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'''Al-Ḥannāna Mosque''' (Arabic: {{ia|مسجد الحَنّانة}}) is located in the north of [[Najaf]], on the way to [[Kufa]]. It is narrated that the site of this mosque | '''Al-Ḥannāna Mosque''' (Arabic: {{ia|مسجد الحَنّانة}}) is located in the north of [[Najaf]], on the way to [[Kufa]]. It is narrated that the site of this mosque wept/mourned for the [[Ahl al-Bayt (a)]] two times; during the [[funeral procession]] of [[Imam 'Ali (a)]] and after the [[Battle of Karbala]]. That is why it has been given the name ''al-Hannana'' (the weeper/mourner). | ||
[[File:Entrance of Hannah Mosque.jpg|230px|thumbnail|right|It's written on the entrance door of al-Hannah Mosque in Arabic, "al-Hannah Mosque, the place of the head of Imam al-Husayn (a)".]] | [[File:Entrance of Hannah Mosque.jpg|230px|thumbnail|right|It's written on the entrance door of al-Hannah Mosque in Arabic, "al-Hannah Mosque, the place of the head of Imam al-Husayn (a)".]] | ||
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One incident, narrated to have taken place at the site of al-Hannana Mosque, is the sorrowful leaning of a pillar (or wall) when the coffin of [[Imam 'Ali (a)]] passed by it at his funeral.<ref>Ṭūsī, ''al-Amālī'', p. 682.</ref> [[Imam al-Sadiq (a)]] has reportedly said, "When the coffin of Imam 'Ali (a) was being carried through this place, this pillar leaned out of sorrow for his demise, like the leaning of Abraha's throne at the entry of [['Abd al-Muttalib]]."<ref>Majlisī, ''Biḥār al-anwār'', vol. 97, p. 455.</ref> | One incident, narrated to have taken place at the site of al-Hannana Mosque, is the sorrowful leaning of a pillar (or wall) when the coffin of [[Imam 'Ali (a)]] passed by it at his funeral.<ref>Ṭūsī, ''al-Amālī'', p. 682.</ref> [[Imam al-Sadiq (a)]] has reportedly said, "When the coffin of Imam 'Ali (a) was being carried through this place, this pillar leaned out of sorrow for his demise, like the leaning of Abraha's throne at the entry of [['Abd al-Muttalib]]."<ref>Majlisī, ''Biḥār al-anwār'', vol. 97, p. 455.</ref> | ||
The second incident is narrated to have happened after the [[ | The second incident is narrated to have happened after the [[Battle of Karbala]]. On the road from [[Karbala]] to [[Kufa]], the head of [[Imam al-Husayn (a)]] was put on the ground of the mosque. It is said that at this time, a sound was heard like the sound of a baby camel that had lost its mother. According to a [[hadith]], Imam al-Sadiq (a), when traveling between Kufa and [[Najaf]], would stop at that spot and pray. When asked about the reason, he would say, "They put the head of my grandfather Imam al-Husayn (a) here."<ref>Ṭūsī, ''al-Amālī'', p. 682; Majlisī, ''Biḥār al-anwār'', vol. 97, p. 454.</ref> | ||
[[File:Hannanah Mosque 2.jpg|thumbnail|230px|It is said that on the road from [[Karbala]] to [[Kufa]], the head of [[Imam al-Husayn (a)]] was put on the ground of the mosque]] | [[File:Hannanah Mosque 2.jpg|thumbnail|230px|It is said that on the road from [[Karbala]] to [[Kufa]], the head of [[Imam al-Husayn (a)]] was put on the ground of the mosque]] | ||