Al-Hannanah Mosque

Al-Hannanah Mosque
Mosque of the Head
Masjid Al-Ḥannānah (مَسْجِد ٱلْحَنَّانَة)
Masjid Ar-Raʾs (مَسْجِد ٱلرَّأْس)
The mosque in 2013
Religion
AffiliationIslam
RegionMesopotamia
DeityAllah (God)
RiteZiyarat
Ecclesiastical or organisational statusMosque and shrine
StatusActive
Location
LocationKufa-Najaf Metropolis
MunicipalityNajaf
StateAn-Najaf
Country Iraq
Al-Hannanah Mosque is located in Iraq
Al-Hannanah Mosque
Location in Iraq
Al-Hannanah Mosque is located in Middle East
Al-Hannanah Mosque
Al-Hannanah Mosque (Middle East)
Al-Hannanah Mosque is located in West and Central Asia
Al-Hannanah Mosque
Al-Hannanah Mosque (West and Central Asia)
Geographic coordinates32°00′18″N 44°20′04″E / 32.00500°N 44.33444°E / 32.00500; 44.33444
Architecture
TypeIslamic architecture
StyleAbbas I of Persia
Specifications
Direction of façadeQiblah
Dome(s)1
Minaret(s)2
Site area7,400 square metres (80,000 sq ft)

Al-Hannanah Mosque (Arabic: مَسْجِد ٱلْحَنَّانَة‎, romanized: Masjid al-Ḥannānah) is a Shi'ite mosque in Najaf, Iraq. This mosque is also called Masjid ar-Raʾs (Arabic: 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.[1][2]

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 7,400 square metres (80,000 sq ft).[3][4] 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.[2]

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.[3][5] 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.

  • Iwan or entrance of the mosque
    Iwan or entrance of the mosque

See also

References

  1. ^ Qumi, Abbas (2014). Nafasul Mahmoom. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform. ISBN 978-1502504067.
  2. ^ a b Staff writer. "The Mosque of the Rass". imamali. Archived from the original on 2016-04-07. Retrieved 2018-01-04.
  3. ^ a b Staff writer. "Iraq". Al-Islam.
  4. ^ Hann, Geoff; Dabrowska, Karen; Townsend-Greaves, Tina (2015). Iraq: The ancient sites & Iraqi Kurdistan. Bradt Travel Guides. ISBN 978-1841624884.
  5. ^ Majlisi Muhammad Baqir. Bihar al-Anwar. Vol. 97. p. 455.
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