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[[File:صخره مسجدالنقطه.jpg | [[File:صخره مسجدالنقطه.jpg|thumbnail|Based on some reports, some blood from Imam al-Husayn's (a) head has dropped on this rock. Later, a mosque called [[Masjid al-Nuqta]] has been constructed over this rock.]] | ||
'''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. | '''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. | ||
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==Medina== | ==Medina== | ||
According to some Sunni sources, when [[Yazid b. Mu'awiya]] sent the prisoners of the [[Event of Karbala]] to [[Medina]], he sent Imam al-Husayn's (a) head to [['Amr b. Sa'd b. 'As]] in Medina, and 'Amr buried it in the [[Baqi' Cemetery]]. According to some scholars, the head was sent to [[Banu Hashim]], and they buried it in Baqi' after [[Ghusl of the Dead|ghusl]] and [[burial]] and [[funeral prayer]]. | According to some Sunni sources, when [[Yazid b. Mu'awiya]] sent the prisoners of the [[Event of Karbala]] to [[Medina]], he sent Imam al-Husayn's (a) head to [['Amr b. Sa'd b. al-'As]] in Medina, and 'Amr buried it in the [[al-Baqi' Cemetery]]. According to some scholars, the head was sent to [[Banu Hashim]], and they buried it in al-Baqi' after [[Ghusl of the Dead|ghusl]] and [[burial]] and [[funeral prayer]]. | ||
==Karbala== | ==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 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. | ||
[[File:ضریح راس الحسین در مسجد اموی دمشق.jpg|220px|thumbnail|right|[[Darih]] of Ra's al-Husayn (a) in [[Umayyad Mosque]] in [[Damascus]].]] | [[File:ضریح راس الحسین در مسجد اموی دمشق.jpg|220px|thumbnail|right|[[Darih]] of Ra's al-Husayn (a) in [[Umayyad Mosque]] in [[Damascus]].]] | ||
==Damascus== | ==Damascus== | ||
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==Al-Raqqa== | ==Al-Raqqa== | ||
According to [[Sibt b. Jawzi]], Yazid b. Mu'awiya sent Imam al-Husayn's (a) head to the Abu Mu'it's household as a retaliation for [['Uthman b. 'Affan]]'s head, and they buried the head in a house that was later attached to al-Raqqa's | According to [[Sibt b. al-Jawzi]], Yazid b. Mu'awiya sent Imam al-Husayn's (a) head to the Abu Mu'it's household as a retaliation for [['Uthman b. 'Affan]]'s head, and they buried the head in a house that was later attached to al-Raqqa's Jami' Mosque. | ||
==Mashhad al-Husayn or Masjid al-Nuqta== | ==Mashhad al-Husayn or Masjid al-Nuqta== | ||