Mausoleum of Abdullah ibn Ali Zayn al-Abidin
{{Short description|Islamic burial site in Alexandria, Egypt}}
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Mausoleum of Abdullah ibn Ali Zayn al-Abidin ({{Langx|ar|مقام عبد الله بن علي زين العابدين}}) is a mausoleum dedicated to Abdullah ibn Ali Zayn al-Abidin, grandson of Husayn ibn Ali. It is located at the side of Fouad Street in the city of Alexandria, Egypt.{{cite web|url=https://www.elfagr.com/2835078|title=أضرحة آل البيت المجهولة بالإسكندرية تحت الترميم والصوفية: أغلقناها خوفاً من هدمها (صور)|work=بوابة الفجر|accessdate=27 May 2019}} It is located opposite of the Mausoleum of Yacoub ibn Abdul Rahman ibn Mohammed.
History
To avoid the strife and chaos amongst the people in Iraq under the Umayyad Caliphate after the demise of Husayn ibn Ali, Abdullah ibn Ali Zayn al-Abidin travelled to Alexandria with his aunt Zainab bint Husayn ibn Ali. He was also accompanied by his companion, the Tabi'ee, Yaqub ibn Abd al-Rahman.{{cite web|url=http://gate.ahram.org.eg/News/1594671.aspx|title=جاء هاربًا من نار الفتنة.. هُنا يرقد حفيد الحسين منذ أكثر من ألف عام - صور|work=بوابة الأهرام|accessdate=26 May 2019}} The place where the shrine now stands was formerly an area where Abdullah ibn Ali used to teach the locals about Islam.{{Cite web |date=2019-05-26 |title=جاء هاربًا من نار الفتنة.. هُنا يرقد حفيد الحسين منذ أكثر من ألف عام {{!}} صور - بوابة الأهرام |url=http://gate.ahram.org.eg/News/1594671.aspx |access-date=2023-11-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190526224327/http://gate.ahram.org.eg/News/1594671.aspx |archive-date=2019-05-26 }} The shrine was later closed when it had fallen into state of ruin, only to be reopened in 2017 after it had been restored.{{Cite web |date=2022-09-01 |title=أضرحة مجهولة بالإسكندرية.. قصة مقام عبد الله بن علي زين العابدين بن الحسين{{!}} صور |url=https://www.vetogate.com/4680404 |access-date=2023-11-12 |website=فيتو |language=ar-eg}}
Architecture
The shrine is built in a style reminiscent of Mamluk architecture.{{Cite web |date=2019-05-26 |title=بوابة الفجر: أضرحة آل البيت المجهولة بالإسكندرية تحت الترميم والصوفية: أغلقناها خوفاً من هدمها (صور) |url=https://www.elfagr.com/2835078 |access-date=2023-11-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190526225743/https://www.elfagr.com/2835078 |archive-date=2019-05-26 }} The dome of the shrine has verses from the Ayat al-Kursi of the Holy Qur'an engraved on it. Both Abdullah ibn Ali and his wife are buried in the shrine.{{Cite web |date=2019-05-26 |title=بوابة الفجر: أضرحة آل البيت المجهولة بالإسكندرية تحت الترميم والصوفية: أغلقناها خوفاً من هدمها (صور) |url=https://www.elfagr.com/2835078 |access-date=2023-11-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190526225743/https://www.elfagr.com/2835078 |archive-date=2019-05-26 }}
Gallery
Mausoleum of Abdullah ibn Ali Zayn al-Abidin in Alexandria, Egypt 02.jpg|Information on the entrance of the Mausoleum
Mausoleum of Abdullah ibn Ali Zayn al-Abidin in Alexandria, Egypt 03.jpg|Information on the entrance of the Mausoleum
References
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