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'''Maqām Ra's al-Ḥusayn (a) ''' (Arabic:{{iarabic| مقام رأسُ الحُسَین}}) refers to places where [[Imam al-Husayn (a)|Imam al-Husayn's (a)]] head is buried or kept. There are monuments called "Maqam Ra's al-Husayn" in different cities. These are places where Imam al-Husayn's (a) head is allegedly buried or places where his holy head used to be kept and has thus turned into places frequently visited by [[Shiites]]. According to Shiite scholars, Imam al-Husayn's (a) head was eventually attached to his torso in [[Karbala]] and is buried where his torso is buried.

==Karbala==

On some accounts, Imam Husayn's (a) head was attached to his body. This is maintained by both Shiite and Sunni scholars. Some Shiite scholars, such as [[al-Shaykh al-Saduq]], [[al-Sayyid al-Murtada]], [[al-Fattal al-Nishaburi]], [[Ibn Nama al-Hilli]], [[Sayyid b. Tawus]], [[al-Shaykh al-Baha'i]], [[Abu Rayhan al-Biruni]], Qazwini and [[al-'Allama al-Majlisi]] are proponents of this view. According to some scholars, [[Ziyarat al-Arba'in]] (visiting [[Imam al-Husayn's (a) Holy Shrine]] on the Fourtieth day of his [[martyrdom]]) is recommended because Imam al-Husayn's (a) head was attached to his body on this day.

On some accounts, Imam al-Husayn's (a) head was buried in [[Damascus]]. However, there is disagreement as to whether it was buried in the palace or a garden in Damascus or a cemetery there. There are other accounts according to which the head was buried in the Faradis Gate, the Damascus Mosque near two pillars on the right side of [[qibla]], in Muslims' graves.

==Ashkelon==

On some accounts, a group of people from [[Ashkelon]] ('Asqalan) went to [[Yazid b. Mu'awiya]] and asked him to let them bury Imam al-Husayn's (a) head in their city. Yazid gave them the head; they buried the head in Ashkelon and made a mausoleum over it.