The Al-Sahlah Mosque (, ') is one of the primary significant

mosque A mosque ( ), also called a masjid ( ), is a place of worship for Muslims. The term usually refers to a covered building, but can be any place where Salah, Islamic prayers are performed; such as an outdoor courtyard. Originally, mosques were si ...

s in the city of

Kufa Kufa ( ), also spelled Kufah, is a city in Iraq, about south of Baghdad, and northeast of Najaf. It is located on the banks of the Euphrates, Euphrates River. The estimated population in 2003 was 110,000. Along with Samarra, Karbala, Kadhimiya ...

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. The mosque is of great importance to

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, and it is believed that the mosque was initially established in Kufa as a neighborhood mosque for the followers of Ali, the early members of the Shia. The mosque is also said to be the future home of the Twelfth Shia Imam,

Hujjat-Allah al-Mahdi Muhammad al-Mahdi () is believed by the Twelver Shia to be the last of the Twelve Imams and the eschatological Mahdi, who will emerge in the end of time to establish peace and justice and redeem Islam. Hasan al-Askari, the eleventh Ima ...

History and design

Ongoing construction to the mosque lead to the completion of a new Sahn, named "The Sahn of Sayyidah Nargis", which was opened to the public in July 2013.

Significance

This mosque is revered for the following reasons from narrations according to

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belief: * This mosque is where the twelfth Imam,

, will reside upon his

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. * This mosque served as a home for the Prophets and figures in Islam: Ibrahim (

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(

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), and

Khidr Al-Khidr (, ; also Romanized as ''al-Khadir, Khader, Khidr, Hidr, Khizr, Kezr, Kathir, Khazer, Khadr, Khedher, Khizir, Khizar, Khilr'') is a folk figure of Islam. He is described in Surah Al-Kahf, as a righteous servant of God possessing great w ...

. * Every

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is said to have established prayers within this mosque. * Establishing two

Rakat A Rak'a ( ', lit. "bow"; plural: ') is a single iteration of prescribed movements and supplications performed by Muslims as part of the prescribed obligatory prayer known as salah. Each of the five daily prayers observed by Muslims consists ...

s of Islamic Prayer in this mosque can grant a person safety and protection for an entire year. * The

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announcing the Day of Judgement will be blown from this mosque. * Seventy thousand people will be resurrected here according to narrations, and enter

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without questioning. * The first Shia Imam,

Ali ibn Abi Talib Ali ibn Abi Talib (; ) was the fourth Rashidun caliph who ruled from until Assassination of Ali, his assassination in 661, as well as the first imamate in Shia doctrine, Shia Imam. He was the cousin and son-in-law of the Islamic prophet Muha ...

has also stated that, ''"No anguished person goes to this mosque, prays in it, and supplicates to God, without God relieving him of his grief and granting him his request."''

Gallery

File:Masjid al-Sahlah (1).jpg, Main courtyard of the "Al-Sahlah Mosque" File:Masjid al-Sahlah (2).jpg, Riwaq of the main courtyard of the "Al-Sahlah Mosque" File:Masjid al-Sahlah (3).jpg, Riwaq of the main courtyard of the "Al-Sahlah Mosque" File:Masjid al-Sahlah - Sayyidah Nargis Sahn 1.jpg, The new Sayyidah Nargis Sahn of the "Al-Sahlah Mosque" File:Masjid al-Sahlah - Sayyidah Nargis Sahn 2.jpg, The new Sayyidah Nargis Sahn of the "Al-Sahlah Mosque" File:Masjid al-Sahlah - Sayyidah Nargis Sahn 3.jpg, The new Sayyidah Nargis Sahn of the "Al-Sahlah Mosque" File:Masjid al-Sahlah Entrance.jpg, The Entrance of the "Al-Sahlah Mosque"

References

External links

Al-Sahla Mosque

Masjid al-Sahla Kufa, Iraq

PHOTOS: MASJID AL-SAHLAH

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sahlah Mosque Shia mosques in Iraq Mosques in Kufa

History and design

Significance

Gallery

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