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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 claimed to be buried or kept. There are monuments called "Maqam Ra's al-Husayn" in different cities. 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 claimed to be buried or kept. There are monuments called "Maqam Ra's al-Husayn" in different cities. 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. | ||
[[File:موضع رأس الحسین ع.jpg|350px|thumbnail|right|Maqam Ra's al-Husayn (a) in [[Al-Hannana Mosque]]]] | |||
==Kufa and Najaf== | ==Kufa and Najaf== | ||
There is nothing in [[Sunni]] sources regarding whether Imam al-Husayn's (a) head is buried in [[Kufa]] or [[Najaf]], and there is no commonly accepted view among Shiites to the effect that his head is buried in one of these two places. There are, however, [[hadith]]s implying that Imam al-Husayn's (a) head is in [[Holy Shrine of Imam 'Ali (a)|Imam 'Ali's (a) Holy Shrine]]. There are other hadiths confirming such a story. However, there are problems with these hadiths that made them hard to be accepted by Shiite scholars. | There is nothing in [[Sunni]] sources regarding whether Imam al-Husayn's (a) head is buried in [[Kufa]] or [[Najaf]], and there is no commonly accepted view among Shiites to the effect that his head is buried in one of these two places. There are, however, [[hadith]]s implying that Imam al-Husayn's (a) head is in [[Holy Shrine of Imam 'Ali (a)|Imam 'Ali's (a) Holy Shrine]]. There are other hadiths confirming such a story. However, there are problems with these hadiths that made them hard to be accepted by Shiite scholars. | ||
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Also, Ibn Nama al-Hilli wrote, "What can be relied upon among reports is that, after the head of Imam (a) was moved from one city to another among different cities, it was returned to the body and was buried beside the body." Al-Sayyid b. Tawus wrote, "It is reported that the head of Imam al-Husayn (a) was returned and buried in Karbala." | Also, Ibn Nama al-Hilli wrote, "What can be relied upon among reports is that, after the head of Imam (a) was moved from one city to another among different cities, it was returned to the body and was buried beside the body." Al-Sayyid b. Tawus wrote, "It is reported that the head of Imam al-Husayn (a) was returned and buried in Karbala." | ||
Al-Majlisi regarded one of the reasons for recommendation of ziyara of Imam al-Husayn (a) on the day of [[Arba'in]], joining of the heads to bodies by Imam al-Sajjad (a)." Elsewhere after mentioning others' views in this regard, he wrote that, "It is famous among [[Imamiyya]] scholars that the head of Imam (a) was buried beside the body." | [[Al-Majlisi]] regarded one of the reasons for recommendation of [[ziyara]] of Imam al-Husayn (a) on the day of [[Arba'in]], joining of the heads to bodies by Imam al-Sajjad (a)." Elsewhere after mentioning others' views in this regard, he wrote that, "It is famous among [[Imamiyya]] scholars that the head of Imam (a) was buried beside the body." | ||
Regarding this issue, Abu Rayhan al-Biruni wrote, "the head of al-Husayn (a) was joined to his body and was buried beside it." | Regarding this issue, Abu Rayhan al-Biruni wrote, "the head of al-Husayn (a) was joined to his body and was buried beside it." | ||
Also, al-Qazwini wrote that, "The first day of the month of [[Safar]] is celebrated by [[Umayyads]], because, on that day, the head of al-Husayn (a) was brought to [[Damascus]] and on the | Also, al-Qazwini wrote that, "The first day of the month of [[Safar]] is celebrated by [[Umayyads]], because, on that day, the head of al-Husayn (a) was brought to [[Damascus]] and on the twentieth of that month, it was returned to the body." | ||
[[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]].]] | ||
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[[File:صخره مسجدالنقطه.jpg|thumbnail|270px|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 in the place in Aleppo.]] | [[File:صخره مسجدالنقطه.jpg|thumbnail|270px|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 in the place in Aleppo.]] | ||
==Al-Raqqah== | ==Al-Raqqah== | ||
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-Raqqah's Jami' Mosque. | 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-Raqqah's [[Jami' Mosque]]. | ||
==Aleppo== | ==Aleppo== | ||
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The Shiite figure, [[Sayf al-Dawla al-Hamdani]] was the first person who built a chamber and a mosque over the rock and the monastery in 350/961 and called it [[Masjid al-Nuqta]] (mosque of the spot [of blood]). | The Shiite figure, [[Sayf al-Dawla al-Hamdani]] was the first person who built a chamber and a mosque over the rock and the monastery in 350/961 and called it [[Masjid al-Nuqta]] (mosque of the spot [of blood]). | ||
Mashhad al-Husayn (a) is a well-known place in Aleppo today and it is frequently visited by its residents and visitors of [[Lady Zaynab|Zaynab bt. 'Ali (a)]]. Today the area is known as "Hayy al-Ansari". In 1960, the Ja'fari Institute for Reconstruction and Islamic Beneficence was founded to reconstruct Mashhad al-Husayn (a). It also built a mosque, a medical center, and an [[Seminary|Islamic Seminary]] school headed by al-Shaykh Ibrahim Nasr Allah. Al-Shaykh Ibrahim is the author of the book, ''Aleppo and Shiism''. He is the leader of | Mashhad al-Husayn (a) is a well-known place in Aleppo today and it is frequently visited by its residents and visitors of [[Lady Zaynab|Zaynab bt. 'Ali (a)]]. Today the area is known as "Hayy al-Ansari". In 1960, the Ja'fari Institute for Reconstruction and Islamic Beneficence was founded to reconstruct Mashhad al-Husayn (a). It also built a mosque, a medical center, and an [[Seminary|Islamic Seminary]] school headed by al-Shaykh Ibrahim Nasr Allah. Al-Shaykh Ibrahim is the author of the book, ''Aleppo and Shiism''. He is the [[leader of congregational prayers]] in Mashhad al-Husayn (a). | ||
[[File:زیارتگاه رأس الحسین در عسقلان فلسطین.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Ra's al-Husayn (a) ziyarah site in [[Ashkelon]], [[Palestine]].]] | [[File:زیارتگاه رأس الحسین در عسقلان فلسطین.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Ra's al-Husayn (a) ziyarah site in [[Ashkelon]], [[Palestine]].]] | ||
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==Imam Sahib== | ==Imam Sahib== | ||
There is a mausoleum in the city of Imam Sahib, located in Kunduz province north of [[Afghanistan]]. The epigraphy at the entrance of the mausoleum reads that after the [[Event of Karbala]], Imam al-Husayn's (a) head was moved to Ashkelon in Syria. In the | There is a mausoleum in the city of Imam Sahib, located in Kunduz province north of [[Afghanistan]]. The epigraphy at the entrance of the mausoleum reads that after the [[Event of Karbala]], Imam al-Husayn's (a) head was moved to Ashkelon in Syria. In the sixth/twelfth century, the Fatimid caliph of [[Egypt]] moved the head to Egypt, but before the head was buried there, some Turks took the head to Bactria and buried it in a place called Arhang. In this place (just like the mausoleum of Shahmardan in [[Mazar-i-Sharif]]), the flag of the mausoleum is taken every year on March twenty nine, and then there is a ceremony in the city for forty days. Local officials and visitors from nearby and distant places attend the ceremony. | ||
==An Assessment== | ==An Assessment== | ||
Given that most of these views have appeared in Sunni sources and have problems with respect to their chains of narrations as well as their contents, most Shiite scholars maintained the view that Imam al-Husayn's (a) head was attached to his body and is thus buried in his holy shrine in | Given that most of these views have appeared in Sunni sources and have problems with respect to their chains of narrations as well as their contents, most Shiite scholars maintained the view that Imam al-Husayn's (a) head was attached to his body and is thus buried in his [[Holy Shrine of Imam al-Husayn (a)|holy shrine in Karbala]]. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||