The Places Of Islam : The Only Places Known For The Pilgrimage
The holy places of Islam are the places to which the Islamic tradition devotes the utmost importance
. They were the scene of events of early Islam. They are also the only places known for the pilgrimage. In addition to three sites common to all branches of Islam, Shiites consider sacred several buildings in Iran and Iraq.
There are three major shrines in the Muslim tradition, including Sunni. The Kaaba is considered the most sacred place, followed by the Masjid an-Nabawi or Mosque of the Prophet in the second, the third holiest mosque is the al-Aqsa (the farthest mosque). The first two are in Saudi Arabia, the third in Palestine.
Al-Masjid an-Nabawi or the Prophet's Mosque, located in Medina, is the second holiest site in Islam.
The buildings was originally the home of Mohammed, he settled there after his flight to Medina, and are later built a mosque. He himself participated in the construction. The original mosque was an open building. The mosque also served as the gathering place, court, and religious school. There was a raised platform for the people who taught the Koran. The plan of the building served as a model for the construction of other mosques throughout the world.
This is Muhammad who built it originally, then the successive leaders of the enlarged. Built in the year 1817 and painted green in 1839, the green dome is its characteristic and is found in the center of the mosque (see cons), it marks the location of the tomb of Mohammed is therefore called the "Dome of the Prophet" . The tombs of the first two caliphs, Abu Bakr and 'Umar are adjacent to Muhammad.
The Quba Mosque in the outskirts of Madinah, Saudi Arabia , is the first Islamic mosque ever built. The first stones were laid by Muhammad during his emigration from Mecca to Medina and the construction of the mosque was completed by his companies. Muhammad spent more than two nights in this mosque (after emigrating) to request the qasr (short prayer) while waiting for Ali whose house was behind the mosque. Muhammad had the habit of coming there, on horseback or on foot every Saturday to pray two rak'ahs. He advised others to do likewise, saying: "Whoever makes ablutions at home and went to the mosque of Quba to pray, he shall have a reward equal to one Umrah. This was narrated by Ahmad, Nasa'i, Ibn Majah and Al-Hakim.
The mosque of Imam Ridha houses the tomb of:
- Eighth Shiite Imam Ali ar-Ridha
The Shiites believe that Imam Ridha was poisoned in this place on the orders of Caliph Al Ma'mun. This place was then called Mashhad ar-Ridha (The place of martyrdom of Ali Ar-Ridha). At the end of the IXth century, a dome was built over the grave and many buildings and bazaars have essaim around. Over a period of more than a millennium, the mosque was destroyed and rebuilt several times.
Today, the mosque of Imam Ridha in Mashad, Iran is a complex consisting of the mausoleum of Imam Ridha, the eighth Imam of the Twelver Shia. There is also a museum in the complex, a library, cemetery, mosque and seminars.
The Imam Ali Mosque contains the tomb of the first Shiite Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib
According to Shiite Islam, are also buried in the mosque:
-The Prophet Adam
-The Prophet Noah
Ali ibn Abi Talib was the cousin and son in law of Islam's prophet Muhammad. He is considered by the Shia tradition as the first caliph and the first legitimate imam after Muhammad's decision. The place is visited by at least 8 million pilgrims each year on average, a figure that could rise to 20 million in the years to come.
Many Shiites believe that Ali did not want his enemies desecrate his grave and has therefore asked his friends and his family to bury him secretly. The secret burial ground was later revealed during the Abbasid Caliphate by Jafar as-Sadiq, the sixth Shiite imam. Most of the Shiites recognize that Ali is buried in the mosque of Imam Ali, in which is now the city of Najaf (which grew around the mausoleum).
Jafar as-Sadiq, the sixth imam, was also told that the mosque of Imam Ali was the third of five holy sites: Mecca, Medina, the mosque of Imam Ali in Najaf, the shrine of Imam Husayn Karbala and the shrine of Fatima al-Masuma, daughter of Musa al-Kadhim in Qom.
"God chose this land [Najaf], the abode of the prophets. I swear to God that no one more honorable than the commander of the believers [Ali] lived here after (time of) their fathers pure, Adam and Noah. "
by: Laura Steinfield
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