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'''''Al- | '''''Al-ʿAtabāt al-Muqaddasa''''' (العتبات المقدسه) [literally: “Holy Doorsteps”] are holy cities for [[Shi'a]] in [[Iraq]] including [[Najaf]], [[Karbala]], [[al-Kazimiyya]] and [[Samarra]]. The importance of these cities is because of the six [[Imams (a)]] of Shi'a buried there. These cities are among major destinations of pilgrimage and holy cities for Shi'a. | ||
These cities are also called '''al-A'tab al-'Aliyat'''(العتبات العالیات)[literally: “Exalted Doorsteps”] | These cities are also called '''al-A'tab al-'Aliyat''' (العتبات العالیات) [literally: “Exalted Doorsteps”] | ||
== Najaf == | == Najaf == | ||
[[File:Najaf al-Ashraf.jpg|thumbnail|250px|[[Najaf al-Ashraf]], the shrine of [[Imam Ali (a)]]]] | [[File:Najaf al-Ashraf.jpg|thumbnail|250px|[[Najaf al-Ashraf]], the shrine of [[Imam Ali (a)]]]] | ||
[[Najaf | [[Najaf]] is the capital of Najaf Province, one of the holiest Shi'a cities and the centre of Shi'a's political power in Iraq. The [[shrine of Imam 'Ali (a)]] is located in this city and [[Najaf Seminary]] is one of the most important Shi'a seminaries. [[Kufa]] which is the site of several Shi'a shrines and mosques is located in 10 kilometer of this city and now is integrated in the city. | ||
*[http://www.imamali-a.com/?part=346 Imam Ali(a) Holy Shrine] | *[http://www.imamali-a.com/?part=346 Imam Ali(a) Holy Shrine] | ||
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== Karbala == | == Karbala == | ||
[[File:Karbala.jpg|thumbnail|250px|[[Karbala]], the shrines of [[Imam Husayn (a)]] and [[Abu l-fadhl al-Abbas(a)]]]] | [[File:Karbala.jpg|thumbnail|250px|[[Karbala]], the shrines of [[Imam Husayn (a)]] and [[Abu l-fadhl al-Abbas(a)]]]] | ||
[[Karbala]] is the place of occurring the event of | [[Karbala]] is the place of occurring the [[event of 'Ashura]] and all the martyrs of the event are buried there. Most important shrines and graves of the city are the shrine of [[Imam Husayn (a)]] which is called ''[[Ha'ir al-Husayni]]'', the [[shrine of Abu l-Fadl al-Abbas (a)]] and the grave of [[Ali Akbar (a)]] which is buried below Imam Husayn's (a) feet in his tomb. | ||
*[http://imamhussain.org/english/ Imam Husayn(a) Holy Shrine] | *[http://imamhussain.org/english/ Imam Husayn(a) Holy Shrine] | ||
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== Al-Kazimiyya == | == Al-Kazimiyya == | ||
[[File:Al-Kazimiyya.jpg|thumbnail|250px|[[Al-Kazimiyya]], the shrine of [[Imam al-Kazim (a)]] and [[Imam al-Jawad (a)]]]] | [[File:Al-Kazimiyya.jpg|thumbnail|250px|[[Al-Kazimiyya]], the shrine of [[Imam al-Kazim (a)]] and [[Imam al-Jawad (a)]]]] | ||
[[Al-Kazimiyya]] is located at the bank of [[Tigris]] toward [[Baghdad]]. This city is the place[[Imam | [[Al-Kazimiyya]] is located at the bank of [[Tigris]] toward [[Baghdad]]. This city is the place[[Imam al-Kazim (a)]] , the seventh Imam of Shi'a, and [[Imam al-Jawad (a)]] , the ninth Imam of Shi'a are buried. | ||
*[http://www.aljawadain.org/en/ Al-Kazimiyya, Holy Shrine ] | *[http://www.aljawadain.org/en/ Al-Kazimiyya, Holy Shrine ] | ||
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== Samarra == | == Samarra == | ||
[[File:Samarra.jpg|thumbnail|250px|[[Samarra]], the Shrine of [[Imam Hadi (a)]] and [[Imam Askari(a)]] which is destroyed by terrorists.]] | [[File:Samarra.jpg|thumbnail|250px|[[Samarra]], the Shrine of [[Imam Hadi (a)]] and [[Imam Askari(a)]] which is destroyed by terrorists.]] | ||
Two other Imams of [[Shi'a]] are buried | Two other Imams of [[Shi'a]] are buried in [[Samara]]: The tenth Imam of Shi'a, [[Imam al-Hadi (a)]] and the eleventh Imam of Shi'a, [[Imam al-'Askari (a)]]. | ||
*[http://www.alkafeel.net/samarra/arabic/arabic.php Samarra, Holy Shrine] | *[http://www.alkafeel.net/samarra/arabic/arabic.php Samarra, Holy Shrine] | ||
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
*The material for this article is mainly taken from [http://fa.wikishia.net/view/ | *The material for this article is mainly taken from [http://fa.wikishia.net/view/عتبات_عالیات عتبات عالیات] in Farsi WikiShia. | ||