i ʿālīyāt (Iraq), 1387 Sh, p. 247.
- ↑ Ḥakīm, Ḥawzat al-Najaf al-ashraf, 1433 AH, p. 275.
- ↑ Ḥakīm, Ḥawzat al-Najaf al-ashraf, 1433 AH, p. 652.
- ↑ Bunyād-i Dāʾirat al-Maʿārif-i Islāmī, "Jawāhirī, Āl", vol. 1, p. 5173.
- ↑ Bunyād-i Dāʾirat al-Maʿārif-i Islāmī, "Jawāhirī, Āl", vol. 1, p. 5173.
- ↑ "Jarraqa-ī ki Shāh rā bar andākht!", Pāygāh-i daftar-i ḥifẓ va nashr-i āthār-i Ayatollah Khamenei.
- ↑ "Kitāb-i «Andīshah-hā-yi siyāsī-yi Shahīd Muḥammad Bāqir Ṣadr» muntashir mī-shavad", Mehr News Agency.
- ↑ "Kitāb-i «Andīshah-hā-yi siyāsī-yi Shahīd Muḥammad Bāqir Ṣadr» muntashir mī-shavad", Mehr News Agency.
References
- ʿAlavī, ʿAlī. Rāhnamā-yi ustān-i Najaf. Tehran, Mashʿar, 1391 Sh.
- Bunyād-i Dāʾirat al-Maʿārif-i Islāmī. "Jawāhirī, Āl". In Dānishnāma-yi jahān-i Islām.
- Ḥakīm, ʿAbd al-Hādī. Ḥawzat al-Najaf al-ashraf: al-niẓām wa mashārīʿ al-iṣlāḥ. Karbala, al-ʿAtaba al-ʿAbbāsiyya al-Muqaddasa, 1433 AH.
- "Jarraqa-ī ki Shāh rā bar andākht!". Pāygāh-i daftar-i ḥifẓ va nashr-i āthār-i Ayatollah al-Uzma Khamenei. Accessed: Dey 20, 1402 Sh.
- Khalīlī, Jaʿfar. Mawsūʿat al-ʿatabāt al-muqaddasa. Beirut, Muʾassasat al-Aʿlamī li-l-Maṭbūʿāt, 1407 AH.
- "Kitāb-i «Andīshah-hā-yi siyāsī-yi Shahīd Muḥammad Bāqir Ṣadr» muntashir mī-shavad". Mehr News Agency. Published: Mehr 26, 1395 Sh. Accessed: Dey 20, 1402 Sh.
- "Ṣaḥn al-Imām al-Ḥusayn ʿalayhi al-salām". Shabaka-yi al-Imam Ali. Accessed: Dey 18, 1402 Sh.
- Ziyārat-i ʿatabāt-i ʿālīyāt (Iraq). Isfahan, Markaz-i Taḥqīqāt-i Rāyāna-ī-yi Qāʾimiyya Iṣfahān, 1387 Sh.