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| name =The Cellar of Occultation | |||
| image = سرداب_غیبت1.jpg | |||
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| place = [[Samarra]], [[Iraq]] | |||
| usage = Blessing and Pilgrimage | |||
| religious affiliation = shia | |||
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| length = 2 meters | |||
| width = 1.5 meters | |||
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| features = Decorated with antique tiles | |||
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'''The Cellar of Occultation''', located in Iraq in the city of Samarra, is situated on the western side of the sacred courtyard of the Samarra shrine, in an underground chamber of the sanctuary, which today is known among Shia Muslims as the Cellar of the Occultation of Imam al-Mahdi(a). Three Imams of the Ahl al-Bayt (a) lived in this place, and this was the cellar of their residence in [[Samarra]]. | '''The Cellar of Occultation''', located in Iraq in the city of Samarra, is situated on the western side of the sacred courtyard of the Samarra shrine, in an underground chamber of the sanctuary, which today is known among Shia Muslims as the Cellar of the Occultation of Imam al-Mahdi(a). Three Imams of the Ahl al-Bayt (a) lived in this place, and this was the cellar of their residence in [[Samarra]]. | ||
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==The Well of Occultation== | ==The Well of Occultation== | ||
The common belief is that the well located in the Cellar of Occultation is the place through which Imam al-Mahdi entered into occultation. However, according to Muhaddith Nuri, this place was originally a basin used by the Imams for ablution, and later it became a spot where Shia believers would place their written supplications addressed to Imam al-Mahdi(a).<ref>Qomī, "Hadiyat al-Zāʾirīn wa Bahjat al-Nāẓirīn", p.84/85.</ref> | The common belief is that the well located in the Cellar of Occultation is the place through which Imam al-Mahdi entered into occultation. However, according to Muhaddith Nuri, this place was originally a basin used by the Imams for ablution, and later it became a spot where Shia believers would place their written supplications addressed to [[Imam al-Mahdi (a)]].<ref>Qomī, "Hadiyat al-Zāʾirīn wa Bahjat al-Nāẓirīn", p.84/85.</ref> | ||
[[file:نمایی از سرداب سامراء.jpg|thumbnail|An old view of the Samarra Cellar.]] | [[file:نمایی از سرداب سامراء.jpg|thumbnail|An old view of the Samarra Cellar.]] | ||