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According to the Abbasid Shrine statistics, the number of pilgrims participating in the Arbaeen walk from 1395 to 1403 SH ranged between 11 and 22 million people.(30)* | According to the Abbasid Shrine statistics, the number of pilgrims participating in the Arbaeen walk from 1395 to 1403 SH ranged between 11 and 22 million people.(30)* | ||
==Pilgrimage Sites of Karbala== | ==Pilgrimage Sites of Karbala== | ||
The Shrine and Zarih of Imam Hussain ( | ===The Shrine and Zarih of Imam Hussain(a)=== | ||
The Holy Threshold of Imam Hussain ( | {{Main|The Holy Threshold of Imam Hussain(a)}} | ||
The tomb of Imam Hussain (AS) is a structure built over the burial site of the Imam.The two lower sides of the Zarih of Imam Hussain ( | The tomb of Imam Hussain (AS) is a structure built over the burial site of the Imam.The two lower sides of the Zarih of Imam Hussain(a) are dedicated to [[Hazrat Ali Akbar]] and the martyrs of Banu Hashim.<ref>Shamīm Yār. Vīzheh Zāʾirān-i ʿAtabāt ʿĀliyāt.,p. 33/34.</ref> | ||
A dome covered with gold has been built over the Zarih.<ref>Khalīlī, "Mawsūʿah al-ʿAtabāt al-Muqaddasa",vol. 8,p. 181.</ref> | A dome covered with gold has been built over the Zarih.<ref>Khalīlī, "Mawsūʿah al-ʿAtabāt al-Muqaddasa",vol. 8,p. 181.</ref> | ||
Within the shrine complex, there are other places and sections: | Within the shrine complex, there are other places and sections: | ||
The Zarih of the Martyrs of Karbala: They are buried a few meters away from the foot of the Imam. | *'''[[The Zarih of the Martyrs of Karbala]]''': They are buried a few meters away from the foot of the Imam. | ||
Their grave is inside a room with a silver window, above which the names of the martyrs are inscribed on a plaque.<ref>Shamīm Yār. Vīzheh Zāʾirān-i ʿAtabāt ʿĀliyāt.,p. 33.</ref> | Their grave is inside a room with a silver window, above which the names of the martyrs are inscribed on a plaque.<ref>Shamīm Yār. Vīzheh Zāʾirān-i ʿAtabāt ʿĀliyāt.,p. 33.</ref> | ||
The Zarih of Habib ibn Muzahir: Habib ibn Muzahir was one of the companions of Imam Ali (AS), Imam Hasan (AS), and Imam Hussain (AS).<ref>Tafreshī, "Naqd al-Rijāl",vol. 1,p. 339.</ref> | *'''[[The Zarih of Habib ibn Muzahir]]''': Habib ibn Muzahir was one of the companions of Imam Ali (AS), Imam Hasan (AS), and Imam Hussain (AS).<ref>Tafreshī, "Naqd al-Rijāl",vol. 1,p. 339.</ref> | ||
He was the standard-bearer on the left flank of the Imam's army.<ref>al-Ṭabarī , "Tārīkh al-Ṭabarī" ,vol. 5,p. 422.</ref> | He was the standard-bearer on the left flank of the Imam's army.<ref>al-Ṭabarī , "Tārīkh al-Ṭabarī" ,vol. 5,p. 422.</ref> | ||
His grave is now in a silver-colored Zarih in the southern corridor facing the Qibla. | His grave is now in a silver-colored Zarih in the southern corridor facing the Qibla. | ||
*'''[[Qatligah]]''': The Qatl-gah is the place where the head of Imam Hussain (AS) was severed from his body. | |||
This site is located in a special chamber in the southern part of the courtyard (Golden Iwan).(36) Hasht Behesht: Vīzheh-Nāmah Zāʾirān-i Dāneshgāhī ʿAtabāt", p. 161. ,,, Shamīm Yār. Vīzheh Zāʾirān-i ʿAtabāt ʿĀliyāt.,p. 33. | This site is located in a special chamber in the southern part of the courtyard (Golden Iwan).(36) Hasht Behesht: Vīzheh-Nāmah Zāʾirān-i Dāneshgāhī ʿAtabāt", p. 161. ,,, Shamīm Yār. Vīzheh Zāʾirān-i ʿAtabāt ʿĀliyāt.,p. 33. | ||
Other sections within the shrine include: | Other sections within the shrine include:{{ستون-شروع|۲}} | ||
*[[The tomb of Ibrahim Mujab]] | |||
*[[The Four Porticos]] | |||
*[[Abd Minaret]] | |||
*[[The Maqam of Maryam’s Palm Tree (Karbala)]] | |||
*[[The gates of the Holy Shrine of Imam Hussain(a)]] | |||
*[[The museum and library of the shrine]].<ref>Amīn ʿĀmilī, "Aʿyān al-Shīʿah",vol. 2, p. 224/230; Ḥabīb Ābādī, "Makārim al-Āthār fī Aḥwāl Rijāl Dawr-i Qājār",vol. 2, p. 610; Āl Ṭuʿmah., "Al-Mawāqiʿ al-Athariyya wa al-Siyāḥiyya fī Karbalā", p. 60-64; Shaykh Ṭūsī, "Tahdhīb al-Aḥkām", vol. 6, p. 73; Ḥurr ʿĀmilī, " Wasāʾil al-Shīʿah",vol. 14, p. 517; ʿAzd al-Mulk , "Safarnāmah ʿAzd al-Mulk ilā al-ʿAtabāt", p. 161.</ref> | |||
{{end}}[[file:کربلا - ابن فهد.jpg|Thumbnail|The grave of Ibn Fahd al-Hilli in Karbala.]] | |||
===Other Pilgrimage Sites=== | ===Other Pilgrimage Sites=== | ||
There are numerous pilgrimage sites around the shrine of Imam Hussain (AS), which are as follows: | There are numerous pilgrimage sites around the shrine of Imam Hussain (AS), which are as follows:{{ستون-شروع|۲}} | ||
•The Shrine of Hazrat Abbas (AS) | •The Shrine of Hazrat Abbas (AS) | ||
•Husseini Tent Area (Khaymegah) | •Husseini Tent Area (Khaymegah) | ||
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Maqam of Imam Zain al-Abidin (AS): Abu Talib Khan, the famous traveler, in the early 13th century AH (1217 AH), referred to the Maqam of Imam Zain al-Abidin (AS) or the Khaymegah, on which Asaf al-Dawla's wife had constructed a building. | Maqam of Imam Zain al-Abidin (AS): Abu Talib Khan, the famous traveler, in the early 13th century AH (1217 AH), referred to the Maqam of Imam Zain al-Abidin (AS) or the Khaymegah, on which Asaf al-Dawla's wife had constructed a building. | ||
This Maqam was apparently next to the present-day Imam Hussain Hospital, and some consider it to be at the original site of the Khaymegah.<ref>Qaʾidān,"ʿAtabāt ʿĀliyāt-i ʿIrāq",p. 158.</ref> | This Maqam was apparently next to the present-day Imam Hussain Hospital, and some consider it to be at the original site of the Khaymegah.<ref>Qaʾidān,"ʿAtabāt ʿĀliyāt-i ʿIrāq",p. 158.</ref> | ||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
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