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'''The Shrine of al-ʿAskarīyyayn''' or '''the Shrine of al-Imāmayn al-ʿAskarīyyayn''' is the resting place of [[Imam Ali b. Muhammad al-Hadi (a)|Imam al-Hadi (a)]] ( | '''The Shrine of al-ʿAskarīyyayn''' or '''the Shrine of al-Imāmayn al-ʿAskarīyyayn''' is the resting place of [[Imam Ali b. Muhammad al-Hadi (a)|Imam al-Hadi (a)]] (d. [[254 AH|254]]/868) and his son [[Imam al-Hasan b. Ali al-Askari (a)|Imam al-Hasan al-'Askari (a)]] (d. [[260 AH|260]]/874). The mausoleum is located in [[Samarra]]. It is a major Shiite pilgrimage destination in [[Iraq]]. [[Narjis (a)|Narjis Khatun]], Imam al-Hasan al-'Askari’s wife and [[Imam Muhammad b. al-Hasan al-Mahdi (a)|Imam al-Mahdi’s]] mother, as well as [[Hakima bt. al-Imam al-Jawad (a)|Hakima]] the daughter of [[Imam Muhammad b. Ali al-Jawad (a)|Imam al-Jawad (a)]], and some other [[Sayyid|sadat]] and Shiite scholars are buried in this shrine. | ||
Imam al-Hadi (a) and Imam al-'Askari (a) were laid to rest in their house of dwelling in 254/868 and 260/874, respectively. In 328/939-40, the first dome was erected on their graves, which was frequently repaired and renovated in later periods. In 2006 and 2007, parts of the shrine were [[Demolition of the Shrine of al-'Askariyyayn (a)|devastated]] in a terrorist bombing. After these attacks, the Committee for Reconstruction of 'Atabat and the Office of [[Al-Sayyid Ali al-Husayni al-Sistani|Ayatollah al-Sistani]] reconstructed the shrine’s hall and [[darih]], respectively. | Imam al-Hadi (a) and Imam al-'Askari (a) were laid to rest in their house of dwelling in 254/868 and 260/874, respectively. In 328/939-40, the first dome was erected on their graves, which was frequently repaired and renovated in later periods. In 2006 and 2007, parts of the shrine were [[Demolition of the Shrine of al-'Askariyyayn (a)|devastated]] in a terrorist bombing. After these attacks, the Committee for Reconstruction of 'Atabat and the Office of [[Al-Sayyid Ali al-Husayni al-Sistani|Ayatollah al-Sistani]] reconstructed the shrine’s hall and [[darih]], respectively. | ||