Holy Shrine of al-Sayyida Zaynab (a): Difference between revisions

In the area of the shrine of Lady Zaynab (a) and the cemeteries around it, some [[Shia]] scholars and famous people are buried. For example, in the entrance corridor to the west courtyard, the graves of [[Al-Sayyid Muhsin al-Amin|Sayyid Muhsin Amin al-'Amili]] and [[Sayyid Husayn Makki al-'Amili]], the two Shia schoalrs from [[Syria]] are located. In the cemetery at the north of the shrine, the grave of Dr. [[Ali Shari'ati]] is there. Also, in another cemetery in the south of the shrine, the grave of Sayyid Mustafa Jamal al-Din, the contemporary [[Iraq]]i poet is located.

With the beginning of crisis in [[Syria]] and increasing actions of [[Takfiri]] terrorist groups in this country after 2012, the shrine of Lady Zaynab (a) was many times hit by these groups' mortar and suicide attacks. Terrorist attacks from 2012 to 2015 led to damages to some parts of the shrine including the dome, courtyard and main gates of the shrine. Some of these attacks happened in surroundings of the shrine which led to martyrdom of some visitors and residents around the shrine.