Imam Husain Shrine
The Imam Husayn Shrine or the Place of Imam Husayn ibn Ali is the mosque and burial site of Husayn ibn Ali, the third Imam of Islam, in the city of Karbala, Iraq. The tomb of Husayn is one of the holiest places in Islam, outside of Mecca and Medina, and many make pilgrimages to the site. Every year, millions of pilgrims visit the city to observe Ashura, which marks the commemoration of Husayn’s death. The boundary wall of the shrine surrounds wooden gates covered with glass decorations. The gates open into a courtyard separated into smaller rooms or precincts with many “Iwans” along the walls. The first dome is 27 metres high and completely covered with gold.
At the bottom, it is surrounded with twelve windows, each of which is about 1.25 metres away from the other, from the inside, and 1.30 metres from the outside. The shrine has an area of 59 metres by 75 metres with ten gates, and about 65 decorated rooms used for studying. Several rulers extended, decorated and kept the Shrines and its precincts in good condition. Among them is Fath-Ali Shah Qajar, who in 1250 AH ordered the construction of two Shrines, one over Husayn’s grave and the other over the grave of his half-brother, Abbas ibn Ali.
- Imam Husain Shrine
- Location: Karbala
- Country: Iraq
- Dome: Coverd With Gold
