Al-Askari Shrine

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Al-'Askarī Shrine
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The mosque and shrine in 2021
Religion
AffiliationShia (Twelver)
Ecclesiastical or organisational statusShrine
StatusActive
Location
LocationSamarra, Saladin Governorate
CountryIraq
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Architecture
TypeShi’i mosque
StyleIslamic architecture
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  • 944 CE
  • 1868 (remodelled)
  • 1905 (dome added)
  • 2009 (restoration)
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Specifications
[[Dome|DomeTemplate:Pluralize from text]]One
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[[Minaret|MinaretTemplate:Pluralize from text]]Two
Minaret heightTemplate:Cvt
[[Spire|SpireTemplate:Pluralize from text]]One: (destroyed)
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MaterialsGold pieces; ceramic tiles
Template:Infobox UNESCO World Heritage Site

The Al-Askari Shrine (Template:Langx), also known as the Template:'Askariyya Shrine and the Al-Askari Mosque, is a Twelver Shi'ite mosque and mausoleum, located in the city of Samarra, in the Saladin Governorate of Iraq.

Built in 944 CE,[1] it is one of the most important Shia shrines in the world. The dome was destroyed in a bombing by Sunni extremists in February 2006 and its two remaining minarets were destroyed in another bombing in June 2007, causing widespread anger among Shias and instigation of the Iraqi Civil War between the country's Shia and Sunni factions.[2] The remaining clock tower was also destroyed in July 2007.[3] The dome and minarets were repaired and the mosque reopened in April 2009.[4]

The 10th and 11th Shī'īte Imams, 'Alī al-Hādī ("an-Naqī") and his son Ḥasan al-'Askarī, known as al-'Askariyyayn ("the two Template:'Askarīs"), are buried in the shrine.[5] Housed in the mosque are also the tombs of Ḥakīma Khātūn, sister of 'Alī al-Hādī; and Narjis Khātūn, the mother of Muḥammad al-Mahdī.[6] Adjacent to the mosque is another domed commemorative building, the Serdab ("cistern"), built over the cistern where the Twelfth Imam, Muḥammad al-Mahdī, first entered the Minor Occultation or "hidden from the view"—whence the other title of the Mahdi, the Hidden Imam.[citation needed]

The mosque is located within the 15,058-hectare (37,210-acre) Samarra Archaeological City UNESCO World Heritage Site, listed in 2007.[7]

History

The Imams 'Alī al-Hādī ("an-Naqī") and Haṣan al-'Askarī lived under house arrest in the part of Samarra that had been Caliph al-Mu'tasim's military camp (Template:'Askar al-Mu‘tasim, hence an inmate of the camp was called an Template:'Askarī). As a result, they are known as the Template:'Askariyyayn. They died and were buried in their house on Abī Ahmad Street near the mosque built by Mu'tasim.[6] A later tradition attributes their deaths to poison.[citation needed]

Nasir ad-Din Shah Qajar undertook the latest remodelling of the shrine in 1868, with the golden dome added in 1905. Covered in 72,000 gold pieces and surrounded by walls of light blue tiles, the dome was a dominant feature of the Samarra skyline. It was approximately 20 metres (66 ft) in diameter by 68 metres (223 ft) high.[citation needed]

Bombings

2006 attack

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On 22 February 2006, at 6:55 am local time (03:55 UTC) explosions occurred at the shrine, effectively destroying its golden dome and severely damaging the shrine. Several men belonging to Iraqi insurgent groups affiliated with Al-Qaida, one wearing a military uniform, had earlier entered the mosque, tied up the guards there and set explosives, resulting in the blast. Two bombs were set off[8][9] by five[10] to seven[11] men dressed as personnel of the Iraqi Special Forces[12] who entered the shrine during the morning.[13]

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al-Askari [is] one of Shi'ite Islam's holiest sites, exceeded in veneration only by the shrines of Najaf and Karbala. Even Samarra's Sunnis hold al-Askari in high esteem. The expression 'to swear by the shrine' is routinely used by both communities".[14]

2007 attack

Script error: No such module "Labelled list hatnote". At around 8 am on 13 June 2007, operatives belonging to al-Qaeda in Iraq destroyed the two remaining 36-metre-high (118 ft) golden minarets flanking the dome's ruins. No fatalities were reported. Iraqi police reported hearing "two nearly simultaneous explosions coming from inside the mosque compound at around 8 am".[15] A report from state-run Iraqiya Television stated that "local officials said that two mortar rounds were fired at the two minarets".[15]

Reopening

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Al-Askari Shrine in the middle of the town.

In late 2007, the Iraqi government conducted a contract with a Turkish company to rebuild the shrine. The Iraqi government later cancelled the contract due to delays by the Turkish company.[4] As of April 2009, the golden dome and the minarets were restored and the shrine reopened to visitors.[4]

Notable burials

Among the famous people buried in this place are:[16]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Knight, Sam (22 February 2006). "Al-Askariya shrine: 'Not just a major cathedral'". The Times. London. Archived from the original on 12 January 2008. Retrieved 23 February 2006.
  2. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Iraq Timeline: Since the 2003 War". United States Institute of Peace. Archived from the original on 13 November 2020. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
  3. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Iraqi blast damages Shia shrine". BBC News. 22 February 2006.
  4. ^ a b c Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Iraqis rebuild al-Askari mosque". Al Jazeera. 20 August 2009.
  5. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."History of the Shrine of Imam Ali al-Naqi & Imam Hasan Al-Askari, Peace Be Upon Them". Al-Islam.org. Archived from the original on 23 February 2006. Retrieved 23 February 2006.
  6. ^ a b Shrine of Imām al-Hādī and Imām al-‘Askarī Script error: No such module "webarchive". (ArchNet Digital Library)
  7. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Unesco names World Heritage sites". BBC News. 28 June 2007. Retrieved 23 May 2010.
  8. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Explosion destroys Shiite shrine golden dome". Ireland On-Line. Retrieved 23 February 2006.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  9. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Bombers strike Shia mausoleum in Iraq". IBN Live. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 23 February 2006.
  10. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Knickmeyer, Ellen (23 February 2006). "Bombing Shatters Mosque in Iraq". The Washington Post. Retrieved 23 February 2006.
  11. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Blast destroys golden dome of Iraq's shrine". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 6 March 2006. Retrieved 23 February 2006.
  12. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Knight, Sam (22 February 2006). "Bombing of Shia shrine sparks wave of retaliation". The Times. London. Archived from the original on 12 January 2008. Retrieved 23 February 2006.
  13. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Iraqi shrine bombing spurs wave of sectarian reprisals". CBC News. 22 February 2006. Retrieved 23 February 2006.
  14. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."An Eye For an Eye". Time magazine. 26 February 2006. Archived from the original on 14 April 2009.
  15. ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Bowley, Graham (13 June 2007). "Minarets on Shiite Shrine in Iraq Destroyed in Attack". The New York Times.
  16. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.فهرست مدفونان در حرم عسکریین (ع) [List of those buried in the Al-Askari Shrine (AS)] (in فارسی). Retrieved 18 April 2025.

Further reading

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