Holy Shrine of Imam Ali (a): Difference between revisions

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'''Shrine of Imam Ali (a)''' (Arabic: عتبة إمام علي) is located in [[Najaf]], [[Iraq]] and is the place where [[Imam Ali (a)|he]] has been buried. For many years after his death, the location of his grave was a secret. However, after it was discovered, it became a place of [[Ziyarah]] (visitation) for all. Throughout history, various personalities have dedicated resources to repairing, renovating, and expanding the shrine.

Mawdi' al-Isba'ayn (lit. the place of two fingers) is across the place where the face of the Imam (a) lies. It has been said that there was a tyrant ruler whose name was Murra b. Qays who was once speaking about his tribe and forefathers. He asked the elders of the tribe about those who had passed away from his family, and in response, they said that many of them had been killed in a battle. He further asked about who had killed them, and they responded by saying that most of them had been killed at the hands of Ali b. Abi Talib (a). So, he asked where Imam Ali (a) had been buried, and was told that he was buried in Najaf. Murra then sent an army of 2,000 individuals to storm Najaf. After six days of defending their city, the people of Najaf were defeated and Marra entered the shrine and began to destroy it. As he was about to exhume the grave, two fingers came out of the [[Darih]], and as though they were a sword, cut him in half. At that very moment, the two halves of his body became stone. These two stones were then kept near the road/pathway, after which the army took them and hid them.

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