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# '''Position of Adam (a):''' the seventh pillar of the Mosque of Kufa is known as the position of Adam (a). This is believed to be the place where God accepted Adam's (a) [[repentance]]. Imam 'Ali (a) said his prayers near this pillar, which is why it is also known as the position of Amir al-Mu'minin (a). | # '''Position of Adam (a):''' the seventh pillar of the Mosque of Kufa is known as the position of Adam (a). This is believed to be the place where God accepted Adam's (a) [[repentance]]. Imam 'Ali (a) said his prayers near this pillar, which is why it is also known as the position of Amir al-Mu'minin (a). | ||
# '''Position of Ibrahim (a):''' the 4th pillar of the mosque near "Bab Anmat" is a place where the prophet [[Ibrahim (a)]] is believed to have said prayers. | # '''Position of Ibrahim (a):''' the 4th pillar of the mosque near "Bab Anmat" is a place where the prophet [[Ibrahim (a)]] is believed to have said prayers. | ||
# '''Position of Jabra'il:''' the fifth pillar is attributed to [[ | # '''Position of Jabra'il:''' the fifth pillar is attributed to [[Gabriel]]. In the night of [[Mi'raj]] when the Prophet (s) was moving from [[al-Masjid al-Haram]] to [[al-Aqsa Mosque]] and arrived in Kufa, Jabra'il told him: "O the messenger of God, you are now across from the Mosque of Kufa. The Prophet (s) asked for God's permission and said two [[rak'as]] of prayers there. [[Imam al-Hasan (a)]] also said prayers near this pillar. Thus, it is also known as the position of Imam al-Hasan (a). | ||
# '''Position of Imam Zayn al-'Abidin (a):''' the third pillar is where [[Imam al-Sajjad (a)]] said prayers. [[Abu Hamza al-Thumali]] says: I saw 'Ali b. al-Husayn (a) (that is, Imam al-Sajjad) entering the Mosque of Kufa, saying two rak'as of prayers, and then praying to God. After a while, he headed home to [[Medina]]. He was told why he had come to that place where his father and grandfather were killed. He said: "I visited my father and said prayers in this mosque". | # '''Position of Imam Zayn al-'Abidin (a):''' the third pillar is where [[Imam al-Sajjad (a)]] said prayers. [[Abu Hamza al-Thumali]] says: I saw 'Ali b. al-Husayn (a) (that is, Imam al-Sajjad) entering the Mosque of Kufa, saying two rak'as of prayers, and then praying to God. After a while, he headed home to [[Medina]]. He was told why he had come to that place where his father and grandfather were killed. He said: "I visited my father and said prayers in this mosque". | ||
# '''The Place where Amir al-Mu'minin (a) was hit.''' | # '''The Place where Amir al-Mu'minin (a) was hit.''' | ||