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[[File:قبرستان وادی الاسلام (15).jpg|thumb|A view of Wadi l-Salam cemetery, [[Najaf]], [[Iraq]]]] | [[File:قبرستان وادی الاسلام (15).jpg|thumb|A view of Wadi l-Salam cemetery, [[Najaf]], [[Iraq]]]] | ||
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Some references believe this name has been selected by the [[Holy Prophet (s)]] or [[Gabriel]], meaning anyone entombed in this cemetery is exempt from the judgment and punishment of [[Barzakh]] (the world between this world and the future life).<ref>Al-Buraqi, ''Tarikh al-Najaf'', P.243</ref> | Some references believe this name has been selected by the [[Holy Prophet (s)]] or [[Gabriel]], meaning anyone entombed in this cemetery is exempt from the judgment and punishment of [[Barzakh]] (the world between this world and the future life).<ref>Al-Buraqi, ''Tarikh al-Najaf'', P.243</ref> | ||
[[Al-Kulayni]] (d. [[328]]/ | [[Al-Kulayni]] (d. [[328]]/941) has narrated a Hadith about this cemetery, descended from [[Imam 'Ali (a)]] in which the phrase "Wadi l-Salam" is applied to suggest this cemetery<ref>Al-Kulayni, ''al-Kafi'', Vol.3, P.243</ref>. | ||
=== In Hadiths === | === In Hadiths === | ||
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One of the reasons to the importance of this cemetery is its proximity to Imam 'Ali's (a) holy shrine. | One of the reasons to the importance of this cemetery is its proximity to Imam 'Ali's (a) holy shrine. | ||
In addition, it has been indicated and admired frequently in [[Shi'a]] references. It appears the earliest hadith about it is one narrated by [[al-Kulayni]] (255/ | In addition, it has been indicated and admired frequently in [[Shi'a]] references. It appears the earliest hadith about it is one narrated by [[al-Kulayni]] (255/868-9 - 329/941), said to be from [[Imam 'Ali (a)]]. Subsequent references have narrated this hadith numerously. In this hadith, Imam 'Ali (a), accompanied with one of his companions, goes to Wadi l-Salam and uttered: "No pious man passes away on any part of the earth unless his spirit is ordered to come to Wadi l-Salam. Here, is a part of [[Heaven]]."<ref>Al-Kulayni, ''al-Kafi'', Vol.3, P.243</ref> | ||
Al-'Allama al-Majlisi has narrated that the [[Holy Prophet (s)]], along with [[Gabriel]], went to Wadi l-Salam and performed prayer in the [[Ascension Night]]. According to this narration, Wadi l-Salam has been a place of prayer for [[Adam (a)]] and other prophets.<ref>Al-Majlisi, ''Bihar al-anwar'', Vol.18, P.384</ref> | Al-'Allama al-Majlisi has narrated that the [[Holy Prophet (s)]], along with [[Gabriel]], went to Wadi l-Salam and performed prayer in the [[Ascension Night]]. According to this narration, Wadi l-Salam has been a place of prayer for [[Adam (a)]] and other prophets.<ref>Al-Majlisi, ''Bihar al-anwar'', Vol.18, P.384</ref> | ||
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At the north part of Wadi l-Salam, there is an area called Maqam [[al-Imam al-Mahdi (a)]] and Maqam [[al-Imam al-Sadiq (a)]]. There is an old construction there, along with two signs, pointing the place where Imam al-Sadiq (a) and Imam al-Mahdi (a) are believed to have prayed. A blue dome is right above it. The construction has been built thanks to [[al-'Allama Bahr al-'Ulum]]'s efforts. A person by the name of Sayyid Muhammad Khan refurbished it in 1370/1950-1, and it has maintained its state until today. He, also, made a dome with blue tiles above the construction. | At the north part of Wadi l-Salam, there is an area called Maqam [[al-Imam al-Mahdi (a)]] and Maqam [[al-Imam al-Sadiq (a)]]. There is an old construction there, along with two signs, pointing the place where Imam al-Sadiq (a) and Imam al-Mahdi (a) are believed to have prayed. A blue dome is right above it. The construction has been built thanks to [[al-'Allama Bahr al-'Ulum]]'s efforts. A person by the name of Sayyid Muhammad Khan refurbished it in 1370/1950-1, and it has maintained its state until today. He, also, made a dome with blue tiles above the construction. | ||
There is a stone in there on which Imam al-Mahdi's Ziyara (a blessing prayer for a Imam) is incised. Its date goes back to the year 1200 | There is a stone in there on which Imam al-Mahdi's Ziyara (a blessing prayer for a Imam) is incised. Its date goes back to the year 1200/1785-6. There has been narrated from Imam al-Sadiq (a) that: "Anyone who visits my ancestor's tomb, should recite a prayer of two units, and again a two-unit one, and then another two units of prayer. The first prayer should be performed at the entrance of Imam Ali's (a) tomb, the second one at [[Ra's al-Husayn]], and the third one at Imam al-Mahdi's (a) pulpit (al-minbar)". | ||
There is another area (maqam) inside this construction ascribed to Imam al-Sadiq (a). There is no evidence and information indicating the reason of this naming.<ref>Qa'idan, '''Atabat-i 'Aliyat-i 'Iraq'', P.50</ref> | There is another area (maqam) inside this construction ascribed to Imam al-Sadiq (a). There is no evidence and information indicating the reason of this naming.<ref>Qa'idan, '''Atabat-i 'Aliyat-i 'Iraq'', P.50</ref> | ||