Al-Hannanah Mosque

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Mosque of the Head

| native_name = {{transliteration|ar|Masjid Al-Ḥannānah}} ({{lang|ar|مَسْجِد ٱلْحَنَّانَة}})
{{transliteration|ar|Masjid Ar-Raʾs}} ({{lang|ar|مَسْجِد ٱلرَّأْس}})

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| location = Kufa-Najaf Metropolis

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| religious_affiliation = Islam

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| architecture_style = Abbas I of Persia

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Al-Hannanah Mosque ({{langx|ar|{{Script|Arab|مَسْجِد ٱلْحَنَّانَة}}|Masjid al-Ḥannānah}}) is a Shi'ite mosque in Najaf, Iraq. This mosque is also called Masjid ar-Raʾs ({{langx|ar|مَسْجِد ٱلرَّأْس}}), meaning "Mosque of the Head" (of Husayn ibn Ali), because Husain's head was kept in its middle, while being taken to his opponent Ubayd Allah ibn Ziyad, according to a hadith (narration) attributed to his descendant, Ja'far al-Sadiq.{{cite book|last1=Qumi|first1=Abbas|title=Nafasul Mahmoom|date=2014|publisher=CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform|isbn=978-1502504067|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Wv3dBQAAQBAJ&q=The+Mosque+of+the+head+kufa&pg=PA429}}{{cite web|last1=Staff writer|title=The Mosque of the Rass|url=http://imamali.net/old/?part=406|website=imamali|access-date=2018-01-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160407170515/http://imamali.net/old/?part=406|archive-date=2016-04-07|url-status=dead}}

Specifications

The Al-Hannanah Mosque is located in the metropolis of Najaf and Kufah, near the grave of Kumayl ibn Ziyad. It has an area of {{convert|7,400|m2}}.{{cite web|last1=Staff writer|title=Iraq|url=http://www.al-islam.org/ziyarat/iraq.htm|website=Al-Islam}}{{cite book |last1=Hann |first1=Geoff |last2=Dabrowska |first2=Karen |last3=Townsend-Greaves |first3=Tina |title=Iraq: The ancient sites & Iraqi Kurdistan |year=2015 |publisher=Bradt Travel Guides |isbn=978-1841624884 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-9RNCgAAQBAJ&q=Masjid+Hannanah&pg=PA290}} According to Shaykh Al-Mufid, Sayyed Ibn Tawus and Shahid Awwal, when people arrived at the Al-Hannanah Mosque, they should recite two-unit prayers.

History

Jaafar Mahbouba believes that this mosque was built along with the Imam Ali Shrine. Al-Buraqi believed that this mosque was built by order of Abbas I of Persia, and due to this, he was known amongst the people of Najaf. According to Mohammad Hirz Eddin and Mirza Hadi el-Khurasani, Ghazan ibn Hulagu Khan ordered its construction.

According to a narration of Ja'far al-Sadiq, after Ali ibn Abi Talib died, his sons, Hasan and Husayn, carried his body from Kufa to Najaf. As they were passing, the pillars of the mosque inclined towards the body.{{cite book|last1=Majlisi Muhammad Baqir|title=Bihar al-Anwar|volume=97|page=455|author1-link=Allamah Majlesi}} The name Al-Hannanah means "to cry twice." This refers to two events: first, when Ali's burial shroud was brought to the Mosque, and second, when the head of his son Husayn was brought through the Mosque.

Gallery

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|File:Hananeh masque (2015).png

| Iwan or entrance of the "Al-Hannanah mosque"

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| alt1= Iwan or entrance of the "Al-Hannanah mosque"

|File:Hannane Mosque.jpg

| A larger view of the "Al-Hannanah mosque"

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| alt2= A larger view of the "Al-Hannanah mosque"

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References

External links

[https://en.wikishia.net/view/Al-Hannana_Mosque Al-Hannana Mosque]
[https://en.shafaqna.com/375952/al-hannanah-mosque-in-najaf/ Al-Hannanah Mosque in Najaf]
[https://travelsetu.com/guide/al-hannanah-mosque-tourism/al-hannanah-mosque-tourism-history Al Hannanah Mosque (Najaf) History]
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ePluE8Ed7qc Al-Hannanah Mosque in Najaf - Video]
[https://atlasislamica.com/al-hannanah-mosque/ Al-Hannanah Mosque]

Category:Mosques in Iraq

Category:Shia mosques in Iraq