Al-Kadhimiya Mosque

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Al Kādhimiya Mosque
Al-Kadhimiya Mosque, Kadhmain Shrine.jpg
Basic information
Location Iraq Baghdad, Iraq
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Affiliation Shia Islam

The Al-Kādhimiya Mosque is a shrine located in the Kādhimayn suburb of Baghdad, Iraq.

It contains the tombs of the seventh Twelver Shī‘ah Imām Mūsā al-Kādhim and the ninth Twelver Shī‘ah Imām Muhammad at-Taqī.

Also buried within this mosque are the famous historical scholars, Shaykh Mufīd and Shaykh Nasīr ad-Dīn Tūsi.

Directly adjacent to the mosque are two smaller shrines, belonging to the brothers who one of them Seyyed Razi compiled Nahjul Balagha - and another brother Seyyed Murtadhā also popular as Alam al Huda was one of the greatest scholars of his time.

Repairs and maintenance

Inner structure

Repairs to the crumbling structure of the main courtyard of the mosque and its surrounding rooms were carried out in three phases, spanning a period of four months, before the end of 2007.[1] The project entailed the stripping off of the old crumbling walls throughout the courtyard, the addition of various reinforcements to the walls and ceilings, as well as maintenance on the electrical wirings throughout the mosque.[1] Once the inner structure was completed, the floors and walls were then plated in various kinds of marble.[1] Updates to the cooling units of the mosque began in late 2008,[2] and new water filtration units were installed on November 28, 2008.[3] Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Construction work on the new ladies entrance to the mosque (Bāb al-Fatimah) began in late 2008,[4] along with the construction work for new rooms to the mosque meant for serving refreshments to pilgrims.[5]

Outer structure

Among the earliest of repairs done to the mosque after the fall of the regime of Saddam Hussein, were repairs done to one of the entrance gates of the mosque known as Bāb al-Qiblah.[6] The gate and the outer wall had to be entirely refurbished because of the severe neglect they had withstood, and took seven months to complete, having started in early September 2006.[6]

The golden dome over the grave of Muhammad at-Taqī was re-gilded and unveiled to the public in March 2008, during the birthday celebrations of Muhammad and his descendant, Ja‘far as-Sādiq.[7] Repair work on the dome over the grave of Mūsā al-Kādhim began in early August 2008, during the birthday ceremonies of Husayn ibn ‘Alī, ‘Abbās ibn ‘Alī, and ‘Alī ibn Husayn.[8]

Timeline

Date Event
March 2, 2004 At least 75 people were killed and hundreds others were wounded as crowds had gathered to commemorate ‘Āshūrā'.[9] Concurrent explosions also occurred at the Imām Husayn Mosque in Karbalā.
August 31, 2005 This mosque was the destination of the crowd that was caught up in the Baghdad bridge stampede.
June 6, 2007 At least 7 people were killed after twin car bombings occurred near the mosque.[10]
June 27, 2007 A car bomb killed at least 14 people and injured 22 others.[11]
March 25, 2008 The freshly gilded dome over the grave of Muhammad at-Taqī was unveiled to the public, as crowds had gathered in celebration for the birthday of Muhammad as well as his descendant, Ja‘far as-Sādiq.[7]
December 27, 2008 A car bomb killed at least 24 people and wounded 46 others, many of them Shiite pilgrims. The explosion occurred about 100 yards from Bab al-Dirwaza, one of the main gates to the shrine.[12]
January 4, 2009 A male suicide bomber dressed as a woman,[13] killed 38 and injured 72 Shia pilgrims as they were preparing for ‘Āshūrā'.[14][15]
April 8, 2009 7 people were killed and 23 others were wounded after a bomb that was left in a plastic bag near the mosque detonated.[13][16][17]
April 24, 2009 Two female suicide bombers killed at least 66 people and wounded 125 others as people were heading towards the mosque for Friday prayers.[13][18]
May 2, 2016 A triple car bomb series goes off. At least 21 pilgrims are killed and 45 injured. The pilgrims were commemorating the martyrdom of Imam Musa Al-Kadhim. Immediately after the blasts terrorists group ISIS claim the responsibility.[13][19]

Image gallery

  • Kadhimayn mosque main entrance in 1970.jpg

    Kadhimayn mosque main entrance in 1970

  • Kadhimayn mosque. Bab Alquiblah in 1970..jpg

    Kadhimayn mosque. Bab Alquiblah in 1970

  • Kadhimain, Bab Alquibah in 1970 (2).jpg

    Kadhimain, Bab Alquiblah in 1970 (2)

  • Kadhimayn Mosque in 1970, one door.jpg

    Kadhimayn Mosque in 1970, one door

  • Kadhimain Mosque in 1970, one door (2).jpg

    Kadhimain Mosque in 1970, one door (detail)

  • KadhimaynMosque02.jpg

    Repairs to the golden domes, 2008.

  • حرم کاظمین.jpg

    Kadhimain Mosque by night.

  • Main courtyard of the mosque.

See also

References

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