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'''Al-Kādhimiya''' (Arabic:الکاظمیه) is among important religious cities of [[Iraq]] where the shrines of two [[infallible]] Imams (a), [[Imam al-Kazim (a)]] and [[Imam al-Jawad (a)]] are located. This city is of great significance to [[Shi'a]] after the religious cities of [[Najaf]] and [[Karbala]]. | '''Al-Kādhimiya''' (Arabic:الکاظمیه) is among important religious cities of [[Iraq]] where the shrines of two [[infallible]] Imams (a), [[Imam al-Kazim (a)]] and [[Imam al-Jawad (a)]] are located. This city is of great significance to [[Shi'a]] after the religious cities of [[Najaf]] and [[Karbala]]. | ||
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Al-Kādhimiya (Arabic:الکاظمیه) is among important religious cities of Iraq where the shrines of two infallible Imams (a), Imam al-Kazim (a) and Imam al-Jawad (a) are located. This city is of great significance to Shi'a after the religious cities of Najaf and Karbala.
Al-Kadhimiya is located on the west of Tigris River on the north-west of Baghdad. Some Shi'a scholars such as al-Shaykh al-Mufid and Khwajih Nasir al-Din al-Tusi are buried in this city.
Naming Reason
The reason for naming “Kazimayn” is because of the shrines of Imam al-Kazim (a) and Imam al-Jawad (a). Other names of this city are “al-Kadhimiya”, “Balad al-Kazimi” and “al-Mashhad al-Kazimi”.
Geographical Location and Climate
Al-Kadhimiya is located near Baghdad, but now attached to it due to urban expansion. It is located on the west of Tigris River and thus has a moderate climate. Raining in most times of the year is like spring shower. Therefore, at the time of Abbasids, Baghdad and other breadbasket areas around it were decided as the capital and resort for Abbasid rulers.
History
Due to especial geographical location, al-Kadhimiya has been considered important and its history is thought to date back before Jesus Christ. At the time of Sassanids, this region has been a garden of an Iranian King called Tasuj and has been called so. In the Battle of Nahrawan in 37/657 following the order of Imam 'Ali (a), martyrs of the war were buried here and it was called “Maqbarat al-Shuhadā”. At the time of Abbasids, when expanding and reviving Baghdad and choosing it as the capital, this cemetery was called “Shunizi”, and Caliph Mansur Dawaniqi chose it for burying Abbasid elders and families and thereafter was called “Maqabir Quraysh”.
Later, by the order Harun al-Rashid, Imam al-Kazim (a) was martyred by Sindi b. Shahak and the body of Imam (a) was buried in “Quraysh Cemetery”. After burying Imam (a), his grave was called as Mashhad Bab al-Taban”. In 220/835, Imam al-Jawad (a) was buried beside the grave of Imam al-Kazim (a).
Destruction and Reconstructions
This city has been destroyed and burned due to flood, earthquake, civil and religious wars and several times was reconstructed. Buyids were among Shi'a rulers of Baghdad who cared about reconstruction of the cities and graves of Imams (a). 'Ala al-Din al-Juwayni, a ruler of Baghdad was among those who reconstructed the city and graves of Imams (a) after invasion of Hulagu Khan in 651/1253-1254 to Baghdad and its destruction.
Important Cites in al-Kadhimiya
Buratha mosque is located in Buratha neighborhood. It is said that upon returning from the Battle of Nahrawan, Imam 'Ali (a) prayed in this mosque. Safawi mosque is built by Shah Isma’il Safawi and is very beautiful.
Al-Mantaqa mosque which is also known as “Masjid al-'Aqiqa”.
Important People Buried in al-Kadhimiya
Imams (a) Buried in al-Kadhimiya
Imam al-Kazim (a) and Imam al-Jawad (a), the seventh and ninth Imams (a) of Shi'a are buried in this city and their shrines is known as Haram Kazimayn.
Politicians and Important People Buried in al-Kadhimiya
- Abu Hanifa
- Mu'izz al-Dawla Daylami (One of Buyid kings)
- Fakhr al-Dawla Daylami
- Mushrif al-Dawla Daylami
- Ibn Hamdun
- Jalal al-Dawla Al Buya
- Diya' al-Din Ibn al-Athir
- Ibn al-Naqid
- Ibn al-'Alqami
- Abu Muhammad Hasan Mahlabi, minister of Mu'izz al-Dawla Daylami
- Amin, Abbasid caliph
- Ja'far b. Mansur Dawaniqi
- Farhad Mirza Mu'tamid al-Dawla, uncle of Nasir al-Din Shah
- Buhlul al-Kufi, cousin of Harun al-Rashid
Buried Scholars in al-Kadhimiya
- Shaykh Mufid, among great scholars of Shi'a in fiqh and kalam
- Khwajih Nasir al-Din al-Tusi, among Shi'a scholars
- Ibn Quluwayh, among Shi'a fiqh and hadith scholars, author of Kamil al-Ziyarat
- Sayyid Radi and Sayyid Murtada, whose graves and burial place (as primarily said) is there.
- Abu Sabha Musa b. Ibrahim Asghar b. musa al-Kazim, known as al-Murtada
- 'Awn and 'Abd Allah, among the children of Imam 'Ali (a)
- Al-Amir Sayyid Abu l-Hasan 'Ali b. al-Murtada b. 'Ali 'Alawi Hasani
- Abu Yusuf Qadi, among Sunni scholars in fiqh and a student of Abu Hanifa who was known as Qadi al-Qudat
- Ayatullah Sayyid Hasan Sadr
- Sayyid Hibat al-Din Shahristani
See Also
Gallery
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A beautiful b&w photo of the holy shrine of al-Kazimayn ('a) taken during late 1920s
External Links
- The material for writing this article has been mainly taken from کاظمین in Farsi wikishia.