Imam Ali Mosque***** Shrine of Imam Ali****AS Location Iraq Najaf, Iraq Established 977 The Imām Alī Holy Shrine (Arabic: حرم الإمام علي), also known as Masjid Ali or the Mosque of Alī, located in Najaf, Iraq, is the third holiest site for some of the estimated 200 million followers of the Shia branch of Islam. Alī ibn Abī Tālib, the cousin of Muhammad, the first Imam (Shia belief) is buried here, and the fourth caliph. According to Shia belief[1] buried next to Ali within this mosque are the remains of Adam and Noah. Each year millions of pilgrims visit the Shrine and pay tribute to Imam Ali **********It is newly renovated by Dawoodi Bohras********* spiritual leader the 52nd dai mutlaq Dr. Syedna Mohammad Burhanuddin..... The shrine was first built by the Buyid shahanshah Adud al-Dawla in 977 over the tomb of Ali. After being destroyed by fire, it was rebuilt by the Seljuk Malik Shah I in 1086, and rebuilt yet again by the Safavid Shah Ismail I shortly after 1500. During the uprising of March 1991, following the Persian Gulf War, Saddam Husseins Republican Guards damaged the shrine, where members of the Shia opposition were cornered, in storming the shrine and massacring virtually all its occupants. Afterwards the shrine was closed for two years, officially for repairs. Hussein also deported to Iran a large number of the residents of the area who were of Iranian descent.
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